Competitive Information for Numel [Sun/Moon]


Fire / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Numel? 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.
Numel is an interesting Fire and Ground-typed Pokemon. Numel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Numel can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Numel's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Water.
Item: Groundium Z / Passho Berry
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 100 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Iron Head / Heavy Slam
- Flame Charge
Physical Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated or taunted.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 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).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Numel than the target).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Numel's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Firium Z / Passho Berry
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 100 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ancient Power
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a decent Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated or taunted.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Numel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Simple
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 26 Hp / 242 SpA / 240 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Heat Wave
- Sunny Day
- Fire Blast
Numel Special Sweeper (Sunny Camel)
Numel is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Numel last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Simple, when Numel's stat stages are raised or lowered the effect is doubled instead.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Numel? 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: Groundium Z / Passho Berry
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 100 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- Iron Head / Heavy Slam
Doubles Physical Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated or taunted.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's 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).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Numel than the target).
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Item: Firium Z / Passho Berry
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 100 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Lava Plume
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ancient Power
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated or taunted.
♦ Lava Plume is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fire-type move (30% chance to burn adjacent pokemon).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Numel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Numel learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Numel 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 Numel
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Yawn
Moves that boost Numel's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Flame Charge
- Growth
- Howl
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Numel
- Earthquake
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Numel in Sun and Moon
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