What is a good competitive moveset for Budew? 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.
Budew is a remarkable Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Budew is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Budew can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Budew is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Budew is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Budew's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Budew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Budew cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Budew's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ 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 Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned). ♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Budew? 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.
Budew is a sensational Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Budew's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Budew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Budew cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Budew's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ 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). ♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned). ♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Budew 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 Budew 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 Budew
Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
Moves: Sunny day + Growth
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Ability: Leaf guard + Move: Growth
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Toxic
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