Competitive Information for Drifblim [X/Y]
Ghost / Flying
Abilities:
If this Pokemon is KOed with a contact move, that move's user loses 1/4 its max HP.
While this Pokemon is burned, its special attacks have 1.5x power.
Speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Drifblim? 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!
Say hello to Drifblim, a wonderful Pokémon that excels with Ghost and Flying typing! It's to see Drifblim show up as a X/Y opponent. It is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Explore the movesets of Drifblim below to understand its battle capabilities.
Item: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Acrobatics / Fly
- Phantom Force / Astonish
Drifblim is an exquisite Physical Sweeper to use for single battles. It tries to crush rivals using destructive physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability. With a Power Herb equipped to it, Drifblim's two-turn moves complete in one turn (except sky drop) then the Power Herb gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim has no held item).
◆ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic
Dominating single battles, Drifblim is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to crush rivals using overwhelming special moves. Weakness Policy activates if Drifblim 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 Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Psychic is a special 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: Flare Boost
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 240 SpA / 46 Spe
Moveset:
- Clear Smog
- Shadow Ball
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Drifblim proves to be popular Special Tank for single battles. This moveset is formulated to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Drifblim last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Flare Boost, while Drifblim is burned its special attacks have 1.5x power.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sleep Talk is a status move (Drifblim must be asleep. Uses another known move).
◆ Rest is a status move (Drifblim sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Flare Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 231 Hp / 231 SpA / 48 Spe
Moveset:
- Dream Eater
- Hypnosis
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
For single battles, Drifblim is an incredible Special Tank. It is primarily designed to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Drifblim at the end of the turn which will activate Drifblim's Flare Boost ability. With Flare Boost, while Drifblim is burned its special attacks have 1.5x power.
◆ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Drifblim? 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: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Acrobatics / Fly
- Phantom Force / Astonish
Drifblim is an exquisite Physical Sweeper to use for double battles. This moveset is formulated to take down the opponent's team with formidable physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability. With a Power Herb equipped to it, Drifblim's two-turn moves complete in one turn (except sky drop) then the Power Herb gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim has no held item).
◆ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
Dominating double battles, Drifblim is a top-notch Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with overwhelming special moves. Weakness Policy activates if Drifblim 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 Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Drifblim 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 Drifblim.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Drifblim 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 Drifblim
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Ability: Unburden + Move: Acrobatics
- Ability: Unburden + Item: Mirror herb
- Ability: Flare boost + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Drifblim's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Drifblim
- Baton Pass
- Destiny Bond
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Drifblim 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 Drifblim'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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