Competitive Information for Persian [Diamond/Pearl]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Persian? 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.
Persian is pretty popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Persian are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Persian's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Shadow Claw
- Night Slash / Bite
- Seed Bomb
Physical Sweeper Persian (Technician)
Persian is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Persian's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Thunderbolt
- Petal Dance
- Water Pulse
Special Sweeper Persian (Technician)
Persian is a sensational Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Persian's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Persian must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Petal Dance is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Persian afterwards).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Technician
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Aerial Ace
- Fake Out
- Feint Attack
- Bite
Persian Physical Tank (Technical Scout)
Persian is a fabulous Physical Tank. It is primarily designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Fake Out is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (hits first. first turn out only. 100% flinch chance).
♦ Feint Attack is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Persian? 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: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Shadow Claw
- Night Slash / Bite
- Seed Bomb
Doubles Physical Sweeper Persian (Technician)
Persian is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Persian's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Thunderbolt
- Petal Dance
Doubles Special Sweeper Persian (Technician)
Persian is popular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Persian's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Persian cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Persian must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Petal Dance is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Persian afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Persian learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Persian 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 Persian
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves boosted by Technician: Bite (BP: 60), Fury Swipes (BP: 18), Swift (BP: 60), Cut (BP: 50), Pay Day (BP: 40), Scratch (BP: 40), Icy Wind (BP: 55), Thief (BP: 40), Feint Attack (BP: 60), Snore (BP: 40), Mud-Slap (BP: 20), Fake Out (BP: 40), Knock Off (BP: 20), Uproar (BP: 50), Aerial Ace (BP: 60), Shock Wave (BP: 60), Water Pulse (BP: 60), Assurance (BP: 50), Feint (BP: 50), Payback (BP: 50)
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Snatch, Feint
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Persian's stats
- Amnesia
- Defense Curl
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Persian
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Persian in Diamond and Pearl
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