Competitive Information for Leafeon [Sun/Moon]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Leafeon? 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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Leafeon is a pretty decent Grass-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Leafeon out in the 7th generation battlefield. Leafeon is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Groundium Z / Grassium Z
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade
- Dig
- Knock Off
- Swords Dance / Double-Edge
Physical Sweeper Leafeon (Popular/Trending)
Leafeon is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Chlorophyll, Leafeon's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Leafeon's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Grassium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- Knock Off / Bite
- X-Scissor / Fury Cutter
Physical Sweeper Leafeon (Chlorophyll)
Leafeon is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Leafeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Chlorophyll, Leafeon's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade
- Synthesis / Wish
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
Leafeon Support (Bp Leafeon)
Leafeon is a fabulous Support. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Leafeon last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Leafeon cannot be statused and rest will fail for it. [i]Swords Dance[/i] is your boosting move and the stat boost you are passing around. [i]Synthesis[/i] heals Leafeon on command, but Leafeon's Wish can heal your team mates. [i]Leaf Blade[/i] stops you from being Taunt bait, and gives you a nice offensive move that allows Leafeon to become a threat itself. [i]Baton Pass[/i] your stats on to the next Pokemon!
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Leafeon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Leafeon's max hp is restored).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Leafeon switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Leafeon's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Leafeon? 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: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Double-Edge / Return
- Knock Off / Bite
- X-Scissor / Fury Cutter
Doubles Physical Sweeper Leafeon (Chlorophyll)
Leafeon is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Leafeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Chlorophyll, Leafeon's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Leafeon 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 Leafeon 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 Leafeon
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Baby-Doll Eyes
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Leafeon's stats
- Curse
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Leafeon
- Baton Pass
- Dig
- Double-Edge
- Heal Bell
- Knock Off
- Leaf Blade
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Return
- Stored Power
- Swords Dance
- Synthesis
- Toxic
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Leafeon in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Leafeon's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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