Competitive Information for Victini [X/Y]
Psychic / Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Victini? 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.
Victini is an interesting Psychic and Fire-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Victini when battling in the 6th generation meta. Victini is weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- V-create / Flare Blitz
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
- Fusion Bolt / Wild Charge
Physical Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Victini).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fusion Bolt is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (power doubles if used after fusion flare).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Fusion Flare
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Victini's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
♦ Fusion Flare is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (power doubles if used after fusion bolt).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 29 Hp / 240 Atk / 241 SpA
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Final Gambit
- Fire Blast / Charge Beam
- Psychic / Return
- Bounce
Victini Mixed Sweeper (V For Victory*)
Victini is a legendary Mixed Sweeper. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
♦ Final Gambit is a special 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Victini's hp. Victini faints).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Victini's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Bounce is a physical 85-base power Flying-type move (bounces turn 1. hits turn 2. 30% paralyze).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Victini? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- V-create / Flare Blitz
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
- Fusion Bolt / Wild Charge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Victini).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fusion Bolt is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (power doubles if used after fusion flare).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Searing Shot
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Glaciate
Doubles Special Sweeper Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Victini's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
♦ Searing Shot is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (30% chance to burn adjacent pokemon).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Glaciate is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Victory Star
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- V-create / Flare Blitz
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Victini (Victory Star)
Victini is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. Life Orb boosts the power of Victini's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Victory Star, Victini and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Victini).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Victini 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 Victini 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 Victini
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- 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: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Victini's stats
- Charge Beam
- Flame Charge
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Victini
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Victini in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Victini's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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