Competitive Information for Kartana [Sun/Moon]
Grass / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kartana? 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.
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Kartana is a wonderful Grass and Steel-typed Pokemon. Kartana are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Kartana can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Kartana's only type-related weaknesses are Fighting and Fire.
Item: Choice Scarf / Normalium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Smart Strike
- Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Kartana (Popular/Trending)
Kartana is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Kartana's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Beast Boost, Kartana's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Sacred Sword is a physical 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ Smart Strike is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
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Item: Grassium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 84 SpD / 172 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Razor Leaf
- Return / Giga Impact
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Psycho Cut
Physical Sweeper Kartana (Beast Boost)
Kartana is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Kartana from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Beast Boost, Kartana's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Kartana cannot move next turn).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kartana? 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.
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Item: Grassium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 84 SpD / 172 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Return / Giga Impact
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Psycho Cut
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kartana (Beast Boost)
Kartana is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Kartana from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Beast Boost, Kartana's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ 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).
♦ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Kartana cannot move next turn).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Kartana 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 Kartana 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 Kartana
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Protect, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Kartana's stats
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Kartana
- Giga Impact
- Hidden Power
- Knock Off
- Leaf Blade
- Protect
- Rest
- Sacred Sword
- Smart Strike
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Kartana in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Kartana's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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