Competitive Information for Castform (snowy) [Sun/Moon]
Ice
Abilities:
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 pretty popular Ice-typed Pokemon. It's usual to find yourself dealing with Castform when battling in the 7th generation meta. Castform is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
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 pretty popular Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset 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.
♦ 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).
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 an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset is 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.
♦ 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).
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.
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 a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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.
♦ 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).
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 a stupendous 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 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.
♦ 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).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Castform-snowy 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 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: Swagger + Psych Up
- 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
Most notable and possible best moves for Castform-snowy
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Castform-snowy in Sun and Moon
- Nature ( )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Castform-snowy's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Castform-snowy in Sun/Moon. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Castform-snowy in Sun/Moon
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Here are the best movesets for Castform-snowy. Top rated Castform-snowy Sun/Moon movesets. You can find Castform-snowy builds Sun/Moon. Castform-snowy movesets Sun/Moon are listed here. VGC Castform-snowy Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Castform-snowy in Sun/Moon along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for evolution