Competitive Information for Gothitelle [Sword/Shield]
Psychic
Abilities:
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.
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Gothitelle is a sensational Psychic-typed Pokemon. Gothitelle is a usual Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Gothitelle is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
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 decent Special Wall. It's designed to take a hefty 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.
♦ 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).
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 pretty popular 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.
♦ 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).
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 sensational Special Sweeper. This moveset is 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.
♦ 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).
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 an astounding Special Sweeper. It's meant 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 it's HP every turn. With Frisk, on switch-in Gothitelle identifies the held items of all opposing pokemon.
♦ 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).
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 an interesting Special Wall. It is meant to take a considerable 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 HP 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.
♦ 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.
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 pretty popular Special Sweeper. It was 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. 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.
♦ 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).
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 an outstanding 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.
♦ 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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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
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