What is a good competitive moveset for Bonsly? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Bonsly is a pretty decent Rock-typed Pokemon. Bonsly is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bonsly can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Bonsly is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Bonsly Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Rattled Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 128 Hp / 252 Atk / 128 SpD Moveset: - Double-Edge / Return - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Foul Play / Sucker Punch - Brick Break / Counter
Physical Sweeper Bonsly (Rattled)
Bonsly is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bonsly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Bonsly's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bonsly? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Species: Bonsly Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Rattled Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 128 Hp / 252 Atk / 128 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Double-Edge / Return - Foul Play / Sucker Punch - Brick Break / Counter
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bonsly (Rattled)
Bonsly is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bonsly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Bonsly's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bonsly 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bonsly can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Bonsly
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch
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