Competitive Information for Galarian Weezing [Sword/Shield]
Poison / Fairy
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Weezing-galar? 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.
RegigigasUrshifuTapu FiniCoalossalBlacephalonDusclopsGlastrierIncineroarDragapultMarowak-Alola
Weezing is pretty popular Poison and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Weezing when battling in the 8th generation meta. Weezing is weak to Ground, Psychic, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Black Sludge / Babiri Berry
Ability: Neutralizing Gas
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 148 Hp / 84 Def / 4 SpA / 188 SpD / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Protect
- Taunt / Dark Pulse
- Will-O-Wisp / Heat Wave
Double Wall Weezing-Galar (Popular/Trending)
Weezing is a spectacular Double Wall for single battles. It tries to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Neutralizing Gas, while Weezing is active abilities have no effect. With a Black Sludge equipped to it, each turn, if Weezing is a poison type, restores 1/16 max hp; loses 1/8 if not.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Weezing this turn).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Facade / Headbutt
- Assurance / Brutal Swing
- Rollout
Physical Sweeper Weezing-Galar (Levitate)
Weezing is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Weezing's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Weezing's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Weezing is immune to damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Weezing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Weezing is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. Repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Misty Explosion / Strange Steam
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Weezing-Galar (Levitate)
Weezing is pretty popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Weezing's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Levitate, Weezing is immune to damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Weezing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Weezing's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Strange Steam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Weezing's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Weezing-galar? 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: Focus Sash
Ability: Neutralizing Gas
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Protect
- Strange Steam
- Taunt
- Will-O-Wisp
Doubles Special Sweeper Weezing-Galar (Popular VGC)
Weezing is a wonderful Special Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during past competitions. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Weezing from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Neutralizing Gas, while Weezing is active abilities have no effect.
◆ Strange Steam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
◆ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Brutal Swing / Assurance
- Facade / Headbutt
- Rollout
Doubles Physical Sweeper Weezing-Galar (Levitate)
Weezing is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Weezing's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Weezing's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Weezing is immune to damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Weezing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Weezing is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. Repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Misty Explosion
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Weezing-Galar (Levitate)
Weezing is an outstanding 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 Weezing's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Weezing's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Weezing is immune to damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Weezing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ Misty Explosion is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fairy-type move (Weezing faints. Weezing on misty terrain: 1.5x power).
◆ 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).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Weezing-galar 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 Weezing-galar 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 Weezing-galar
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Weezing-galar's stats
- Aromatic Mist
- Curse
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Weezing-galar
- Dark Pulse
- Dazzling Gleam
- Destiny Bond
- Heat Wave
- Protect
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
- Strange Steam
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Weezing-galar in Sword and Shield
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/68/188 )
- Calm Nature ( 148/0/84/4/188/84 )
- Optimize Weezing-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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