Competitive Information for Cutiefly [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cutiefly? 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.
Cutiefly is a sensational Bug and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Cutiefly is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cutiefly is weak to Fire, Flying, Poison, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Buginium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leech Life / U-turn
- Return / Facade
- Thief
- Acrobatics
Physical Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Cutiefly switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cutiefly is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Cutiefly has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Cutiefly has no held item).
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Psychic
- Energy Ball / Absorb
Special Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Absorb is a special 20-base power Grass-type move (Cutiefly recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cutiefly? 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: Buginium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leech Life / U-turn
- Return / Facade
- Thief
- Acrobatics
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is a sensational Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Cutiefly switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cutiefly is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Cutiefly has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Cutiefly has no held item).
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Psychic
- Energy Ball / Absorb
Doubles Special Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is a stupendous Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Absorb is a special 20-base power Grass-type move (Cutiefly recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cutiefly learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cutiefly 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 Cutiefly
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Helping Hand, Protect, Powder
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Cutiefly's stats
- Calm Mind
- Quiver Dance
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Cutiefly
- Baton Pass
- Hidden Power
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Cutiefly in Sun and Moon
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