Competitive Information for Gothitelle [Sun/Moon]
Psychic
Abilities:
On switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon.
Prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this Ability.
This Pokemon's Sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Gothitelle? 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!
Meet Gothitelle, a rad Pokémon ready to dominate with its Psychic typing! It's to see Gothitelle show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. It is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks. Uncover the best movesets for Gothitelle below and optimize your gameplay!
Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
- Shadow Ball
Gothitelle is popular 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 Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Signal Beam / Grass Knot
- Trick
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
Gothitelle is popular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Trick is a status move (Gothitelle switches its held item with the target's).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 246 Hp / 252 SpA / 9 Spe
Moveset:
- Signal Beam
- Flatter
- Shadow Ball
- Psych Up
Gothitelle is a spectacular Special Tank. This moveset is designed to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
♦ Flatter is a status move (raises the target's special attack by 1 stage and confuses it).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psych Up is a status move (copies the target's current stat stages).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Frisk
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 97 Hp / 198 SpA / 101 SpD / 112 Spe
Moveset:
- Energy Ball
- Dark Pulse
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
Gothitelle is an interesting Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Gothitelle last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Frisk, on switch-in Gothitelle identifies the held items of all opposing pokemon.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Gothitelle's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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: Wise Glasses
Ability: Frisk
Nature: Bashful
EVs: 80 Hp / 52 Atk / 96 Def / 100 SpA / 100 SpD / 76 Spe
Moveset:
- Embargo
- Fake Tears
- Flatter
- Psychic
Gothitelle is a remarkable Double Wall. It's purpose is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Frisk, on switch-in Gothitelle identifies the held items of all opposing pokemon. Another Troll. With Frisk as Ability, you can identity the held item of an opponent. Once seen, use Embargo so that it will no longer have the effects of the item. When battling, use Fake tears to sharply lower its SP. Defense. Use Flatter to boost it's SP. Attack while confusing it. Once confuse and sharply lowered your opponent's SP defense, chances are hitting itself with boosted SP Attack gaining a bigger damage. Use Psychic to prolong the agony. Note: Wise glass boosts your pokemon's SP Attack by 20%, what more can you ask?
♦ Fake Tears is a status move (lowers the target's special defense by 2 stages).
♦ Flatter is a status move (raises the target's special attack by 1 stage and confuses it).
♦ 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: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
- Tickle / Toxic
- Rest
Gothitelle is a phenomenal Special Wall. This moveset attempts to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Gothitelle last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability. Tickle and Psyshock work very well together since Tickle also lowers the opponent's defense.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Gothitelle's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tickle is a status move (lowers the target's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Rest is a status move (Gothitelle sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Gothitelle? 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: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
- Shadow Ball
Gothitelle is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Darkinium Z
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 188 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Substitute
- Heal Bell
- Trick Room
Gothitelle is pretty popular Defensive Trick Room. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gothitelle takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Gothitelle's party of all status conditions).
♦ 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 Gothitelle 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 Gothitelle.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gothitelle 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 Gothitelle
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Psyshock + Tickle
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Mirror coat
- 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, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Gothitelle's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Gothitelle
- Hidden Power
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gothitelle in 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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