Competitive Information for Blastoise [Sun/Moon]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Blastoise? 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 a marvelous Water-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to see Blastoise show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Blastoise's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Aura Sphere
- Scald / Hydro Pump
- Roar
Special Tank Blastoise (Popular/Trending)
Blastoise is a stupendous Special Tank. It is meant to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Blastoise last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blastoise's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks.
♦ Aura Sphere is a special 80-base power Fighting-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Water-type move that deals a phenomenal amount of damage.
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Blastoise afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pledge
- Ice Beam
- Dragon Pulse
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Water Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (use with grass or fire pledge for added effect).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 30 Hp / 240 Atk / 240 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Jet
- Rain Dance
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
Blastoise Physical Sweeper (Attack Turtle)
Blastoise is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Dragon Tail
- Aqua Jet
- Substitute
- Ice Punch
Blastoise Physical Tank (Trick Room Tortoise)
Blastoise is a decent Physical Tank. It's designed to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Blastoise last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blastoise's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks. Best used in Trick room teams due to slow speed stat.
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Blastoise takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-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? 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: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Dragon Pulse
- Flash Cannon
Doubles Special Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is popular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ 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).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Blastoise 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 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
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- 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'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
- Aqua Jet
- Aura Sphere
- Counter
- Dark Pulse
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Liquidation
- Mirror Coat
- Power-Up Punch
- Protect
- Rain Dance
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roar
- Scald
- Signal Beam
- Toxic
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Blastoise in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Blastoise's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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