Greedent Movesets and Best Builds

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

Greedent Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #30 Kitakami #73		Type
Greedent
		Abilities
		Cheek Pouch Gluttony (Hidden)
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Immune to:	(0x)

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Greedent

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Greedent

Belly Drum Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values	HP 227 / Atk 161 / Def 115 / Sp.Def 96 / Spe 25
Ability	Cheek Pouch
Tera Type
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Belly Drum ・ Body Slam ・ Crunch ・ Earthquake

Greedent's Cheek Pouch Ability separates itself from other Belly Drum users, healing Greedent 33% of its max HP after eating a berry. With Sitrus Berry equipped, it can restore its HP completely after it uses Belly Drum.

Body Slam is its main STAB move that has a 30% chance to paralyze the target and also gets a Tera Normal boost. Crunch rounds off its coverage and allows it to hit Ghost-types like Gholdengo who otherwise wall it completely.

Earthquake is its last coverage move and hits bulky Poison-types such as Toxapex and Clodsire for super effective damage.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Greedent's Offensive EV spread with an Adamant Nature and the +6 Attack boost from Belly Drum.

Damage Dealt by Greedent
231 HP｜101 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 4 (Adamant) Item: Leftovers	Body Slam 306-360 (131.8 - 155.1%) Guaranteed OHKO
162 HP｜116 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 4 (Modest) Item: Leftovers	Crunch 334-394 (172.1 - 203%) Guaranteed OHKO
157 HP｜215 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 192 (Bold) Item: Black Sludge	Earthquake 170-200 (108.2 - 127.3%) Guaranteed OHKO
Damage Received by Greedent
205 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Jolly) Item: Focus Sash	Mach Punch 108-128 (47.5 - 56.3%) Guaranteed 2HKO
205 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Adamant) Item: Heavy-Duty Boots	Kowtow Cleave 85-102 (37.4 - 44.9%) Guaranteed 3HKO

Gluttony Belly Drum Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values	HP 227 / Atk 161 / Def 115 / Sp.Def 96 / Spe 25
Ability	Gluttony
Tera Type
Held Item	Ganlon Berry or Apicot Berry
Moveset	・ Belly Drum ・ Body Slam ・ Crunch ・ Seed Bomb

This is a variant Belly Drum set with the Gluttony Ability to ensure that pinch berries such as Ganlon or Apicot activate as soon as Greedent cuts its HP in half, giving it an additional +1 Defense or Special Defense boost on top of the +6 Attack Boost from Belly Drum.

Body Slam is its main STAB move and hits hard when further boosted by Tera Normal, while also having a 30% chance to paralyze the target. Crunch rounds off its coverage and hits Ghost-types that wall Greedent completely.

Its last coverage move is Seed Bomb which allows it to threaten Hippowdon and Ting-Lu who can simply phaze Greedent with Whirlwind.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Greedent's Offensive EV spread with an Adamant Nature and the +6 Attack boost from Belly Drum. It also factors in the +1 Defense or Special Defense boost from Ganlon and Apicot Berry respectively.

Damage Dealt by Greedent
177 HP｜211 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 252 (Bold) Item: Heat Rock	Body Slam 147-174 (83 - 98.3%) Guaranteed 2HKO
179 HP｜167 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish) Item: Leftovers	Crunch 116-137 (64.8 - 76.5%) Guaranteed 2HKO
179 HP｜167 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish) Item: Leftovers	Seed Bomb 208-246 (96.7 - 114.4%) 81.3% Chance to OHKO
262 HP｜146 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 4 (Careful) Item: Leftovers	Seed Bomb 266-314 (101.5 - 119.8%) Guaranteed OHKO
Damage Received by Greedent
205 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Adamant) Item: Choice Band	Axe Kick 134-158 (59 - 69.6%) Guaranteed 2HKO
205 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Modest) Item: Choice Specs	Aura Sphere 170-204 (74.8 - 89.8%) Guaranteed 2HKO

Defensive Stuff Cheeks Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Impish (+Def, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values	HP 227 / Atk 115 / Def 161 / Sp.Def 96 / Spe 25
Ability	Cheek Pouch
Tera Type
Held Item	Ganlon Berry
Moveset	・ Stuff Cheeks ・ Body Press ・ Super Fang ・ Thief

This is a defensive build utilizing Stuff Cheeks to eat its held berry and raise its Defense by two stages. This works in conjunction with Cheek Pouch, healing Greedent 33% of its maximum HP once it consumes the berry.

