Competitive Information for Drifblim [Sun/Moon]
Ghost / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Drifblim? 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.
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Drifblim is popular Ghost and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to see Drifblim show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Drifblim is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Iapapa Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
Special Sweeper Drifblim (Popular/Trending)
Drifblim is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Drifblim's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Drifblim takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Acrobatics / Fly
- Phantom Force / Astonish
Physical Sweeper Drifblim (Unburden)
Drifblim is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim has no held item).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Flame Orb / Ghostium Z
Ability: Flare Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
- Protect
Special Sweeper Drifblim (Flare Boost)
Drifblim is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Flame Orb will burn Drifblim at the end of the turn which will activate Drifblim's Flare Boost ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Flare Boost, while Drifblim is burned its special attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Drifblim cannot move next turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Drifblim this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Flare Boost
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 240 SpA / 46 Spe
Moveset:
- Clear Smog
- Shadow Ball
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Drifblim Special Tank (Special Tank)
Drifblim is a decent Special Tank. It is meant to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Drifblim last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Flare Boost, while Drifblim is burned its special attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Drifblim must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Drifblim sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Flare Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 231 Hp / 231 SpA / 48 Spe
Moveset:
- Dream Eater
- Hypnosis
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
Drifblim Special Tank (Blimp Power)
Drifblim is a spectacular Special Tank. It is designed to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Drifblim at the end of the turn which will activate Drifblim's Flare Boost ability. With Flare Boost, while Drifblim is burned its special attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Drifblim? 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.
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Item: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Acrobatics / Fly
- Phantom Force / Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Drifblim (Unburden)
Drifblim is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim has no held item).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Flame Orb / Flyinium Z
Ability: Flare Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Icy Wind
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Drifblim (Flare Boost)
Drifblim is popular Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Flame Orb will burn Drifblim at the end of the turn which will activate Drifblim's Flare Boost ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Flare Boost, while Drifblim is burned its special attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Drifblim this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Drifblim 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 Drifblim 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 Drifblim
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Ability: Unburden + Move: Acrobatics
- Ability: Unburden + Item: Mirror herb
- Ability: Flare boost + Item: Flame orb
- 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: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Drifblim's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Drifblim
- Acrobatics
- Baton Pass
- Calm Mind
- Defog
- Destiny Bond
- Hex
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Stockpile
- Substitute
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Drifblim in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 252/0/0/0/2/252/ )
- Optimize Drifblim's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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