Competitive Information for Wigglytuff [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wigglytuff? 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.
Wigglytuff is an astounding Normal-typed Pokemon. Wigglytuff is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 2. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Wigglytuff's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Ball
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Rollout
Physical Sweeper Wigglytuff (Retro)
Wigglytuff is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before 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).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Wigglytuff's level).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Charcoal
Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
- Ice Beam / Ice Punch
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Wigglytuff (Retro)
Wigglytuff is a decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wigglytuff 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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Wigglytuff 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 Wigglytuff
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Wigglytuff's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Wigglytuff
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Wigglytuff in Gold and Silver
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