What is a good competitive moveset for Pidove? 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.
Pidove is an awesome Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Pidove is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Pidove can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Pidove is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Pidove Item: Normalium Z / Scope Lens Ability: Super Luck Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 108 Hp / 252 Atk / 148 SpD Moveset: - Return / Secret Power - Sky Attack / Pluck - Night Slash - U-turn
Physical Sweeper Pidove (Super Luck)
Pidove is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Pidove critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Pidove's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. With Super Luck, Pidove's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Secret Power is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)). ♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit). ♦ Pluck is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Pidove steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Pidove switches out after damaging the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pidove? 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: Pidove Item: Normalium Z / Scope Lens Ability: Super Luck Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 108 Hp / 252 Atk / 148 SpD Moveset: - Return / Secret Power - Sky Attack / Pluck - Night Slash - U-turn
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pidove (Super Luck)
Pidove is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Pidove critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Pidove's Super Luck ability will double these chances even further. With Super Luck, Pidove's critical hit ratio is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Secret Power is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)). ♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit). ♦ Pluck is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Pidove steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Pidove switches out after damaging the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pidove 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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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 Pidove 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 Pidove
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Ability: Super luck + Item: Scope lens
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Detect, Protect, Quick Attack
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