Competitive Information for Galvantula [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Electric
Abilities:
This Pokemon's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
While this Pokemon is active, it prevents opposing Pokemon from using their Berries.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Galvantula? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Unveil the power of Galvantula, an exquisite Pokémon known for its Bug and Electric typing! Galvantula is a common Pokémon to see in the SM metagame. Its only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Rock. Uncover the best movesets for Galvantula below and optimize your gameplay!
Item: Focus Sash / Life Orb
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunder / Volt Switch
- Disable
- Sticky Web / Bug Buzz
- Thunder Wave
Ready for single battles? Galvantula is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with overwhelming special power. Focus Sash helps protect Galvantula from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Galvantula's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Compound Eyes, Galvantula's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
◆ Volt Switch is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Electric-type move (Galvantula switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Disable is a status move (for 4 turns, disables the target's last move used).
◆ Sticky Web is a status move (lowers speed of grounded foes by 1 stage on switch-in).
◆ 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).
◆ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Electrium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Hidden Power
Galvantula excels as an awesome Special Sweeper during single battles. This moveset focuses to overwhelm foes with formidable special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Galvantula from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Compound Eyes, Galvantula's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3. With a Electrium Z equipped to it, if Galvantula has an electric move, this item allows it to use an electric z-move.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ 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).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Galvantula recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Galvantula cannot move next turn).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Galvantula's ivs).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 46 Hp / 209 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz
- Signal Beam
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Galvantula proves to be pretty popular Special Tank for single battles. This moveset focuses to handle special hits and respond with decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Galvantula's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Galvantula's offensive stat is 1.5x with bug attacks.
◆ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Sleep Talk is a status move (Galvantula must be asleep. Uses another known move).
◆ Rest is a status move (Galvantula sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug
- Energy Ball
- Hidden Power
- Thunderbolt / Giga Drain
Galvantula excels as a spectacular Special Tank during single battles. It is meant to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Galvantula's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Galvantula's offensive stat is 1.5x with bug attacks.
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Galvantula's ivs).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Galvantula recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Giga Impact
- Bug Buzz
- Hidden Power
- Thunder
For single battles, Galvantula is a remarkable Special Sweeper. This moveset was constructed to overwhelm foes with powerful special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Galvantula from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Compound Eyes, Galvantula's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
◆ 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).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Galvantula's ivs).
◆ Thunder is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. Can't miss in rain).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Galvantula? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Electrium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Hidden Power
For double battles, Galvantula is a fabulous Special Sweeper. The main aim of this moveset is to crush rivals using brute special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Galvantula from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Compound Eyes, Galvantula's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3. With a Electrium Z equipped to it, if Galvantula has an electric move, this item allows it to use an electric z-move.
◆ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed 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).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Galvantula recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Galvantula cannot move next turn).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Galvantula's ivs).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Galvantula can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Galvantula.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Galvantula 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 Galvantula
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Galvantula's stats
- Agility
- Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Galvantula
- Bug Buzz
- Disable
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Ice
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Sticky Web
- Thunder
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Galvantula in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Galvantula's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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