Competitive Information for Gogoat [X/Y]
Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Sap Sipper ability are immune to Grass attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gogoat? 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.
Gogoat is a phenomenal Grass-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Gogoat out in the 6th generation battlefield. Gogoat is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Expert Belt
Ability: Grass Pelt
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Wild Charge / Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Gogoat (Grass Pelt)
Gogoat is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Gogoat's defense is multiplied by 1.5. Wild Charge or Zen Headbutt are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Gogoat's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Grass Pelt
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Surf
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Gogoat (Grass Pelt)
Gogoat is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Gogoat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Gogoat's defense is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Gogoat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Gogoat cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Gogoat by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Big Root
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Horn Leech
- Bulk Up
- Milk Drink
- Leech Seed
Gogoat Special Wall (Starving)
Gogoat is pretty popular Special Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Sap Sipper, Gogoat's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity. It is hungry for health. Big root will provide more health for leech seed and horn leech. Grass typing is a very good defensive type against powder users. Bulk up and the ev spread will allow go goat to be a very good double wall.
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Gogoat's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Milk Drink is a status move (heals your Gogoat by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Gogoat every turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gogoat? 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: Grass Pelt
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gogoat (Grass Pelt)
Gogoat is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Gogoat's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gogoat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Gogoat's defense is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Gogoat's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Grass Pelt
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Gogoat (Grass Pelt)
Gogoat is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Gogoat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Gogoat's defense is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ 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).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Gogoat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Gogoat cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Gogoat by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gogoat 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gogoat 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 Gogoat
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Gogoat's stats
- Bulk Up
- Defense Curl
- Growth
Most notable and possible best moves for Gogoat
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gogoat in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Gogoat's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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