Competitive Information for Steenee [Sun/Moon]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Steenee? 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.
Steenee is a pretty decent Grass-typed Pokemon. Steenee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Steenee is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Grassium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Zen Headbutt / Low Sweep
- Knock Off / Payback
- Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it. Zen Headbutt or Low Sweep are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Low Sweep is a physical 65-base power Fighting-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Steenee moves after the target).
♦ 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: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Steenee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ 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).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-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).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Steenee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Steenee by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Steenee? 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: Grassium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Zen Headbutt / Low Sweep
- Knock Off / Payback
- Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it. Zen Headbutt or Low Sweep are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Low Sweep is a physical 65-base power Fighting-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Steenee moves after the target).
♦ 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: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Steenee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ 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).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-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).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Steenee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Steenee by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Steenee 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 Steenee 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 Steenee
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Helping Hand, Feint
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Steenee's stats
- Acupressure
- Aromatic Mist
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Steenee
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Steenee in Sun and Moon
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