Competitive Information for Wynaut [X/Y]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wynaut? 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.
Wynaut is a wonderful Psychic-typed Pokemon. Wynaut is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Wynaut can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Wynaut is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 8 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Def / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Counter
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
- Safeguard
Physical Sweeper Wynaut (Shadow Tag)
Wynaut is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wynaut's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wynaut, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wynaut's party from status).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 8 Hp / 124 Def / 252 SpA / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
- Safeguard
Special Sweeper Wynaut (Shadow Tag)
Wynaut is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Wynaut's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wynaut, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wynaut's party from status).
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https://hohoushome.com/b/gs11a168
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wynaut? 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: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 8 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Def / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Counter
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
- Safeguard
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wynaut (Shadow Tag)
Wynaut is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wynaut's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wynaut, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wynaut's party from status).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/gd10a168
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 8 Hp / 124 Def / 252 SpA / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
- Safeguard
Doubles Special Sweeper Wynaut (Shadow Tag)
Wynaut is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Wynaut's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shadow Tag, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wynaut, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wynaut's party from status).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/gd11a168
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wynaut 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 Wynaut 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 Wynaut
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Encore
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Mirror coat
Most notable and possible best moves for Wynaut
- Destiny Bond
Common Effort Values for Wynaut in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Wynaut's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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