Competitive Information for Diancie (mega) [Sun/Moon]
Rock / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Diancie-mega? 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.
MagearnaVolcaronaKartanaTapu%20LeleVictiniKommo-oJirachiDittoTapu%20BuluMeloetta
Diancie is popular Rock and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Diancie when battling in the 7th generation meta. Diancie can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Diancie is weak to Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Substitute
Special Sweeper Diancie-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Diancie is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Magic Bounce, Diancie blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. With a Diancite equipped to it, if held by a diancie, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Diancie takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Diamond Storm / Rock Slide
- Return / Facade
- Gyro Ball
- Harden
Physical Sweeper Diancie-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Diancie is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magic Bounce, Diancie blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Diancite equipped to it, if held by a diancie, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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 Diancie is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Diancie than the target).
◆ Harden is a status move (raises your Diancie's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Earth Power
- Psychic / Psyshock
Special Sweeper Diancie-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Diancie is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Magic Bounce, Diancie blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. With a Diancite equipped to it, if held by a diancie, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-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).
◆ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Diancie-mega? 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.
MagearnaVolcaronaKartanaTapu%20LeleVictiniKommo-oJirachiDittoTapu%20BuluMeloetta
Item: Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Diamond Storm / Rock Slide
- Return / Facade
- Gyro Ball
- Harden
Doubles Physical Sweeper Diancie-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Diancie is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magic Bounce, Diancie blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Diancite equipped to it, if held by a diancie, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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 Diancie is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Diancie than the target).
◆ Harden is a status move (raises your Diancie's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Earth Power
- Psychic / Psyshock
Doubles Special Sweeper Diancie-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Diancie is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Magic Bounce, Diancie blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. With a Diancite equipped to it, if held by a diancie, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-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).
◆ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
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Item: Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Diamond Storm / Rock Slide
- Return / Facade
- Gyro Ball
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Diancie-Mega (Magic Bounce)
Diancie is a legendary Offensive Trick Room for single battles. With Magic Bounce, Diancie blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Diancite equipped to it, if held by a diancie, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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 Diancie is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Diancie than the target).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Diancie-mega 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 Diancie-mega 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 Diancie-mega
- 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: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Diancie-mega's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Diamond Storm
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
- Sharpen
Most notable and possible best moves for Diancie-mega
- Diamond Storm
- Earth Power
- Endeavor
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Light Screen
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Substitute
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Diancie-mega in Sun and Moon
- Hasty Nature ( 0/4/0/252/0/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 248/0/0/8/0/252/ )
- Optimize Diancie-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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