Competitive Information for Rowlet [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Rowlet
Grass / Flying
Abilities:
OvergrowOvergrow: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's attacking stat is 1.5x with Grass attacks.
, Long ReachLong Reach: This Pokemon's attacks do not make contact with the target.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.25x
0x
4x
2x
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rowlet? 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.
Rowlet is an awesome Grass and Flying-typed Pokemon. Rowlet is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Rowlet can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Rowlet is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Rowlet
Item: Flyinium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Return / Facade
- Shadow Claw / Astonish
Item: Flyinium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Return / Facade
- Shadow Claw / Astonish
Physical Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is popular Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ 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 Rowlet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ 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 Rowlet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Rowlet
Item: Grassium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Grass Pledge
- Ominous Wind
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Item: Grassium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Grass Pledge
- Ominous Wind
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (use with fire or water pledge for added effect).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-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 (Rowlet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Rowlet by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Grass Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (use with fire or water pledge for added effect).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-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 (Rowlet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Rowlet by a weather-dependent amount).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rowlet? 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: Rowlet
Item: Grassium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Return / Facade
- Shadow Claw / Astonish
Item: Grassium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Return / Facade
- Shadow Claw / Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ 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 Rowlet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ 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 Rowlet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Rowlet
Item: Grassium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Grass Pledge
- Ominous Wind
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Item: Grassium Z / Yache Berry
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Grass Pledge
- Ominous Wind
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is a notable Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (use with fire or water pledge for added effect).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-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 (Rowlet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Rowlet by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Grass Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (use with fire or water pledge for added effect).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-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 (Rowlet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Rowlet by a weather-dependent amount).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rowlet learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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 Rowlet 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 Rowlet
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Rowlet's stats
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Rowlet
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rowlet in Sun and Moon
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