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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Chesnaught 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 Chesnaught, as well as its strengths and weakness.
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Blueberry #211 | Type | |
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Chesnaught | ||
Abilities | ||
Overgrow Bulletproof (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | (4x) | |
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Overgrow | Increases the damage of Grass-type moves by 50% when the user's HP is below 1/3 its max. | |
Bulletproof (Hidden) |
Protects the user from bullet, ball, and bomb moves. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 88 | 208 |
Atk | 107 | 169 |
Def | 122 | 42 |
SpAtk | 74 | 367 |
SpDef | 75 | 325 |
Speed | 64 | 472 |
Total | 530 | 169 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 195 | 195 | 163 | 163 | 148 |
Atk | 174 | 159 | 127 | 114 | 100 |
Def | 191 | 174 | 142 | 127 | 114 |
SpAtk | 138 | 126 | 94 | 84 | 71 |
SpDef | 139 | 127 | 95 | 85 | 72 |
Spd | 127 | 116 | 84 | 75 | 62 |
Best Natures | ||
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Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk) |
Impish (+Def, -Sp.Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Bulk Up + Drain Punch | ★★★ |
Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Atk 252 / Def 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 195 / Atk 174 / Def 143 / Sp.Def 95 / Spe 84 |
Ability | Bulletproof |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Leftovers |
Moveset | ・
Bulk Up
・ Drain Punch ・ Seed Bomb ・ Spiky Shield |
Access to Bulk Up and Drain Punch allows Chesnaught to fill the role of a bulky attacker that can also scout attacks with Spiky Shield.
Great Defense stat and resistances Bulletproof gives it immunity to ball and bomb moves Spiky Shield damages opponents while also protecting it from attacks |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Bulletproof | Leftovers |
Bulletproof gives Chesnaught immunity to ball and bomb-type moves such as Pyro Ball, Shadow Ball and Sludge Bomb to name a few. This allows it to switch into Pokemon carrying these moves, particularly Choice-locked attackers and force them to switch.
Leftovers allows this build to recover lost health which, together with Drain Punch, allows Chesnaught to stay healthy throughout the match.
Bulk Up | Drain Punch |
Seed Bomb | Spiky Shield |
Bulk Up raises Chesnaught's Attack and Defense. With just two Bulk Up boosts, Chesnaught can deal significant damage while recovering lost health with Drain Punch.
Seed Bomb is a strong secondary STAB move that hits Water and Ground-types, while Spiky Shield allows Chesnaught to protect against attacks while also damaging attackers if they use a contact move.
Poison Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Poison Tera Type gives Chesnaught newfound resistances to Fighting, Poison, and Fairy-types, allowing it to stay on the field against Pokemon such as Iron Moth and Flutter Mane.
Best Poison Tera Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
Max HP and Atk EVs gives it as much bulk and Attack as possible, with the remaining 4 EVs placed in Defense to slightly boost its already high physical defense.
Poison Jab | Gives Chesnaught a tertiary STAB move after terastallizing and allows it to KO Flutter Mane. |
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Earthquake | A Ground-type move that gives Chesnaught great neutral coverage. |
The following calculations take into account Chesnaught's listed EV spread and +1 Attack from Bulk Up.
Damage Dealt by Chesnaught |
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Item: Leftovers | Drain Punch 316-376 (152.6 - 181.6%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Item: Leftovers | Seed Bomb 128-152 (59.5 - 70.6%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
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Build Name | Recommendation |
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Doubles Support | ★★★ |
Nature | Impish (+Def, -Sp.Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp.Def 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 195 / Atk 127 / Def 191 / Sp.Def 96 / Spe 84 |
Ability | Bulletproof |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Leftovers |
Moveset | ・
Wide Guard
・ Super Fang ・ Leech Seed ・ Drain Punch |
Chesnaught can function as a decent defensive support Pokemon in Doubles, boasting key utility moves such as Wide Guard and Leech Seed that disrupt the opposing team.
