Competitive Information for Panpour [X/Y]


Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Panpour? 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.
Panpour is a decent Water-typed Pokemon. Panpour is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Panpour can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Panpour's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Ice Punch / Return
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Panpour (Gluttony)
Panpour is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Gluttony, when Panpour has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Panpour (Gluttony)
Panpour is a marvelous Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Gluttony, when Panpour has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Panpour must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Panpour? 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: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Ice Punch / Return
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Panpour (Gluttony)
Panpour is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Gluttony, when Panpour has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Panpour (Gluttony)
Panpour is a decent Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Gluttony, when Panpour has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Panpour must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Panpour 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 Panpour 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 Panpour
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Panpour's stats
- Hone Claws
- Nasty Plot
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Panpour
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Panpour in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Panpour's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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