Competitive Information for Gothitelle [Scarlet/Violet]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gothitelle? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Gothitelle is an awesome Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Gothitelle when battling in the 9th generation meta. Gothitelle is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an astounding Special Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Grass Knot
- Trick
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
Gothitelle Special Sweeper (Tricky Signals*)
Gothitelle is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for single 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Shadow Tag, prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
◆ Trick is a status move (Gothitelle switches its held item with the target's).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Frisk
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 97 Hp / 198 SpA / 101 SpD / 112 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball
- Dark Pulse
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
Gothitelle Special Sweeper (Goth Wars)
Gothitelle is a spectacular Special Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Gothitelle last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Frisk, on switch-in Gothitelle identifies the held items of all opposing pokemon.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Gothitelle's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
- Tickle
- Rest
Gothitelle Special Wall (Gothic Shocker)
Gothitelle is an outstanding Special Wall for single battles. It's meant to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Gothitelle last longer regaining it's vitality every turn. With Shadow Tag, prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability. Tickle and Psyshock work very well together since Tickle also lowers the opponent's defense.
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Gothitelle's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Tickle is a status move (lowers the target's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rest is a status move (Gothitelle sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gothitelle? These builds have been optimized for Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an astounding Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 188 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an extraordinary Defensive Trick Room for single battles. Weakness Policy activates if Gothitelle is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Bug moves are bad against Steel/Poison/Fairy/Fighting/Fire/Flying/Ghost.
Dark moves are bad against Fairy/Fighting/Dark.
Ghost moves are bad against Normal.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Gothitelle is: Fairy or Fighting
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is a notable Special Sweeper in 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Bug-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Dark moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is a pretty decent Special Sweeper in single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Dark-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Dragon moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an interesting Special Sweeper in single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Dragon-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Electric moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt / Tera Blast
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is popular Special Sweeper in single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special TERA-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Electric-type move).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Teratype Fairy moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an interesting Special Sweeper in single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fairy-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Fighting moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is a wonderful Special Sweeper in single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fighting-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Fire moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is pretty popular Special Sweeper in single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fire-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Flying moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an interesting Special Sweeper in 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Flying-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Ghost moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball / Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an interesting Special Sweeper in single 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ghost-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Grass moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is a marvelous Special Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Grass-type move).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Teratype Ground moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is a notable Special Sweeper in 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ground-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Ice moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is a phenomenal Special Sweeper in single 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ice-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Normal moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast / Hyper Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is popular Special Sweeper in 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Normal-type move).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special TERA-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Gothitelle cannot move next turn).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Poison moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an interesting Special Sweeper in single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Poison-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Psychic moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is a spectacular Special Sweeper in 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an awesome Special Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Rock-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Steel moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an outstanding Special Sweeper in single 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 Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Steel-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Teratype Water moveset for Gothitelle
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Gothitelle (Competitive)
Gothitelle is an awesome Special Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gothitelle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gothitelle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Competitive, Gothitelle's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Water-type move).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gothitelle 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 Gothitelle can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Gothitelle
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Moves: Psyshock + Tickle
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Mirror coat
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Gothitelle's stats
- Calm Mind
- Nasty Plot
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Gothitelle
- Fake Out
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Taunt
Common Effort Values for Gothitelle in Scarlet and Violet
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Gothitelle's EV spread for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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