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Drifblim Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Drifblim 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 Drifblim, as well as its strengths and weakness.

Drifblim Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #144 Type
Drifblim ImageDrifblim
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ghost Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Icon
Abilities
Aftermath
Unburden
Flare Boost (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon
(0.25x)
Pokemon Bug Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Aftermath The opponent that dealt the finishing hit to the user loses 25% of its max HP if it made a physical contact with the user.
Unburden Doubles the user's Speed once it uses its Held item.
Flare Boost
(Hidden)
Increases Special Attack by 50% when the user is burned.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
150
10
Atk
80
373
Def
44
709
SpAtk
90
232
SpDef
54
604
Speed
80
302
Total
498
296
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 257 257 225 225 210
Atk 145 132 100 90 76
Def 105 96 64 57 44
SpAtk 156 142 110 99 85
SpDef 116 106 74 66 53
Spd 145 132 100 90 76
  • 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 Drifblim

Best Natures
Timid
(+Spe, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Doubles Movesets for Drifblim

Build Name Recommendation
Fast Support Drifblim ★★★

Fast Support Drifblim Moveset & Best Build

Nature Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread 252 Def / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 228 HP / 64 Def / 110 Sp. Atk / 75 Sp. Def / 145 Spe (290 after Unburden)
Ability Unburden
Tera Type Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Held Item Psychic Seed
Moveset Icy Wind
Shadow Ball
Tailwind
Protect

This Drifblim build is not a build that can be splashed on to any team, rather it needs a team to be built with Drifblim in mind, particularly with Indeedee-F.

Fast Icy Wind is sometimes more valuable than Tailwind, as it lets you break Focus Sashes, besides reducing an opponent's Speed.

Shadow Ball is Drifblim's main STAB move which it uses to get chip damage when it needs to. Tailwind is the most important Move of the set, because it is meant to let Drifblim's team enjoy a Speed buff.

Dark Tera will let Drifblim survive a Dark or Ghost-type move, however it is rarely advisable to Terastallize Drifblim.

Other Viable Moves

Destiny Bond Because of Drifblim's high Speed Stat after Unburden, it becomes an excellent user of Destiny Bond, which allows it to take out the Pokemon knocking it out.
Will-O-Wisp Drifblim is also an effective user of Will-O-Wisp, which dampens the offensive power of opposing Physical Attackers with Burn.

Key Speed Calculations

Speed Comparison
Drifblim ImageDrifblim
With Unburden Boost:
290
< Gholdengo ImageGholdengo
With Tailwind:
298
Drifblim ImageDrifblim
With Tailwind and Unburden Boost:
580
> Gholdengo ImageGholdengo
With Tailwind:
298
Indeedee (Female) ImageIndeedee (Female)
With Tailwind:
300
> Gholdengo ImageGholdengo
With Tailwind:
298
Garchomp ImageGarchomp
With Tailwind:
338
> Gholdengo ImageGholdengo
With Tailwind:
298
Meowscarada ImageMeowscarada
With Tailwind:
384
> Gholdengo ImageGholdengo
With Tailwind:
298

How to Use Drifblim Effectively

Use Tailwind and Helping Hand to Support Teammates

Drifblim has access to Tailwind and Helping Hand, both are excellent support moves that can help your team secure important KOs.

Drifblim is best in teams that can take advantage of its Tailwind support as well as benefit from Helping Hand's damage buff.

Because Drifblim is so frail, it is best used with powerful offensive Pokemon that can quickly take out threats to Drifblim, making it so Drifblim can contribute to a match longer.

Learn What Your Leads Outspeed

Drifblim and Indeedee-F under Tailwind will be able to outspeed base 85 Pokemon and slower if the opponent also has Tailwind up.

It is important to match your opponent's Tailwind with Drifblim's as this lets Indeedee-F match speeds with the opposing side.

Icy Wind is also a good option against Pokemon Drifblim outspeeds anyways, thus a good understanding of Pokemon's Speed Tiers will help you play these Pokemon more effectively.
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Have a Good Understanding of Speed

Since Sword and Shield, Speed can be calculated and changed mid-battle. This means that turn order is now dynamic instead of static like it was in older games wherein turn order was decided as soon as the turn started.

Because of how Dynamic Speed works, Prankster Tailwind will always come out first and boost the speed of its allies no matter how fast Drifblim is with Unburden. This is because Prankster gives Tailwind Priority.

Speed Explained: How Does Speed Work?

How to Build a Team with Drifblim

Drifblim is best in teams that can take advantage of its Tailwind support as well as benefit from Helping Hand's damage buff.

Sample Doubles Team

Fast Support Special Attacker
Drifblim ImageDrifblim Indeedee (Female) ImageIndeedee (Female)
Physical Attacker Special Attacker
Meowscarada ImageMeowscarada Armarouge ImageArmarouge

Drifblim can set up Tailwind for a fast offensive Indeedee-F and catch unprepared teams off guard. It can further boost Indeedee-F's offense with Helping Hand.

Meowscarada and Armarouge are good Pokemon to have in the back to use against fast Ghosts and Steel-types who might give your leads a hard time. Both also benefit from Tailwind.

Counters for Drifblim

Overwhelm Drifblim with Damage

Drifblim's poor defenses make it an easy target for common high offense Pokemon, being easy to KO even with neutral hits.

It is also outsped in Tailwind by Pokemon with Base Speeds higher than Drifblim's 80, notably Gholdengo who is frequently partnered with Murkrow.
Gholdengo can outspeed and KO Drifblim with Tera Steel Make it Rain if it has Choice Specs or Life Orb under Tailwind.

Super-effective hits will also KO Drifblim outright.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Gholdengo ImageGholdengo Ranking: ★★★★★
・Can outspeed and KO Drifblim under Tailwind with any of its offensive Moves.
Make it Rain, Thunderbolt, and Shadow Ball can all KO Drifblim.
▶️Gholdengo Best Movesets
Murkrow ImageMurkrow Ranking: ★★★★
・Will always set Tailwind up ahead of Drifblim thanks to its Prankster Ability.
・Murkrow's teammates can outspeed and sweep your team if you're unprepared.
▶️Murkrow Best Movesets
Farigiraf ImageFarigiraf Ranking: ★★★★
・Farigiraf can easily set up Trick Room with little resistance from Drifblim.
・Farigiraf's slower teammates like Hariyama or Kingambit can easily KO Drifblim with Knock Off and Kowtow Cleave respectively.
▶️Farigiraf Best Movesets

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