Competitive Information for Octillery [Sun/Moon]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Octillery? 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.
Octillery is a decent Water-typed Pokemon. Octillery are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Octillery's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Waterium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Waterfall / Dive
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Thief / Payback
Physical Sweeper Octillery (Sniper)
Octillery is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Octillery critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Octillery's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Octillery strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Bullet Seed is a physical 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Octillery has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Octillery moves after the target).
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Item: Waterium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Octillery (Sniper)
Octillery is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Octillery critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Octillery's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Octillery strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Octillery? 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: Waterium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Waterfall / Dive
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Thief / Payback
Doubles Physical Sweeper Octillery (Sniper)
Octillery is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Octillery critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Octillery's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Octillery strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Bullet Seed is a physical 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Octillery has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Octillery moves after the target).
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Item: Waterium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Octillery (Sniper)
Octillery is a notable Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Octillery critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Octillery's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Octillery strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Octillery 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 Octillery 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 Octillery
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Sniper + Item: Scope lens
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Octillery's stats
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Octillery
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Octillery in Sun and Moon
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