Competitive Information for Alolan Persian [Sun/Moon]
Dark
Abilities:
This Pokemon's Speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a Bug-, Dark-, or Ghost-type attack.
This Pokemon's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power, including Struggle.
This Pokemon's Defense is doubled.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Persian-alola? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Meet Persian-Alola, an astounding Pokémon ready to dominate with its Dark typing! It's to see Persian-Alola show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. It is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks. Uncover the best movesets for Persian-Alola below and optimize your gameplay!
Item: Darkinium Z
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 40 Def / 216 Spe
Moveset:
- Parting Shot
- Switcheroo
- Taunt
- Toxic
Persian is a remarkable Physical Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Fur Coat, Persian's defense is doubled.
♦ Switcheroo is a status move (Persian switches its held item with the target's).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician / Fur Coat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Return / Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Play Rough
Persian is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Water Pulse
Persian is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Shadow Ball
Persian is a sensational Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Fur Coat, Persian's defense is doubled.
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Persian cannot move next turn).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Persian-alola? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician / Fur Coat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Return / Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Play Rough
Persian is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
Persian is an astounding Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Persian's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
Persian is an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Persian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Fur Coat, Persian's defense is doubled.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Persian cannot move next turn).
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Persian-alola can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Persian-alola.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Persian-alola 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 Persian-alola
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves boosted by Technician: Icy Wind (BP: 55), Aerial Ace (BP: 60), Feint Attack (BP: 60), Shock Wave (BP: 60), Swift (BP: 60), Assurance (BP: 60), Bite (BP: 60), Covet (BP: 60), Echoed Voice (BP: 40), Fake Out (BP: 40), Feint (BP: 30), Hidden Power (BP: 60), Pay Day (BP: 40), Payback (BP: 50), Round (BP: 60), Scratch (BP: 40), Snore (BP: 50), Thief (BP: 60), Water Pulse (BP: 60), Fury Swipes (BP: 18), Snarl (BP: 55)
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Snatch, Fake Out, Feint
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Persian-alola's stats
- Amnesia
- Nasty Plot
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Persian-alola
- Fake Out
- Foul Play
- Hidden Power
- Knock Off
- Parting Shot
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Switcheroo
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Persian-alola in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 252/0/40/0/0/216/ )
- Impish Nature ( 4/0/252/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Persian-alola's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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