Competitive Information for Fomantis [Sun/Moon]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Fomantis? 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.
Fomantis is an astounding Grass-typed Pokemon. Fomantis is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Fomantis can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Fomantis is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Return / Slash
- Poison Jab
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
Physical Sweeper Fomantis (Contrary)
Fomantis is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Fomantis's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Fomantis has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Fomantis recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
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Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Weather Ball / Round
- Signal Beam
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Fomantis (Contrary)
Fomantis is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Fomantis's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Fomantis has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Fomantis by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Fomantis? 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: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Return / Slash
- Poison Jab
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
Doubles Physical Sweeper Fomantis (Contrary)
Fomantis is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Fomantis's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Fomantis has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Fomantis recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
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Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Weather Ball / Round
- Signal Beam
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Fomantis (Contrary)
Fomantis is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Fomantis's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Fomantis has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Fomantis by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Fomantis 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 Fomantis 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 Fomantis
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Contrary + Move: Leaf storm
- Ability: Leaf guard + Move: Growth
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Fomantis's stats
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Fomantis
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Fomantis in Sun and Moon
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