Competitive Information for Keldeo [Scarlet/Violet]
Water / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Keldeo? 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.
Keldeo is pretty popular Water and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Keldeo is a common Pokemon to see in Generation 9. Keldeo can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Keldeo is weak to Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast / Hyper Beam
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa, type = tera).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Keldeo cannot move next turn).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Keldeo? 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: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Icy Wind
- Air Slash / Tera Blast
Doubles Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move. Air Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa, type = tera).
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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.
Electric moves are bad against Ground.
Fairy moves are bad against Steel/Poison/Fire.
Flying moves are bad against Steel/Rock/Electric.
Grass moves are bad against Grass/Dragon/Fire/Flying/Poison/Bug/Steel.
Psychic moves are bad against Dark.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Keldeo is: Steel
Terastallizing into one of it's default typings ( Water or Fighting ) could also prove beneficial.
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Bug-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Dark-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Dragon moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Dragon-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Electric moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Electric-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Fairy moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fairy-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Fighting moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Secret Sword / Tera Blast
- Surf / Scald
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fighting-type move).
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Keldeo cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Teratype Fire moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fire-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Flying moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast / Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Flying-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special TERA-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Keldeo cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ghost-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Grass moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Grass-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Ground moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ground-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Ice moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast / Icy Wind
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ice-type move).
◆ Icy Wind is a special TERA-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Normal moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast / Hyper Beam
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ 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 (Keldeo cannot move next turn).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Poison moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Poison-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Psychic moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Psychic-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Rock-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Tera Blast
- Air Slash
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for 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 Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Steel-type move).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Water moveset for Keldeo
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Secret Sword / Vacuum Wave
- Air Slash
- Icy Wind / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Keldeo (Justified)
Keldeo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Keldeo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Keldeo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Keldeo's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move. Icy Wind was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Scald is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Secret Sword is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Fighting-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Keldeo cannot move next turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Keldeo learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Keldeo 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 Keldeo
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Guard, Aqua Jet, Upper Hand, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Keldeo's stats
- Calm Mind
- Swords Dance
- Trailblaze
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Keldeo
- Baton Pass
- Flip Turn
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scald
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Keldeo in Scarlet and Violet
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