Competitive Information for Poipole [Sun/Moon]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Poipole? 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.
Poipole is an astounding Poison-typed Pokemon. Poipole is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Poipole's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poison Jab
- Return / Facade
- Fell Stinger
- Peck
Physical Sweeper Poipole (Beast Boost)
Poipole is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Poipole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Poipole's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Poipole is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Fell Stinger is a physical 50-base power Bug-type move (raises Poipole's attack by 3 if this koes the target).
♦ Peck is a physical 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Dragon Pulse
- Signal Beam
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Poipole (Beast Boost)
Poipole is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Poipole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Poipole's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ 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 (Poipole must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Poipole? 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: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poison Jab
- Return / Facade
- Fell Stinger
- Peck
Doubles Physical Sweeper Poipole (Beast Boost)
Poipole is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Poipole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Poipole's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Poipole is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Fell Stinger is a physical 50-base power Bug-type move (raises Poipole's attack by 3 if this koes the target).
♦ Peck is a physical 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Dragon Pulse
- Signal Beam
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Poipole (Beast Boost)
Poipole is an interesting Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Poipole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Poipole's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ 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 (Poipole must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Poipole 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 Poipole 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 Poipole
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Snatch, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Poipole's stats
- Fell Stinger
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Poipole
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Poipole in Sun and Moon
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