Competitive Information for Phantump [X/Y]
Base Stats for Phantump
Ghost / Grass
Abilities:
Natural CureNatural Cure: This Pokemon has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
, FriskFrisk: On switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon.
, HarvestHarvest: If last item used is a Berry, 50% chance to restore it each end of turn. 100% in Sun.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
0.5x
0x
2x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
0x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Phantump? 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.
Phantump is a spectacular Ghost and Grass-typed Pokemon. Phantump is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Phantump is weak to Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, and Ice-typed attacks.
Species: Phantump
Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Bulldoze / Thief
- Poison Jab
Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Bulldoze / Thief
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Phantump (Harvest)
Phantump is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Phantump from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Phantump's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Harvest, if last item used is a berry 50% chance to restore it each end of turn. 100% in sun. Bulldoze or Thief are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Phantump has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Phantump has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Phantump? 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.
Species: Phantump
Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Bulldoze / Thief
Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Harvest
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Bulldoze / Thief
Doubles Physical Sweeper Phantump (Harvest)
Phantump is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Phantump from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Phantump's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Harvest, if last item used is a berry 50% chance to restore it each end of turn. 100% in sun. Bulldoze or Thief are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Phantump has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Phantump has no item, it steals the target's).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Phantump 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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Phantump 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 Phantump
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain Split + Will-O-Wisp
- Ability: Harvest + Item: Sitrus Berry
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Magic Coat
Optimize Phantump's EVs for X/Y
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