Competitive Information for Vileplume [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vileplume? 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.
Vileplume is an astounding Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Vileplume out in the 8th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Vileplume is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Wide Lens
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- After You
- Sleep Powder / Energy Ball
- Strength Sap
Special Sweeper Vileplume (Popular/Trending)
Vileplume is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Vileplume from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Vileplume's moves. With Chlorophyll, Vileplume's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
◆ After You is a status move (the target makes its move right after your Vileplume).
◆ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ 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).
◆ Strength Sap is a status move (Vileplume heals hp=target's attack stat. Lowers attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Energy Ball
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Pollen Puff / Infestation
Special Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Vileplume's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Vileplume's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Vileplume's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
◆ 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).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Infestation is a special 20-base power Bug-type move (traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns).
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Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 208 SpA / 48 SpD
Moveset:
- Venoshock
- Teeter Dance
- Ingrain
- Giga Drain
Vileplume Special Tank (Young Blood)
Vileplume is a sensational Special Tank for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Vileplume. With a Black Sludge equipped to it, each turn, if Vileplume is a poison type, restores 1/16 max hp; loses 1/8 if not.
◆ Teeter Dance is a status move (confuses adjacent pokemon).
◆ Ingrain is a status move (traps/grounds Vileplume; heals 1/16 max hp per turn).
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Vileplume recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vileplume? 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 Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Petal Dance / Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Pollen Puff / Infestation
Doubles Special Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Vileplume's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Vileplume's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Vileplume's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Vileplume afterwards).
◆ 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).
◆ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Infestation is a special 20-base power Bug-type move (traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vileplume 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 Vileplume 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 Vileplume
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Vileplume's stats
- Curse
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Vileplume
- After You
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Grassy Terrain
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Solar Beam
- Strength Sap
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Vileplume in Sword and Shield
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/36/252/0/220 )
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