Competitive Information for Bayleef [Sun/Moon]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bayleef? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Bayleef is a remarkable Grass-typed Pokemon. Bayleef is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bayleef is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Normalium Z / Eviolite
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Rock Smash / Counter
- Fury Cutter
Physical Sweeper Bayleef (Leaf Guard)
Bayleef is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Bayleef is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bayleef cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Item: Grassium Z / Eviolite
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Ancient Power
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Bayleef (Leaf Guard)
Bayleef is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Bayleef is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bayleef cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bayleef must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bayleef? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Grassium Z / Eviolite
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Smash / Counter
- Fury Cutter
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bayleef (Leaf Guard)
Bayleef is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Bayleef is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bayleef cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Item: Grassium Z / Eviolite
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Ancient Power
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Bayleef (Leaf Guard)
Bayleef is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Bayleef is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bayleef cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bayleef must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bayleef 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 Bayleef can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Bayleef
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Grassy terrain + Secret power
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Bayleef's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Bayleef
- Frenzy Plant
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bayleef in Sun and Moon
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