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weavile
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Weavile

Sharp Claw Pokémon

DarkIce

Evolution made it even more devious. It communicates by clawing signs in boulders.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 120
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 85
Speed 125
Total 510

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Sharp Claw Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 34.0 kg
Base Exp 179
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

weavile Front Front
weavile Back Back
weavile Front Shiny Front Shiny
weavile Back Shiny Back Shiny
weavile Front ♀ Front ♀
weavile Back ♀ Back ♀
weavile Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
weavile Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
weavile Official Art Official Art
weavile Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Physical Attacker
Moves
Ice Punch / Night Slash
Item
Choice Band / Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Weavile is the textbook definition of a late-game Pokemon, as it is capable of sweeping large portions of the UU metagame, which is mostly due to its blistering 125 base Speed. This allows Weavile to outspeed the majority of the unboosted metagame—only Meloetta-P and Crobat are faster. Weavile's base 120 Attack lets it tear opposing teams in two thanks to its STAB moves, Ice Punch and Night Slash. However, its super-thin 70 / 65 / 85 Defenses still hold it back. Also, Weavile's typing leaves it with a crippling Stealth Rock weakness, which prevents it from switching in and out of a match effectively, and a weakness to the most common type in UU, Fighting-types.

Most Used Moves

Low Kick
94.0%
Ice Shard
72.1%
Ice Punch
69.0%
Pursuit
63.3%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
21.3%
Life Orb
18.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc