Competitive Information for Minior (meteor) [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Minior-Meteor
Rock / Flying
Abilities:
Shields DownShields Down: If Minior, switch-in/end of turn it changes to Core at 1/2 max HP or less, else Meteor.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Minior-meteor? 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.
Minior is a decent Rock and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to find yourself dealing with Minior when battling in the 7th generation meta. Minior is weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Minior-Meteor
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake
- Acrobatics
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake
- Acrobatics
Physical Sweeper Minior-Meteor (Shields Down)
Minior is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shields Down, if minior switch-in/end of turn it changes to core at 1/2 max hp or less else meteor.
♦ 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).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Minior has no held item).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Minior has no held item).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Minior-Meteor
Item: Rockium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Solar Beam / Charge Beam
Item: Rockium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Solar Beam / Charge Beam
Special Sweeper Minior-Meteor (Shields Down)
Minior is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Shields Down, if minior switch-in/end of turn it changes to core at 1/2 max hp or less else meteor. Solar Beam or Charge Beam are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Minior's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Minior's special attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Minior-meteor? 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.
Species: Minior-Meteor
Item: Rockium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Acrobatics
Item: Rockium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Acrobatics
Doubles Physical Sweeper Minior-Meteor (Shields Down)
Minior is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shields Down, if minior switch-in/end of turn it changes to core at 1/2 max hp or less else meteor.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Minior has no held item).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Minior has no held item).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Minior-Meteor
Item: Fairium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Psychic
- Solar Beam / Charge Beam
Item: Fairium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Shields Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Psychic
- Solar Beam / Charge Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Minior-Meteor (Shields Down)
Minior is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Shields Down, if minior switch-in/end of turn it changes to core at 1/2 max hp or less else meteor. Solar Beam or Charge Beam are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Minior's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Minior's special attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Minior-meteor 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.
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Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Minior-meteor 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 Minior-meteor
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Protect
Optimize Minior-meteor's EVs for Sun/Moon
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