Competitive Information for Umbreon [Gold/Silver]
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Umbreon? These builds are optimized for Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Gold/Silver metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Umbreon is here! This distinguished Pokémon is Dark-typed and ready to shine! It's to see Umbreon show up as a Gold/Silver opponent. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokémon games. Its only type-related weaknesses are Bug and Fighting. Explore the movesets of Umbreon below to understand its battle capabilities.
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
- Baton Pass
- Charm
- Mean Look
- Rest
In single battles, Umbreon's Support role is a prestigious. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Umbreon last longer regaining it's life every turn.
◆ Charm is a status move (lowers the target's attack by 2 stages).
◆ Mean Look is a status move (prevents the target from switching out).
◆ Rest is a status move (Umbreon sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
Note: This moveset is vulnerable to Taunt. Ensure you include at least one damage-dealing move to avoid this risk.
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Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Ball
- Mud-Slap
- Moonlight
Umbreon proves to be a superior Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to overwhelm foes with destructive physical moves. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With a Gold Berry equipped to it, restores 30 hp when at 1/2 max hp or less then the Gold Berry gets consumed.
◆ Return is a physical 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).
◆ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Umbreon by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Black Glasses
Moveset:
- Bite / Pursuit
- Psychic
- Moonlight
- Curse
Taking on single battles? Umbreon is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It attempts to crush rivals using powerful special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With a Black Glasses equipped to it, Umbreon's dark-type attacks have 1.1x power.
◆ Pursuit is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the foe is switching out).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Umbreon by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Umbreon can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Gold/Silver generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Umbreon.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Umbreon 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 Umbreon
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Umbreon's stats
- Curse
- Growth
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Umbreon
- Baton Pass
- Charm
- Confuse Ray
- Curse
- Mean Look
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Umbreon in Gold and Silver
- Serious Nature ( 252/0/252/252/252/252/ )
- Optimize Umbreon's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Gold and Silver
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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