Ganlon Berry is the preferred held item for this build to raise Greedent's Defense by three stages once consumed with Stuff Cheeks, and also raises the power of Body Press. Fighting Tera type further boosts the power of the move and also removes Greedent's weakness to Fighting-type moves.

Super Fang cuts the opponent's HP and half and brings defensive Pokemon in KO range and also dissuades opposing setup sweepers from staying on the field.

Thief is Dark-type STAB move that hits Ghost-types and also steals the target's held item, giving Greedent a chance to use Stuff Cheeks again if it manages to steal another berry.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Greedent's Defensive EV Spread with an Impish Nature, the +3 Defense boost from Stuff Cheeks and Ganlon Berry, as well as Fighting Tera-type boost.

Damage Dealt by Greedent
207 HP｜200 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish) Item: Leftovers	Body Press 182-216 (87.9 - 104.3%) 18.8% Chance to OHKO
357 HP｜62 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 252 (Bold) Item: Eviolite	Body Press 390-462 (109.2 - 129.4%) Guaranteed OHKO
163 HP｜96 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 0 | Def 4 (Impish) Item: Choice Band	Thief 56-66 (34.3 - 40.4%) Guaranteed 3HKO
Damage Received by Greedent
112 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Adamant) Item: Choice Band	Play Rough 86-104 (37.8 - 45.8%) Guaranteed 3HKO
167 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Jolly) Item: Choice Band	Brave Bird 84-102 (37 - 44.9%) Guaranteed 3HKO

Doubles Movesets for Greedent

Tera Fire Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values	HP 227 / Atk 161 / Def 115 / Sp.Def 96 / Spe 25
Ability	Cheek Pouch
Tera Type
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Belly Drum ・ Tera Blast ・ Body Slam ・ Psychic Fangs

This set is similar to the Singles build with Cheek Pounch and Sitrus Berry healing Greedent to full HP after using Belly Drum.

Tera Blast is its main STAB move and becomes a strong Fire-type STAB once Greedent terastallizes into a Fire-type. This allows it to check Steel-types that it usually has trouble with, such as Corviknight and Iron Treads.

Body Slam is its secondary STAB move and has a 30% chance to inflict paralysis, while Psychic Fangs gives it some utility by removing Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil from the field.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Greedent's Offensive EV spread with an Adamant Nature and +6 Attack boost from Belly Drum, while also terastallized as a Fire-type.

Damage Dealt by Greedent
205 HP｜172 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish) Item: Leftovers	Tera Blast 338-398 (164.8 - 194.1%) Guaranteed OHKO
207 HP｜101 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 4 (Adamant) Item: Leftovers	Body Slam 306-360 (147.8 - 173.9%) Guaranteed OHKO
221 HP｜123 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 172 (Bold) Item: Black Sludge	Psychic Fangs 334-394 (151.1 - 178.2%) Guaranteed OHKO
Damage Received by Greedent
182 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Jolly) Item: Rocky Helmet	Earthquake 134-158 (59 - 69.6%) Guaranteed 2HKO
177 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Jolly) Item: Lum Berry	Waterfall 140-168 (61.6 - 74%) Guaranteed 2HKO

Defensive Stuff Cheeks Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Impish (+Def, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values	HP 227 / Atk 115 / Def 161 / Sp.Def 96 / Spe 25
Ability	Cheek Pouch
Tera Type
Held Item	Apicot Berry
Moveset	・ Stuff Cheeks ・ Body Press ・ Super Fang ・ Thief

This is similar to the Singles variant but with Apicot Berry to give it +1 Special Defense and +2 Defense once it uses Stuff Cheeks. Cheek Pouch is still the best Ability for this build to ensure Greedent gets healed by 33% of its maximum HP once it consumes the berry.

