Note: Pokemon with the Sap Sipper ability are immune to Grass attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bouffalant? 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.
Bouffalant is pretty popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Bouffalant are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Bouffalant's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Bouffalant is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Bouffalant last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Sap Sipper, Bouffalant's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity.
♦ Head Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Bouffalant's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Substitute is a status move (Bouffalant takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Species: Bouffalant Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell Ability: Reckless Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Moveset: - Head Charge / Return - Superpower - Outrage - Wild Charge / Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Bouffalant (Reckless)
Bouffalant is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Reckless, Bouffalant's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not struggle.
♦ Head Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Bouffalant's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Bouffalant afterwards). ♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bouffalant? 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.
Species: Bouffalant Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell Ability: Reckless Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Moveset: - Head Charge / Return - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Rock Slide - Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bouffalant (Reckless)
Bouffalant is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Reckless, Bouffalant's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not struggle.
♦ Head Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ 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). ♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Bouffalant afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bouffalant 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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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bouffalant 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 Bouffalant
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Recoil moves boosted by Reckless: Head Charge, Wild Charge
Moves with Priority: Protect
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Bouffalant's stats
Amnesia
Cotton Guard
Rage
Skull Bash
Swords Dance
Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Bouffalant
Amnesia
Cotton Guard
Earthquake
Facade
Head Charge
Megahorn
Protect
Pursuit
Rest
Return
Substitute
Superpower
Swords Dance
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bouffalant in Sun and Moon
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