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noivern
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Noivern

Sound Wave Pokémon

FlyingDragon

They fly around on moonless nights and attack careless prey. Nothing can beat them in a battle in the dark.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 70
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 97
Sp. Def 80
Speed 123
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

noivern Noivern Lv. 48

Moves

Details

Category Sound Wave Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 85.0 kg
Base Exp 187
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Flying ,Dragon

Sprites

noivern Front Front
noivern Back Back
noivern Front Shiny Front Shiny
noivern Back Shiny Back Shiny
noivern Official Art Official Art
noivern Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 1.2%
Choice Specs
Moves
Flamethrower / Air Slash
Switcheroo / U-turn
Item
Choice Specs
Ability
Infiltrator
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Taunt + Roost
Item
Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability
Infiltrator
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Noivern has fantastic base 123 Speed and base 97 Special Attack that allows it to function as a moderate wallbreaker and offense killer. Its good offensive typing allows Noivern to work well with synergistic offensive cores. It also resists the common Fire / Water / Grass cores that run amok in UnderUsed. Noivern has utility value in Taunt and Roost. Noivern might seem outclassed by other Dragon-type wallbreakers, but its Speed gives it the opportunity to run an effective Choice Specs set and destroy unprepared teams. Furthermore, because of its access to Taunt and Roost, Noivern has more surprise value than most other offensive Dragon-types in the tier.

Most Used Moves

Boomburst
48.2%
Air Slash
46.6%
Hurricane
45.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
10.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc