Competitive Information for Numel [Diamond/Pearl]
Fire / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Numel? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Numel is a marvelous Fire and Ground-typed Pokemon. Numel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Numel can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Numel's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Water.
Item: Passho Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 100 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 100 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ancient Power
- Snore / Spit Up
Special Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Numel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Numel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Spit Up is a special 0-base power Normal-type move (more power with more uses of stockpile).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Simple
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 26 Hp / 242 SpA / 240 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Heat Wave
- Sunny Day
- Fire Blast
Numel Special Sweeper (Sunny Camel)
Numel is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Numel last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Simple, Numel's stat stages are considered doubled during stat calculations.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Numel? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Passho Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 100 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 100 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ancient Power
- Snore / Spit Up
Doubles Special Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a remarkable Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Numel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Numel's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Numel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Spit Up is a special 0-base power Normal-type move (more power with more uses of stockpile).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Numel learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Numel can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Numel
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Yawn
Moves that boost Numel's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Defense Curl
- Howl
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Numel
- Earthquake
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Numel in Diamond and Pearl
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