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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Gothitelle

Base Stats for Gothitelle

Psychic

Abilities:
,
,

Evolutions / Family:
Gothita
Gothorita
Gothitelle

Weakness Chart for Psychic-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

2x

0.5x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Gothitelle? 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.

Common single-battle team mates for Gothitelle in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

IncineroarPolitoedKingdraSnorlaxSylveonDurantAzumarillRotom-WashCorviknightFerrothorn

Gothitelle is a remarkable Psychic-typed Pokemon. Gothitelle are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Gothitelle is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.

Species: Gothitelle
Item: Kasib Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 244 Hp / 28 Def / 236 SpD
Moveset:
- Heal Pulse
- Helping Hand
- Protect
- Trick Room / Psychic

Special Wall Gothitelle (Popular/Trending)

Gothitelle is a spectacular Special Wall. It's meant to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.

♦ Heal Pulse is a status move (heals the target by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Gothitelle this turn).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).

Species: Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Dark Pulse

Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)

Gothitelle is a decent Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.

♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Gothitelle on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Gothitelle's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).

Species: Gothitelle
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Grass Knot
- Trick
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt

Gothitelle Special Sweeper (Tricky Signals*)

Gothitelle is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.

♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Trick is a status move (Gothitelle switches its held item with the target's).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).

Species: Gothitelle
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Frisk
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 97 Hp / 198 SpA / 101 SpD / 112 Spe
Moveset:
- Energy Ball
- Dark Pulse
- Calm Mind
- Psychic

Gothitelle Special Sweeper (Goth Wars)

Gothitelle is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Gothitelle last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Frisk, on switch-in Gothitelle identifies the held items of all opposing pokemon.

♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Gothitelle's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).

Species: Gothitelle
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
- Tickle / Toxic
- Rest

Gothitelle Special Wall (Gothic Shocker)

Gothitelle is a phenomenal Special Wall. It's meant to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Gothitelle last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability. Tickle and Psyshock work very well together since Tickle also lowers the opponent's defense.

♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Gothitelle's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tickle is a status move (lowers the target's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Rest is a status move (Gothitelle sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Gothitelle? 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.

Common double-battle team mates for Gothitelle in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

IncineroarPolitoedKingdraRillaboomTogekissSnorlaxAmoongussDragapultSylveonDurant

Species: Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Dark Pulse

Doubles Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)

Gothitelle is a decent Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.

♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Gothitelle on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Gothitelle's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).

Species: Gothitelle
Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 188 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Substitute
- Heal Bell
- Trick Room

Defensive Trick Room Gothitelle (Competitive)

Gothitelle is a phenomenal Defensive Trick Room. Weakness Policy activates if Gothitelle is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.

♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gothitelle takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Gothitelle's party of all status conditions).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Gothitelle 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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Gothitelle 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 Gothitelle

Moves: Swagger + Flatter
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
Moves: Psyshock + Tickle
Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Mirror coat
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break

Optimize Gothitelle's EVs for Sword/Shield

Competitive Information for Gothitelle [Sword/Shield]