Grass-typing gives it immunity to Rage Powder. Wide Guard protects against Multi-target moves. Bulletproof gives it immunity to Pollen Puff. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Bulletproof | Leftovers |
Bulletproof gives Chesnaught immunity to ball and bomb-type moves, notably Pollen Puff from Amoonguss.
Leftovers allows this build to recover lost health which, together with Drain Punch, allows Chesnaught to stay healthy throughout the match.
Wide Guard | Super Fang |
Leech Seed | Drain Punch |
Wide Guard allows Chesnaught to protect itself and its partner from multi-target moves such as Earthquake, Heat Wave, and Make It Rain. Keep in mind that using this move consecutively increases the chance it will fail.
Super Fang cuts the target's HP by 50% and is useful against defensive Pokemon since it bypasses their Defense stat. Leech Seed also dissuades setup sweepers from staying on the field, while also providing passive healing, while Drain Punch allows Chesnaught to heal while dealing damage.
Poison Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Poison Tera Type gives Chesnaught newfound resistances to Fighting, Poison, and Fairy-types, allowing it to stay on the field against Pokemon such as Iron Moth and Flutter Mane.
Poison Tera Type also prevents Chesnaught from getting poisoned from Toxic, allowing it to check Amoonguss.
Best Poison Tera Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
Full HP and Def EVs gives it as much physical bulk as possible with the remaining EVs placed in Sp.Def to round off its bulk.
Synthesis | A recovery move that heals more health when under the effects of Sunny Day. |
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Quick Guard | An alternative to Wide Guard that protects against priority moves, such as Mach Punch and Flying-type moves affected by Gale Wings. |
Body Press | Deals more damage thanks to Chesnaught's higher Defense stat and is a good alternative to Drain Punch. |
The following calculations take into account Chesnaught's Defensive EV spread with an Impish Nature.
Damage Received by Chesnaught |
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Item:
Booster Energy
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136-168 (69.7 - 86.1%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
Item:
Focus Sash
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Bitter Blade 104-126 (53.3 - 64.6%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
Item: Choice Band | Icicle Crash 192-228 (98.4 - 116.9%) 87.5% Chance to OHKO |
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Chesnaught shines as a bulky attacker, taking advantage of its great Defense stat to check physical attackers with its key resistances to Water, Grass, Electric, and Ground-types to name a few.
Chesnaught is a great addition to both Singles and Doubles teams that require a defensive Grass-type for their Fire, Water, Grass core.
Lead Attacker | Pivot | Special Attacker |
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Palafin | Chesnaught | Chi-Yu |
Chesnaught functions as this team's defensive pivot and is a great switch-in to Palafin since it resists Grass and Electric-type moves. Similarly, Chi-Yu appreciates can switch out to Chesnaught when faced with a faster Water-type check.
Lead Attacker | Lead Support |
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Chi-Yu | Chesnaught |
Bulky Support | Iron Bundle |
Arcanine | Iron Bundle |
Chesnaught's access to Wide Guard makes it a great lead support Pokemon and can protect its partner Chi-Yu from multi-target moves like Earthquake.
Chesnaught can switch out to Arcanine if it encounters opposing Fire-types, with the latter providing Intimidate support for the rest of the team.
Chesnaught's low Speed and mediocre Sp.Def stat means its easily worn down by repeated special attacks from particularly strong special attackers.
Pokemon | Description |
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Iron Bundle | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Outspeeds Chesnaught and can easily KO with Choice Specs-boosted Ice Beam. ・Can still deal heavy damage to Chesnaught if it terastallizes into a Poison-type. ▶️Iron Bundle Best Movesets |
Chi-Yu | Ranking: ★★★★
・Easily KO's with Choice Specs-boosted Fire Blast. ・Can still deal heavy damage to Chesnaught if it terastallizes into a Poison-type. ▶️Chi-Yu Best Movesets |
Flutter Mane | Ranking: ★★★★
・Choice Specs-boosted Moonblast. ・Can KO Chesnaught if it terastallizes into a Poison-type with Ground-type Tera Blast. ▶️Flutter Mane Best Movesets |
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