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 notable 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Play Rough
- Zen Headbutt
- Facade
Physical Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Steenee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Steenee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Steenee is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
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 a fabulous Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Steenee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Steenee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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.
♦ 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Play Rough
- Zen Headbutt
- Facade
Doubles Physical Sweeper Steenee (Leaf Guard)
Steenee is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Steenee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Steenee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Steenee is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
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 pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Steenee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Steenee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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.
♦ 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.
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
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