Competitive Information for Weavile [Diamond/Pearl]
Dark / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Weavile? 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.
Weavile is a remarkable Dark and Ice-typed Pokemon. Weavile are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. Weavile can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Weavile is weak to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Chople Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Night Slash / Bite
- Brick Break / Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
Physical Sweeper Weavile (Pressure)
Weavile is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Weavile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Weavile is damaged by the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Shard
- Pursuit
- Low Kick
- Ice Punch
Weavile Physical Sweeper (Revenge Weavile)
Weavile is popular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Weavile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Pursuit is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Shard
- Brick Break
- Taunt
- Ice Punch
Weavile Physical Sweeper (Killer)
Weavile is a decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Weavile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Taunt is a status move (for 3-5 turns, the target can't use status moves).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Lax Incense
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 76 Def / 140 SpA / 76 SpD / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Blast
- Beat Up / Night Slash
- Ice Beam / Blizzard
- Swords Dance / False Swipe
Weavile Special Tank (House Keeping)
Weavile is an interesting Special Tank. It is meant to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp. Sweeper
♦ Beat Up is a physical STAB-boosted 10-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Weavile's attack by 2 stages).
♦ False Swipe is a physical 40-base power Normal-type move (always leaves the target with at least 1 hp).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Weavile? 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 / Chople Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Night Slash / Bite
- Brick Break / Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
Doubles Physical Sweeper Weavile (Pressure)
Weavile is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Weavile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Weavile is damaged by the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Weavile 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 Weavile 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 Weavile
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Fake Out, Ice Shard, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Weavile's stats
- Agility
- Calm Mind
- Defense Curl
- Metal Claw
- Nasty Plot
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Weavile
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Low Kick
- Night Slash
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Weavile in Diamond and Pearl
- Jolly Nature ( 40/252/0/0/0/216/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
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