Competitive Information for Gulpin [Sun/Moon]


Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gulpin? 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.
Gulpin is a wonderful Poison-typed Pokemon. Gulpin is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Gulpin can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Gulpin's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Gulpin (Gluttony)
Gulpin is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Gluttony, when Gulpin has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Belch / Sludge Wave
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
Special Sweeper Gulpin (Gluttony)
Gulpin is a stupendous Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Gluttony, when Gulpin has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Sludge Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Gulpin recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gulpin? 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: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gulpin (Gluttony)
Gulpin is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Gluttony, when Gulpin has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Belch
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Gulpin (Gluttony)
Gulpin is popular Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Gluttony, when Gulpin has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Belch is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Poison-type move (cannot be selected until your Gulpin eats a berry).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Gulpin recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gulpin 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 Gulpin 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 Gulpin
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Gulpin's stats
- Acid Armor
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Gulpin
- Destiny Bond
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gulpin in Sun and Moon
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