Competitive Information for Cutiefly [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cutiefly? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Cutiefly is a fabulous Bug and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Cutiefly is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cutiefly is weak to Fire, Flying, Poison, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Leech Life / U-turn
- Dual Wingbeat / Acrobatics
- Facade / Covet
Physical Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cutiefly's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Cutiefly recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Cutiefly switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Cutiefly has no held item).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cutiefly is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Covet is a physical 60-base power Normal-type move (if your Cutiefly has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Bug Buzz / Struggle Bug
- Psychic
- Energy Ball / Absorb
Special Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Bug Buzz) and raises Cutiefly's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ 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).
◆ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Absorb is a special 20-base power Grass-type move (Cutiefly recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cutiefly? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Leech Life / U-turn
- Dual Wingbeat / Acrobatics
- Facade / Covet
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cutiefly's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Cutiefly recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Cutiefly switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Cutiefly has no held item).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cutiefly is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Covet is a physical 60-base power Normal-type move (if your Cutiefly has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Psychic
- Energy Ball / Absorb
Doubles Special Sweeper Cutiefly (Shield Dust)
Cutiefly is an interesting Special Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cutiefly's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cutiefly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Cutiefly is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ 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).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Absorb is a special 20-base power Grass-type move (Cutiefly recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cutiefly 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 Cutiefly can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Cutiefly
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Stun Spore
Moves that boost Cutiefly's stats
- Aromatic Mist
- Calm Mind
- Quiver Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cutiefly
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Cutiefly in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Cutiefly's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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