Competitive Information for Vikavolt [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vikavolt? 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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Vikavolt is an astounding Bug and Electric-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Vikavolt out in the 8th generation battlefield. Vikavolt's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Rock.
Item: Weakness Policy / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Thunder / Thunderbolt
- Bug Buzz
- Flash Cannon
- Protect
Special Tank Vikavolt (Popular/Trending)
Vikavolt is a pretty decent Special Tank. It's primary goal is to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Vikavolt 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 Vikavolt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Vikavolt is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vikavolt this turn).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk |
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Vikavolt (Levitate)
Vikavolt is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's meant 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 Bug Buzz) and increases Vikavolt's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Vikavolt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Vikavolt is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vikavolt? 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.
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk |
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Bug Buzz
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
- Flash Cannon
Doubles Special Sweeper Vikavolt (Levitate)
Vikavolt is a notable Special Sweeper. It tries 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 Bug Buzz) and increases Vikavolt's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Vikavolt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Vikavolt is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vikavolt 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 Vikavolt 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 Vikavolt
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Vikavolt
- Bug Buzz
- Discharge
- Energy Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Mud-Slap
- Protect
- Thunder
- Thunderbolt
Common Effort Values for Vikavolt in Sword and Shield
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0 )
- Modest Nature ( 244/0/0/252/12/0 )
- Optimize Vikavolt's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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