Competitive Information for Sunflora [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Sunflora
Grass
Abilities:
ChlorophyllChlorophyll: If Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
, Early BirdEarly Bird: This Pokemon's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
, Solar PowerSolar Power: If Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Sp. Atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max HP per turn.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
0.5x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sunflora? 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.
Sunflora is an extraordinary Grass-typed Pokemon. Sunflora are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Sunflora is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Species: Sunflora
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 112 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power
- Hyper Beam / Round
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 112 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Sunflora (Chlorophyll)
Sunflora is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Sunflora's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Sunflora's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Sunflora afterwards).
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sunflora's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sunflora cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sunflora's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sunflora cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Sunflora
Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm
- Earth Power
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm
- Earth Power
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
Sunflora Support (Special Attacker Flora)
Sunflora is an extraordinary Support. With Early Bird, Sunflora's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sunflora's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Sunflora recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Sunflora recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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 Sunflora? 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: Sunflora
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 112 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power
- Hyper Beam / Round
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 112 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Sunflora (Chlorophyll)
Sunflora is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Sunflora's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Sunflora's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Sunflora afterwards).
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sunflora's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sunflora cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sunflora's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sunflora cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sunflora 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 Sunflora 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 Sunflora
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Grassy Terrain + Secret Power
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
Optimize Sunflora's EVs for Sun/Moon
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