Competitive Information for Steenee [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Steenee? 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.
Steenee is a remarkable Grass-typed Pokemon. Steenee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Steenee is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Grassy Glide
- Knock Off
- Triple Axel
- Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Steenee's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Steenee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Grassy Glide is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (Steenee on grassy terrain: +1 priority).
♦ 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).
♦ Triple Axel is a physical 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. each hit can miss, but power rises).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is an awesome Special Sweeper. It 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 Round or Snore) and boosts Steenee's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ 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).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special 50-base power Fairy-type move (Steenee recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Steenee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Steenee by a weather-dependent amount).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Steenee? 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: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Knock Off
- Triple Axel
- Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Steenee's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Steenee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Triple Axel is a physical 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. each hit can miss, but power rises).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It 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 Round or Snore) and raises Steenee's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Steenee cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ 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).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special 50-base power Fairy-type move (Steenee recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Steenee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Steenee by a weather-dependent amount).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Steenee 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 Steenee 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 Steenee
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Feint
Optimize Steenee's EVs for Sword/Shield
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