Competitive Information for Blastoise (mega) [Sun/Moon]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Blastoise-mega? 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.
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Blastoise is an awesome Water-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Blastoise out in the 7th generation battlefield. Blastoise's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Blastoisinite
Ability: Mega Launcher
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Aura Sphere
- Dark Pulse
- Water Pulse / Hydro Pump
Special Tank Blastoise-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Blastoise is a phenomenal Special Tank for single battles. It attempts to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Mega Launcher, Blastoise's pulse moves have 1.5x power. Heal pulse heals 3/4 target's max hp. With a Blastoisinite equipped to it, if held by a blastoise, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Aura Sphere is a special 80-base power Fighting-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Water-type move that deals a notable amount of damage.
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Item: Blastoisinite
Ability: Mega Launcher
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Blastoise-Mega (Mega Launcher)
Blastoise is an interesting Special Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Mega Launcher, Blastoise's pulse moves have 1.5x power. Heal pulse heals 3/4 target's max hp. With a Blastoisinite equipped to it, if held by a blastoise, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Blastoise-mega? 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.
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Item: Blastoisinite
Ability: Mega Launcher
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Blastoise-Mega (Mega Launcher)
Blastoise is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Mega Launcher, Blastoise's pulse moves have 1.5x power. Heal pulse heals 3/4 target's max hp. With a Blastoisinite equipped to it, if held by a blastoise, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Blastoise-mega 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 Blastoise-mega 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 Blastoise-mega
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Follow Me, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Blastoise-mega's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Rapid Spin
- Skull Bash
- Withdraw
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Blastoise-mega
- Aura Sphere
- Dark Pulse
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
- Water Pulse
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Blastoise-mega in Sun and Moon
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/4/252/0/0/ )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0/ )
- Optimize Blastoise-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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