Competitive Information for Weavile [X/Y]
Dark / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Weavile? 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.
Weavile is a fabulous Dark and Ice-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Weavile out in the 6th generation battlefield. Weavile can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Weavile is weak to Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Chople Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Poison Jab / Brick Break
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Weavile (Pressure)
Weavile is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Weavile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Poison Jab or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Shard
- Pursuit
- Low Kick
- Ice Punch
Weavile Physical Sweeper (Revenge Weavile)
Weavile is a sensational Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Weavile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Pursuit is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Shard
- Brick Break
- Taunt
- Ice Punch
Weavile Physical Sweeper (Killer)
Weavile is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Weavile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Lax Incense
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 76 Def / 140 SpA / 76 SpD / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Blast
- Beat Up / Night Slash
- Ice Beam / Blizzard
- Swords Dance / False Swipe
Weavile Special Tank (House Keeping)
Weavile is a spectacular Special Tank. This moveset attempts to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Sweeper
♦ Beat Up is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Weavile's attack by 2 stages).
♦ False Swipe is a physical 40-base power Normal-type move (always leaves the target with at least 1 hp).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Weavile? 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: Focus Sash / Chople Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Poison Jab / Brick Break
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Weavile (Pressure)
Weavile is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Weavile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Pressure, if Weavile is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Poison Jab or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Weavile 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 Weavile 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 Weavile
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Snatch, Feint, Ice Shard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Weavile's stats
- Agility
- Calm Mind
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Weavile
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Weavile in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Weavile's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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