Vivillon-Sandstorm
BugFlying
Base stats
HP80
Atk52
Def50
SpA90
SpD50
Spe89
BST411
Abilities
- Primary
- Shield Dust
- Secondary
- Compound Eyes
- Hidden
- Friend Guard
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 89 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- U-turn
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Quiver Dance
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Light Screen
Moves — Gen 9
46 of 46 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | Power doubles if the user has no held item. | |
| Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | High critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | User steals and eats the target's Berry. | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Confuses the target. | |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | User recovers 75% of the damage dealt. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | User recovers 50% of the damage dealt. | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Gust | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | Power doubles during Bounce, Fly, and Sky Drop. | |
| Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Defense by 1. | |
| Hurricane | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | 30% chance to confuse target. Can't miss in rain. | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's Defense by 2. | |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | For 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved. | |
| Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 | Poisons the target. | |
| Pollen Puff | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | If the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max HP. | |
| Pounce | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn. | |
| Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10% chance to confuse the target. | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Quiver Dance | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed by 1. |