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Kilowattrel Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Kilowattrel in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Kilowattrel, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Kilowattrel Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #178 Type
Kilowattrel ImageKilowattrel
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Electric Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Icon
Abilities
Wind Power
Volt Absorb
Competitive (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Ground Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Wind Power The Pokemon becomes charged and boosts the damage of the next Electric-type move it uses when it is hit by a wind move.
Volt Absorb The user restores up to 25% of its max HP instead of taking damage when hit with Electric-type moves.
Competitive
(Hidden)
Increases the user's Special Attack by two stages when the user's stats get lowered.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
70
383
Atk
70
471
Def
60
509
SpAtk
105
131
SpDef
60
503
Speed
125
27
Total
490
311
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 177 177 145 145 130
Atk 134 122 90 81 67
Def 123 112 80 72 58
SpAtk 172 157 125 112 99
SpDef 123 112 80 72 58
Spd 194 177 145 130 117
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Kilowattrel

Best Natures
Timid
(+Spe, -Atk)
Modest
(+Sp. Atk, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Kilowattrel

Build Name Recommendation
Rain Team Specially Offensive Kilowattrel ★★★★★

Rain Team Specially Offensive Kilowattrel Moveset & Best Build

Nature Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread 4 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 146 HP / 80 Def / 157 Sp. Atk / 80 Sp. Def / 194 Spe
Ability Volt Absorb
Tera Type Pokemon Water Type Icon
Held Item Focus Sash
Moveset Hurricane
Thunder
Tera Blast
U-turn

This Kilowattrel build is best used in Rain teams which can help boost the accuracy of both Hurricane and Thunder.

Water Tera Blast is also boosted in Rain, which helps it against Rock and Ground-types.

Kilowattrel's frail defenses necessitates the use of Focus Sash to allow it to withstand more than one attack.

Other Viable Moves

Volt Switch Another retreating option over U-Turn but can be stopped by Ground-types.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Kilowattrel
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Garchomp Image 183 HP|106 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 Sp. Def
Tera Type: Pokemon Ground Type Icon
Item: Clear Amulet
Water Tera Blast in Rain
66 ~ 81 (45.5 ~ 55.8%)
73% chance to 2-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Hariyama Image 223 HP|109 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
252 HP, 228 Sp. Def
Ability: Guts
Item: Flame Orb
Hurricane
180 ~ 212 (80.7 ~ 95%)
Guaranteed 2-Hit KO after Burn Damage

Doubles Movesets for Kilowattrel

Build Name Recommendation
Specially Offensive Kilowattrel ★★★★★

Specially Offensive Moveset & Best Build

Nature Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk)
EV Spread 4 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 146 HP / 80 Def / 177 Sp. Atk / 80 Sp. Def / 172 Spe
Ability Competitive
Tera Type Pokemon Electric Type Icon
Held Item Focus Sash
Moveset Discharge
Air Slash
Tailwind
Protect

This Kilowattrel build is best played alongside Garchomp, letting them use their Disquake Combo.

Disquake is Garchomp using Earthquake next to a partner who is immune to it, while its partner (in this case, Kilowattrel) uses Discharge.

Tailwind is run so that Kilowattrel and Garchomp can go toe-to-toe against Murkrow and Garchomp leads, while Protect saves Kilowattrel's Focus Sash from Fake Out.

Other Viable Moves

U-turn U-Turn lets Kilowattrel switch out of the active spot even against Ground-types or through Shadow Tag.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Kilowattrel
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Armarouge Image 183 HP|106 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP
Item: Life Orb
Discharge
97 ~ 115 (60.2 ~ 71.4%)
Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Gyarados Image 170 HP|121 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 Sp. Def
Item: Clear Amulet
Discharge
232 ~ 280 (136.4 ~ 164.7%)
Guaranteed OHKO

How to Use Kilowattrel Effectively

Use Its High Speed to Your Advantage

Kilowattrel is outsped by very few Pokemon outside of Tailwind. Notably Electrode, Dragapult, Barraskewda, Eiscue and Jolteon.

This means that Kilowattrel will usually get attacks off first against most of the roster of currently available Pokemon. (Iron Bundle, Flutter Mane, Chien-Pao, Koraidon and Miraidon also outspeed Kilowattrel).

Tera Blast Unsuspecting Garchomps

In Ranked Battles where opponents cannot see your sets, a well placed Ice Tera Blast into the Garchomp slot can turn the battle in your favor by taking out a key Attacker.

How to Build a Team with Kilowattrel

Because of Kilowattrel's poor defenses, it is often good to preserve its HP and keep it as healthy for as long as possible.

Kilowattrel is best in team compositions with teammates that can either switch in and tank hits, or further boost Kilowattrel's Offense (like through Rain).

Sample Rain Team

Weather Setter Fast Special Attacker Fast Physical Attacker
Pelipper ImagePelipper Kilowattrel ImageKilowattrel Palafin ImagePalafin

Pelipper can set Rain for Kilowattrel, boosting the accuracy of its moves. Its low Speed Stat lets it use U-Turn last so Kilowattrel can come in safely.

Palafin also takes advantage of Rain with Rain boosting the damage output of its Water-type Attacks.

Sample Doubles Team

Special Attacker Physical Attacker
Kilowattrel ImageKilowattrel Garchomp ImageGarchomp
Special Attacker Support / Redirection
Sylveon ImageSylveon Amoonguss ImageAmoonguss

Kilowattrel and Garchomp can use Discharge and Earthquake alongside each other. This makes for a combo that's difficult to beat, unless our opponents run Wide Guard.

Sylveon can cover for Garchomp and Kilowattrel's shared Ice weakness, while Amoonguss can provide valuable redirection to the whole team with Rage Powder.

Counters for Kilowattrel

Use Pokemon That Resist Kilowattrel's STAB Moves

Electric and Flying are both easy enough to wall.

Tyranitar takes ignorable damage from both, while breaking potential Focus Sash with its Sand Stream.

Use Priority Moves

Kilowattrel's Speed can be outdone by Priority Moves. Use these to move before Kilowattrel and damage it before it gets to attack.

Priority Moves will make quick work of Kilowattrel as well as break potential Focus Sashes that Kilowattrel may usually have.

List of Priority Moves

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Tyranitar ImageTyranitar Ranking: ★★★★★
・Takes negligible damage from Kilowattrel's STAB options, and can hit back with a powerful Rock-type Attack.
・Can break Focus Sashes with Sand Stream.
▶️Tyranitar Best Movesets
Hariyama ImageHariyama Ranking: ★★★★★
・Though weak to Flying, Hariyama can use Fake Out to assist its teammate setting up Trick Room, which puts Kilowattrel at a disadvantage.
▶️Hariyama Best Movesets

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