Competitive Information for Eelektross [Sun/Moon]
Electric
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Eelektross? 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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Eelektross is a marvelous Electric-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Eelektross out in the 7th generation battlefield. Eelektross's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Electrium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Superpower / Drain Punch
- Return / Strength
Physical Sweeper Eelektross (Levitate)
Eelektross is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Levitate, Eelektross is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Eelektross afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Eelektross's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Eelektross recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
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Item: Electrium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Flamethrower
- Dragon Pulse
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Eelektross (Levitate)
Eelektross is popular Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Eelektross's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Eelektross is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Muscle Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Coil / Rock Slide
- Crush Claw
- Brick Break / Dragon Claw
- Spark / Wild Charge
Eelektross Physical Tank (Shibirudon)
Eelektross is a phenomenal Physical Tank. It attempts to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Eelektross is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Crush Claw is a physical 75-base power Normal-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
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Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Volt Switch
- Drain Punch
- Giga Drain
- Flamethrower
Eelektross Special Tank (Pivot Drain)
Eelektross is a pretty decent Special Tank. It tries to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Eelektross is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Eelektross recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Eelektross recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Eelektross? 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: Rockium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Superpower
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Eelektross (Levitate)
Eelektross is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Levitate, Eelektross is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Eelektross's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Eelektross afterwards).
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Item: Electrium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Flamethrower
- Dragon Pulse
- Acid
Doubles Special Sweeper Eelektross (Levitate)
Eelektross is an outstanding 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 Eelektross's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Eelektross is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Eelektross 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 Eelektross 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 Eelektross
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- 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
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Ion Deluge
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Eelektross's stats
- Charge Beam
- Coil
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Eelektross
- Acid Spray
- Aqua Tail
- Charge Beam
- Coil
- Crunch
- Discharge
- Drain Punch
- Fire Punch
- Flamethrower
- Flash
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Ice
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Outrage
- Protect
- Rest
- Superpower
- Thrash
- Thunder Punch
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
- Wild Charge
Common Effort Values for Eelektross in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/4/252/0/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Eelektross's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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