Competitive Information for Victreebel [Diamond/Pearl]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Victreebel? 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.
Victreebel is an interesting Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to see Victreebel show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Victreebel is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Heat Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam
- Sludge Bomb
- Weather Ball
- Sunny Day
Special Sweeper Victreebel (Popular/Trending)
Victreebel is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 184 Hp / 252 Atk / 16 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Razor Leaf
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Thief
- Leech Life
Physical Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Victreebel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Victreebel's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Victreebel has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (Victreebel recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 184 Hp / 16 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Weather Ball
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is a spectacular Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Victreebel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Victreebel cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Victreebel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Victreebel? 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: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 184 Hp / 252 Atk / 16 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Thief
- Leech Life
Doubles Physical Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Victreebel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Victreebel's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Victreebel has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (Victreebel recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 184 Hp / 16 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Weather Ball
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Victreebel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Victreebel cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Victreebel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Victreebel 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 Victreebel 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 Victreebel
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- 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, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Victreebel's stats
- Growth
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Victreebel
- Knock Off
- Leaf Storm
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- Toxic
- Weather Ball
Common Effort Values for Victreebel in Diamond and Pearl
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Modest Nature ( 28/0/0/252/0/228/ )
- Optimize Victreebel's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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