Competitive Information for Vileplume [Diamond/Pearl]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vileplume? 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.
Vileplume is a phenomenal Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Vileplume is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 4. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Vileplume is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drain Punch
- Fling
Physical Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Vileplume's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Vileplume's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (Vileplume recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Vileplume's item at the target. power varies).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Petal Dance / Energy Ball
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Moonlight
Special Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is an astounding Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Vileplume's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Vileplume's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Vileplume afterwards).
♦ 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).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Vileplume cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Vileplume must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Vileplume by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vileplume? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drain Punch
- Fling
Doubles Physical Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Vileplume's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Vileplume's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (Vileplume recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Vileplume's item at the target. power varies).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Petal Dance / Energy Ball
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Moonlight
Doubles Special Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is a notable Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Vileplume's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Vileplume's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Vileplume afterwards).
♦ 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).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Vileplume cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Vileplume must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Vileplume by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vileplume 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 Vileplume 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 Vileplume
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Vileplume's stats
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Vileplume
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Vileplume in Diamond and Pearl
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