Competitive Information for Wormadam (trash) [X/Y]
Bug / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wormadam-trash? 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.
Wormadam is a wonderful Bug and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's common to find yourself dealing with Wormadam when battling in the 6th generation meta. Wormadam's only type-related weakness is Fire.
Item: Occa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Head / Gyro Ball
- Return / Secret Power
- Bug Bite
- Sucker Punch / Thief
Physical Sweeper Wormadam-Trash (Overcoat)
Wormadam is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wormadam's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Wormadam is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Wormadam than the target).
♦ 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)).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Wormadam steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Wormadam has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Occa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Signal Beam / Struggle Bug
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Wormadam-Trash (Overcoat)
Wormadam is an awesome Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Wormadam's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Wormadam is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psybeam is a special 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wormadam-trash? 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: Occa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Head / Gyro Ball
- Return / Secret Power
- Bug Bite
- Sucker Punch / Thief
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wormadam-Trash (Overcoat)
Wormadam is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wormadam's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Wormadam is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Wormadam than the target).
♦ 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)).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Wormadam steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Wormadam has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Occa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug / Signal Beam
- Flash Cannon
- Electroweb
- Psychic / Psybeam
Doubles Special Sweeper Wormadam-Trash (Overcoat)
Wormadam is a fabulous Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Wormadam's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Wormadam is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psybeam is a special 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wormadam-trash 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 Wormadam-trash 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 Wormadam-trash
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Wormadam-trash's stats
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Wormadam-trash
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Wormadam-trash in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Wormadam-trash's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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