Competitive Information for Chesnaught [Sun/Moon]
Grass / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Chesnaught? 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.
ChanseyHeatranSlowbroTentacruelTyranitar-MegaJirachiEmpoleonStunfiskMamoswineAlomomola
Chesnaught is an extraordinary Grass and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Chesnaught are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Chesnaught is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Chesnaught is weak to Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Drain Punch
- Roar
- Spikes
- Synthesis / Wood Hammer
Physical Wall Chesnaught (Popular/Trending)
Chesnaught is pretty popular Physical Wall. It's purpose is to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Chesnaught last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Chesnaught by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Coba Berry
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Shadow Claw / Poison Jab
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Chesnaught (Bulletproof)
Chesnaught is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). Shadow Claw or Poison Jab are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Chesnaught's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Spiky Shield
- Low Sweep
- Earthquake
- Leech Seed
Chesnaught Physical Tank (Bulletproof Shell)
Chesnaught is an outstanding Physical Tank. It was designed to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Chesnaught last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). Spikey Shield is an amazing alternative to Protect as it deals damage if the user was supposed to be attacked by a contact move!
♦ Low Sweep is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fighting-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Chesnaught every turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Chesnaught? 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.
ChanseyHeatranSlowbroTentacruelTyranitar-MegaJirachiEmpoleonStunfiskMamoswineAlomomola
Item: Grassium Z / Coba Berry
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Chesnaught (Bulletproof)
Chesnaught is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Chesnaught's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Chesnaught's speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Chesnaught 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 Chesnaught 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 Chesnaught
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Helping Hand, Feint, Quick Guard, Spiky Shield
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Chesnaught's stats
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Chesnaught
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Frenzy Plant
- Leech Seed
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roar
- Seed Bomb
- Spikes
- Spiky Shield
- Substitute
- Synthesis
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Wood Hammer
Common Effort Values for Chesnaught in Sun and Moon
- Impish Nature ( 252/4/252/0/0/0/ )
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0/ )
- Optimize Chesnaught's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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