Competitive Information for Victreebel [Sun/Moon]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Victreebel? 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.
TorkoalHoundoom-MegaGastrodonDarmanitanVictiniArcheopsZeraoraBuzzwoleConkeldurrArcanine
Victreebel is a sensational Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Victreebel are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Victreebel is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Black Sludge
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam
- Sludge Bomb
- Weather Ball
- Growth
Special Sweeper Victreebel (Popular/Trending)
Victreebel is a sensational Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Growth is a status move (raises Victreebel's attack and special attack by 1 stage; 2 in sun).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Sludge
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off
- Growth
- Sleep Powder / Leaf Blade
Physical Tank Victreebel (Popular/Trending)
Victreebel is a marvelous Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ 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).
♦ Growth is a status move (raises Victreebel's attack and special attack by 1 stage; 2 in sun).
♦ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Leech Life / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Leech Life was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Victreebel recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Weather Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ 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).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Victreebel cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Victreebel? 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.
TorkoalHoundoom-MegaGastrodonDarmanitanVictiniArcheopsZeraoraBuzzwoleConkeldurrArcanine
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Leech Life / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Leech Life was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Victreebel recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Weather Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Victreebel (Chlorophyll)
Victreebel is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Victreebel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Victreebel's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ 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).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Victreebel cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Victreebel 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 Victreebel 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 Victreebel
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Bug bite + Belch
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Victreebel's stats
- Curse
- Growth
- Rage
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Victreebel
- Growth
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Ground
- Knock Off
- Leaf Blade
- Leaf Storm
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Solar Beam
- Strength Sap
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- Weather Ball
Common Effort Values for Victreebel in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Victreebel's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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