Competitive Information for Cinccino [X/Y]


Normal
Abilities:
30% chance of infatuating Pokemon of the opposite gender if they make contact.
This Pokemon's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
This Pokemon's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power, including Struggle.


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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Cinccino? These builds are optimized for X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the X/Y metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Discover Cinccino, a prestigious Pokémon with Normal attributes! Cinccino is a common Pokémon to see in the XY metagame. Its only type-related weakness is Fighting. Uncover the best movesets for Cinccino below and optimize your gameplay!
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 116 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Return / Covet
- Knock Off / Thief
- Aqua Tail
- Seed Bomb
Cinccino proves to be a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to crush rivals using heavy-hitting physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Cinccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cinccino's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Cinccino's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. In this case it would boosts Covet and Thief.
◆ Covet is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (if your Cinccino has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Cinccino has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
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Item: King's Rock / Focus Sash
Ability: Skill Link
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 116 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast
- Knock Off
Ready for single battles? Cinccino is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with overwhelming physical moves. King's Rock grants all attacking moves (that do not already have a chance to flinch) a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. Focus Sash helps protect Cinccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Cinccino's multi-hit attacks will always hit the max times with Skill Link. This boosts the amount of strikes from Bullet Seed and Rock Blast. Plus each hit has a chance to cause a flinch due to the King's Rock.
◆ Secret Power is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
◆ Bullet Seed is a physical 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Rock Blast is a physical 25-base power Rock-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Skill Link
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Tail Slap
- Rock Blast
- Bullet Seed
- Knock Off
Taking on single battles? Cinccino is a top-notch Physical Sweeper. This strategy is built to take down the opponent's team with potent physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Cinccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Cinccino's multi-hit attacks will always hit the max times with Skill Link. This boosts the amount of strikes from Tail Slap, Rock Blast and Bullet Seed. Skill link is too OP!
◆ Rock Blast is a physical 25-base power Rock-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Bullet Seed is a physical 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Cinccino? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive X/Y Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the X/Y metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 116 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Return / Covet
- Knock Off / Thief
- Aqua Tail
- Seed Bomb
Cinccino proves to be a fabulous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to crush rivals using lethal physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Cinccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cinccino's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Cinccino's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. In this case it would boosts Covet and Thief.
◆ Covet is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (if your Cinccino has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Cinccino has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
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Item: King's Rock / Focus Sash
Ability: Skill Link
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 116 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast
- Knock Off
Cinccino proves to be a marvelous Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with potent physical attacks. King's Rock grants all attacking moves (that do not already have a chance to flinch) a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. Focus Sash helps protect Cinccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Cinccino's multi-hit attacks will always hit the max times with Skill Link. This boosts the amount of strikes from Bullet Seed and Rock Blast. Plus each hit has a chance to cause a flinch due to the King's Rock.
◆ Secret Power is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
◆ Bullet Seed is a physical 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Rock Blast is a physical 25-base power Rock-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Cinccino can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon X/Y generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Cinccino.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cinccino 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 Cinccino
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Skill link + Item: King's rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Bullet Seed
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Double Slap
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Tail Slap
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Rock Blast
- Moves boosted by Technician: Shock Wave (BP: 60), Swift (BP: 60), Bullet Seed (BP: 25), Covet (BP: 60), Echoed Voice (BP: 40), Mud-Slap (BP: 20), Pound (BP: 40), Round (BP: 60), Snore (BP: 50), Thief (BP: 60), Double Slap (BP: 15), Tail Slap (BP: 25), Rock Blast (BP: 25)
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Baby-Doll Eyes
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Cinccino's stats
- Calm Mind
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Cinccino
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Cinccino in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Cinccino's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon X and Y
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.

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