Competitive Information for Swirlix [X/Y]
Base Stats for Swirlix
Fairy
Abilities:
UnburdenUnburden: Speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability.
, Sweet VeilSweet Veil: This Pokemon and its allies cannot fall asleep.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0.5x
0x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swirlix? 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.
Swirlix is a spectacular Fairy-typed Pokemon. Swirlix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Swirlix's only type-related weaknesses are Poison and Steel.
Species: Swirlix
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Return / Secret Power
- Thief
- Wish
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Return / Secret Power
- Thief
- Wish
Physical Sweeper Swirlix (Unburden)
Swirlix is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Swirlix has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Swirlix's max hp is restored).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Swirlix has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Swirlix's max hp is restored).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Swirlix
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 SpA / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Psychic
- Surf
- Flamethrower
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 SpA / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Psychic
- Surf
- Flamethrower
Special Sweeper Swirlix (Unburden)
Swirlix is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Swirlix recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Swirlix recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn 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 Swirlix? 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: Swirlix
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Return / Secret Power
- Thief
- Wish
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Return / Secret Power
- Thief
- Wish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swirlix (Unburden)
Swirlix is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Swirlix has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Swirlix's max hp is restored).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Swirlix has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Swirlix's max hp is restored).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Swirlix
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 SpA / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Surf
- Psychic
- Flamethrower
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 SpA / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Surf
- Psychic
- Flamethrower
Doubles Special Sweeper Swirlix (Unburden)
Swirlix is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Swirlix recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Swirlix recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swirlix learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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 Swirlix 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 Swirlix
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Unburden + Item: Mirror herb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Swirlix's stats
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Cotton Guard
Most notable and possible best moves for Swirlix
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Swirlix in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Swirlix's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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