Competitive Information for Castform (snowy) [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Castform-Snowy
Ice
Abilities:
ForecastForecast: Castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type, except Sandstorm.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Castform-snowy? 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.
Castform is a phenomenal Ice-typed Pokemon. Castform are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Castform is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Species: Castform-Snowy
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Avalanche
- Thief
- Defense Curl
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Avalanche
- Thief
- Defense Curl
Physical Sweeper Castform-Snowy (Forecast)
Castform is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm.
♦ 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).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Castform is damaged by the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Castform has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Castform's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Castform is damaged by the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Castform has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Castform's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Castform-Snowy
Item: Icium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower / Weather Ball
- Energy Ball
- Thunderbolt
Item: Icium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower / Weather Ball
- Energy Ball
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Castform-Snowy (Forecast)
Castform is a notable Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Castform's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm. Flamethrower was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Castform-snowy? 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: Castform-Snowy
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Avalanche
- Thief
- Defense Curl
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Avalanche
- Thief
- Defense Curl
Doubles Physical Sweeper Castform-Snowy (Forecast)
Castform is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm.
♦ 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).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Castform is damaged by the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Castform has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Castform's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Castform is damaged by the target).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Castform has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Castform's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Castform-Snowy
Item: Icium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Weather Ball
- Energy Ball
Item: Icium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Weather Ball
- Energy Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Castform-Snowy (Forecast)
Castform is an interesting Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Castform's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Castform-snowy learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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 Castform-snowy 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 Castform-snowy
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Optimize Castform-snowy's EVs for Sun/Moon
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