What is a good competitive moveset for Vikavolt-totem? 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.
Vikavolt is a phenomenal Bug and Electric-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Vikavolt when battling in the 7th generation meta. Vikavolt's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Rock.
Species: Vikavolt-Totem Item: Electrium Z / Life Orb Ability: Levitate Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) EVs: 248 Hp / 252 SpA / 8 SpD Moveset: - Thunderbolt / Volt Switch - Bug Buzz / Signal Beam - Energy Ball / Solar Beam - Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Vikavolt-Totem (Levitate)
Vikavolt 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 Vikavolt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Vikavolt is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Volt Switch is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Electric-type move (Vikavolt switches out after damaging the target). ♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight). ♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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 Vikavolt-totem? 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: Vikavolt-Totem Item: Electrium Z / Life Orb Ability: Levitate Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) EVs: 248 Hp / 252 SpA / 8 SpD Moveset: - Electroweb / Thunderbolt - Bug Buzz / Signal Beam - Energy Ball / Solar Beam - Flash Cannon
Doubles Special Sweeper Vikavolt-Totem (Levitate)
Vikavolt is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Vikavolt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Vikavolt is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight). ♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vikavolt-totem learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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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 Vikavolt-totem 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 Vikavolt-totem
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Moves with Priority: Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Vikavolt-totem
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Vikavolt-totem in Sun and Moon
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