Competitive Information for Gossifleur [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gossifleur? 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.
Gossifleur is an outstanding Grass-typed Pokemon. Gossifleur is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Gossifleur can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Gossifleur is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Blunder Policy
Ability: Cotton Down
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Grassy Glide / Razor Leaf
- Facade / Rapid Spin
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder
Physical Sweeper Gossifleur (Cotton Down)
Gossifleur is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Gossifleur from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Rapid Spin clear any hazards from the field and boost Gossifleur's speed). With Cotton Down, if Gossifleur is hit it lowers the speed of all other pokemon on the field 1 stage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Gossifleur misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed.
◆ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Gossifleur is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Rapid Spin is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move (free Gossifleur from hazards/bind/leech seed; +1 spe).
◆ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Gossifleur every turn).
◆ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Cotton Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Pollen Puff
- Leech Seed
Special Sweeper Gossifleur (Cotton Down)
Gossifleur is an astounding Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed 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 Hyper Voice or Round) and increases Gossifleur's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Cotton Down, if Gossifleur is hit it lowers the speed of all other pokemon on the field 1 stage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Gossifleur's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-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).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Gossifleur every turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gossifleur? 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: Focus Sash / Blunder Policy
Ability: Cotton Down
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Grassy Glide
- Facade / Rapid Spin
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gossifleur (Cotton Down)
Gossifleur is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Gossifleur from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Rapid Spin clear any hazards from the field and boost Gossifleur's speed). With Cotton Down, if Gossifleur is hit it lowers the speed of all other pokemon on the field 1 stage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Gossifleur misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed.
◆ Grassy Glide is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (Gossifleur on grassy terrain: +1 priority).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Gossifleur is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Rapid Spin is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move (free Gossifleur from hazards/bind/leech seed; +1 spe).
◆ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Gossifleur every turn).
◆ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Cotton Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Pollen Puff
- Leech Seed
Doubles Special Sweeper Gossifleur (Cotton Down)
Gossifleur is a stupendous Special Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is 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 Hyper Voice or Round) and raises Gossifleur's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Cotton Down, if Gossifleur is hit it lowers the speed of all other pokemon on the field 1 stage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Gossifleur's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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 Gossifleur's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ 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).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Gossifleur every turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gossifleur 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gossifleur 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 Gossifleur
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore
Moves that boost Gossifleur's stats
- Growth
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Gossifleur
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Gossifleur in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Gossifleur's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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