Competitive Information for Persian [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Persian? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Persian is an awesome Normal-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Persian out in the 2nd generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Persian's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Ball
- Mud-Slap
- Defense Curl
Physical Sweeper Persian (Retro)
Persian is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Persian's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Magnet
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt
- Bubble Beam / Water Gun
- Bite / Thief
- Icy Wind
Special Sweeper Persian (Retro)
Persian is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Water Gun is a special 40-base power Water-type move that deals damage.
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Persian has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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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 Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Persian
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Persian's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Persian
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Return
- Screech
- Substitute
- Swagger
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Persian in Gold and Silver
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