Body Press is its main attacking move and gets STAB once it terastallizes into a Fighting-type. Super Fang allows it to help its ally by cutting the target's HP in half and bringing them in KO range.

Since berries are more common held items in the Doubles battle format, Thief is an invaluable move so that Greedent can get +4 Defense boost once it steals another berry and eats it with Stuff Cheeks.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Greedent's Defensive EV Spread with an Impish Nature, the +2 Defense boost from Stuff Cheeks and +1 Special Defense boost from Apicot Berry, as well as Fighting Tera-type boost.

Damage Dealt by Greedent
207 HP｜140 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 4 (Adamant) Item: Lum Berry	Body Press 412-492 (199 - 237.6%) Guaranteed OHKO
135 HP｜80 Def No Defensive EV Investment: HP 0 | Def 0 (Bold) Item: Eviolite	Thief 390-462 (109.2 - 129.4%) Guaranteed OHKO
Damage Received by Greedent
156 Atk +2 Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Adamant) Item: Life Orb	Play Rough 133-156 (58.5 - 68.7%) Guaranteed 2HKO
153 Sp.Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Sp.Atk (Jolly) Item: Focus Sash	Lumina Crash 146-174 (64.3 - 76.6%) Guaranteed 2HKO

How to Use Greedent Effectively

A Bulky Belly Drum User

Greedent's High HP stat and respectable physical bulk makes it an effective Belly Drum user in both Singles and Doubles, with its Cheek Pouch Ability ensuring it fully heals to max HP when it holds Sitrus Berry.

Greedent also has a respectable physical movepool and can also surprise its usual checks and counters by terastallizing into a Fire-type while simultaneously giving it extra coverage.

How to Build a Team with Greedent

Greedent's low speed means it appreciates Tailwind support in both the Singles and Doubles format as its otherwise outrun by stronger attackers that can take advantage of its weaknesses.

Sample Singles Team

Lead Support	Physical Attacker	Special Attacker
Salamence	Greedent	Armarouge

Support Salamence with Tailwind is a great lead for this teams ince it can also lower the opposing lead's Attack with Intimidate, making it easier for Greedent to switch and set up with Belly Drum later.

Armarouge is this team's Special Attacker and has great offensive synergy with Greedent, while also benefitting from Tailwind.

Sample Doubles Team

Lead Attacker	Redirection Support
Greedent	Amoonguss
Special Attacker	Bulky Pivot
Hydreigon	Garganacl

Greedent leads this balanced Doubles team and thanks to Rage Powder support from Amoonguss, it can safely terastallize and setup with Belly Drum at the start of the match.

Hydreigon is this team's Special Attacker and also appreciates redirection support so that it can safely setup with Nasty Plot. Garganacl fills the role of offensive pivot and keeps the pressure on opposing defensive pivots with Salt Cure.

Counters for Greedent

Outspeed it with a Faster Attacker

Greedent's low Speed stat makes it vulnerable to faster and stronger attackers that can either force it out or simply KO it with their STAB moves.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Azumarill	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Faster than Greedent and resists Fire-type Tera Blast. ・Easily KOs Greedent with Choice Band-boosted Superpower or Liquidation once it terastallizes into a Fire-type. ▶️Azumarill Best Movesets
Paldean Tauros (Fighting/Water Form)	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Outspeeds Greedent and can lower Greedent's Attack with Intimidate. ・Easily KOs Greeddent with Choice Band-boosted Close Combat or Wave Crash once it terastallizes into a Fire-type. ▶️Paldean Tauros (Water Form) Best Movesets

Remove its Stat Boosts

Greedent is susceptible to defensive and support Pokemon that can simply remove its Attack boosts with their moves.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Murkrow	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can remove Greedent's Stat boosts with Prankster-boosted Haze. ・Can use Prankster-boosted Taunt to prevent Greedent from setting up again. ▶️Murkrow Best Movesets
Amoonguss	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Naturally outspeeds Greedent and can remove its stat boosts with Clear Smog. ・Can put Greedent to sleep with Spore. ▶️Amoonguss Best Movesets

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