Competitive Information for Victini [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Victini? 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.
Victini is a notable Psychic and Fire-typed Pokemon. Victini is a usual Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Victini can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Victini is weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- V-create / Flare Blitz
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Zen Headbutt
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Victini recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge, Flare Blitz and Wild Charge. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Victini).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Victini is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Overheat / Searing Shot
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Victini's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Victini's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Searing Shot is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (30% chance to burn adjacent pokemon).
◆ 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 (Victini 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).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 29 Hp / 240 Atk / 241 SpA
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Final Gambit
- Fire Blast
- Psychic
- Bounce
Victini Mixed Sweeper (V For Victory*)
Victini is a legendary Mixed Sweeper for single battles. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
◆ Final Gambit is a special 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Victini's hp. Victini faints).
◆ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bounce is a physical 85-base power Flying-type move (bounces turn 1. Hits turn 2. 30% paralyze).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Victini? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- V-create / Flare Blitz
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Zen Headbutt
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Victini recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge, Flare Blitz and Wild Charge. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Victini).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Victini is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Searing Shot
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Victini's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
◆ Searing Shot is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (30% chance to burn adjacent pokemon).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ 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 (Victini 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).
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Item: Room Service / Shell Bell
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- V-create / Flare Blitz
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Offensive Trick Room for single battles. The Shell Bell item option is to help Victini recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Flare Blitz. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Room Service equipped to it, if trick room is active, Victini's speed is lowered by 1 stage then the Room Service gets consumed.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Victini).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Victini is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Victini 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 Victini 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 Victini
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Victini's stats
- Flame Charge
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Victini
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Victini in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Victini's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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