Competitive Information for Drowzee [X/Y]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Drowzee? 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.
Drowzee is a sensational Psychic-typed Pokemon. Drowzee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Drowzee can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Drowzee is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 144 Def
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Foul Play
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Drowzee's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 112 Hp / 144 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is a notable Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Drowzee's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% 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).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 76 Def / 240 SpA / 76 SpD / 112 Spe
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Nasty Plot
- Signal Beam
- Shadow Ball
Drowzee Special Sweeper (Nasty Plot Nose.)
Drowzee is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Drowzee last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Inner Focus, Drowzee cannot be made to flinch. This is a Nasty Plot Set. Drowzee can use Nasty Plot and then use a Special Attack. It can also use Psychic for STAB.
♦ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Drowzee's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Drowzee? 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.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 144 Def
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Foul Play
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Drowzee's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 112 Hp / 144 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is an interesting Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Drowzee's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Bashful
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Barrier
- Substitute
- Wish
Defensive Trick Room Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is an awesome Defensive Trick Room. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Drowzee's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Drowzee takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Drowzee's max hp is restored).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Drowzee 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 Drowzee 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 Drowzee
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Drowzee's stats
- Barrier
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Meditate
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Drowzee
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Drowzee in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Drowzee's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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