Competitive Information for Gardevoir [Sun/Moon]
Psychic / Fairy
Abilities:
If another Pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes this Pokemon, it also gets that status.
This Pokemon does not take damage from attacks made by its allies.
On switch-in, or when it can, this Pokemon copies a random adjacent foe's Ability.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Gardevoir? 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!
Unveil the power of Gardevoir, an awesome Pokémon known for its Psychic and Fairy typing! Gardevoir is a common Pokémon to see in the SM metagame. It is weak to Ghost, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks. Ready to elevate your game with Gardevoir's movesets? They're right below!
Item: Salac Berry / Iapapa Berry
Ability: Trace
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Draining Kiss
- Thunderbolt
- Calm Mind
- Healing Wish / Psychic
Gardevoir is a sensational Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Trace, on switch-in or when it can Gardevoir copies a random adjacent foe's ability. With a Salac Berry equipped to it, raises Gardevoir's speed by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Salac Berry gets consumed. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 1/2 max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Gardevoir recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Gardevoir's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Healing Wish is a status move (Gardevoir faints. Replacement is fully healed).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Energy Ball
- Thunderbolt
Gardevoir is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Gardevoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Gardevoir it also gets that status. With a Psychium Z equipped to it, if Gardevoir has a psychic move, this item allows it to use a psychic z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Gardevoirite
Ability: Trace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heal Pulse
- Ally Switch
- Hyper Voice
- Psychic
Gardevoir is an outstanding Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Trace, on switch-in or when it can Gardevoir copies a random adjacent foe's ability. Support Set for a Tyranitar. Since Tyranitar is 4* weak to fighting, this set has Ally-Switch to troll opponents trying to hit Tyranitar with a fighting move. Heal pulse is also there to get back Tyranitars up while letting it keep attacking. Meet a Gardevoirs Pixelate will make Hyper Voice fairy type and a better aoe move than Dazzling gleam.With a Gardevoirite equipped to it, if held by a gardevoir, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Ally Switch is a status move (your Gardevoir swaps positions with its ally).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Gardevoir? 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!
Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Hyper Voice
- Icy Wind
Gardevoir is a pretty decent Special Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Gardevoir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Gardevoir it also gets that status. With a Psychium Z equipped to it, if Gardevoir has a psychic move, this item allows it to use a psychic z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Psychium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 76 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Energy Ball
- Trick Room
Gardevoir is a marvelous Offensive Trick Room for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Gardevoir from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Gardevoir it also gets that status. With a Psychium Z equipped to it, if Gardevoir has a psychic move, this item allows it to use a psychic z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Gardevoir 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 Gardevoir.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gardevoir 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 Gardevoir
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Gardevoir's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Gardevoir
- Calm Mind
- Destiny Bond
- Draining Kiss
- Endure
- Energy Ball
- Heal Bell
- Healing Wish
- Hidden Power
- Light Screen
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Protect
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Reflect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Gardevoir in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Gardevoir'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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