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weavile
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Weavile

Sharp Claw Pokémon

DarkIce

They attack their quarry in packs. Prey as large as Mamoswine easily fall to the teamwork of a group of Weavile.

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
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Weavile's good Speed and Attack stats, combined with its incredible offensive typing, make it threatening to a lot of standard teams. Dark and Ice hit almost the entire tier for neutral damage, with only the rare Zamazenta-C and Magearna resisting both. Ice Shard can also be situationally useful in keeping opposing offensive setup sweepers in check, most notably Zekrom and Zygarde. Weavile has incredibly low bulk by Ubers standards, though, and can be incredibly difficult to bring in repeatedly as a result. Its Dark typing can make it difficult to fit onto teams because it cannot check Calyrex-S effectively, forcing stacking weaknesses to common Pokemon like Xerneas. It offers very little to teams defensively and can be difficult to justify over similarly fast offensive Pokemon like Marshadow and Mewtwo, which offer similar offensive pressure, but with more defined defensive niches. Weavile also has to rely on Triple Axel's unreliable accuracy for damage output, which is never ideal.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
99.6%
Ice Shard
73.5%
Low Kick
26.1%
Beat Up
9.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc