Competitive Information for Leafeon [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Leafeon? 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.
Leafeon is a phenomenal Grass-typed Pokemon. Leafeon is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Leafeon is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Tail
- Leaf Blade / Solar Blade
- Dig
- X-Scissor
Physical Tank Leafeon (Popular/Trending)
Leafeon is a remarkable Physical Tank for single battles. It attempts to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Leafeon is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. Life Orb boosts the power of Leafeon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Leafeon's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
◆ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Solar Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 125-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
◆ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Double Kick / Double-Edge
- Knock Off / Bite
- X-Scissor / Fury Cutter
Physical Sweeper Leafeon (Chlorophyll)
Leafeon is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Leafeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Leafeon's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Chlorophyll, Leafeon's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Double Kick was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade
- Synthesis / Wish
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
Leafeon Support (Bp Leafeon)
Leafeon is an interesting Support for single battles. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Leafeon last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Leafeon cannot be statused and rest will fail for it. [i]Swords Dance[/i] is your boosting move and the stat boost you are passing around. [i]Synthesis[/i] heals Leafeon on command, but Leafeon's Wish can heal your team mates. [i]Leaf Blade[/i] stops you from being Taunt bait, and gives you a nice offensive move that allows Leafeon to become a threat itself. [i]Baton Pass[/i] your stats on to the next Pokemon!
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Leafeon by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Leafeon's max hp is restored).
◆ Baton Pass is a status move (Leafeon switches, passing stat changes and more).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Leafeon's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Leafeon? 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 / Choice Band
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Double Kick / Double-Edge
- Knock Off / Bite
- X-Scissor / Fury Cutter
Doubles Physical Sweeper Leafeon (Chlorophyll)
Leafeon is popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Leafeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Leafeon's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Chlorophyll, Leafeon's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Double Kick was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Leafeon 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 Leafeon 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 Leafeon
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Baby-Doll Eyes, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Leafeon's stats
- Curse
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Leafeon
- Baton Pass
- Detect
- Dig
- Double-Edge
- Grassy Glide
- Helping Hand
- Iron Tail
- Knock Off
- Leaf Blade
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Solar Blade
- Stored Power
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Leafeon in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Leafeon's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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