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Meganium Movesets and Best Builds

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

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Meganium Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Blueberry #175 Type
Meganium ImageMeganium
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Icon
Abilities
Overgrow
Leaf Guard (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Overgrow Increases the damage of Grass-type moves by 50% when the user's HP is below 1/3 its max.
Leaf Guard
(Hidden)
The user prevents status conditions under sunny weather.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
80
247
Atk
82
365
Def
100
119
SpAtk
83
287
SpDef
100
111
Speed
80
302
Total
525
196
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 187 187 155 155 140
Atk 147 134 102 91 78
Def 167 152 120 108 94
SpAtk 148 135 103 92 79
SpDef 167 152 120 108 94
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 Meganium

Best Natures
Calm
(+Sp. Def, -Atk)
Bold
(+Def, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Meganium

Build Name Recommendation
Physical Wall ★★★

Physical Wall Moveset & Best Build

Nature Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EV Spread HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp. Atk 4
Final Stat Values HP 187 / Def 167 / Sp. Atk 104 / Sp. Def 120 / Spe 100
Ability Overgrow
Tera Type Pokemon Fire Type Icon
Held Item Leftovers
Moveset Giga Drain
Substitute
Leech Seed
Protect

Summary

Pokeball Icon It has good base defensive stats.

Pokeball Icon Multiple ways to heal itself.

Pokeball Icon Can now Terastallize to help with more difficult matchups.

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Meganium Image
Ability Held Item
Overgrow Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Leftovers ImageLeftovers

The Ability chosen for this build is Overgrow. This will boost the damage of Giga Drain while it is at low health.

The item chosen for this build is Leftovers. This helps Meganium recover a lot of health at the end of every turn, especially when paired with Leech Seed.

Alternatively, it could use Leaf Guard if it is run on a Sun team. It could also use a Sitrus Berry if it needs a more immediate form of healing.

Moves Breakdown

Giga Drain Substitute
Leech Seed Protect / Detect

Giga Drain is its best Grass-type STAB move since it will heal Meganium for half of the damage that it deals, making it even harder to remove from battle.

Substitute gives an extra layer of safety and prevents it from getting afflicted with a status.

Leech Seed works well in this build because it synergizes with Leftovers healing Meganium at the end of every turn.

Protect and Detect let Meganium stall out turns to let it heal and to let the opponent take more chip damage from being poisoned and Leech Seed.

Best Tera Type: Fire

Fire Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon

Fire is the best Tera Type for this build because it removes Meganium's weaknesses and it will still hit Ground, Rock, and Water types for super-effective damage.

Best Fire (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are placed in Meganium's HP and Defense to make it as physically bulky as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Sp. Atk to slightly boost its damage output.

A Bold nature is preferred to maximize its physical bulk.

Alternatively, it could use a Calm nature with maxed-out Sp. Def if the meta has more special attackers.

Other Viable Moves

Synthesis Gives a more immediate form of recovery compared to Leech Seed's passive healing.
Dragon Tail Forces the opponent to switch out, which works well if Meganium is paired with an ally that has entry hazards like Stealth Rock or Spikes. If you're using this move, consider a -Sp. Atk or -Spe nature instead of a -Atk one.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Meganium
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Image 100 HP|100 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP (Jolly)
Item: Punching Glove
Giga Drain
110 ~ 132 (62.5 ~ 75%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
29.4 - 35.2% HP Recovered
Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Meganium
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Image 120 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk (Jolly)
Item: Hearthflame Mask
Ivy Cudgel
140-168 (74.8 - 89.8%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
after Leftovers Recovery
OHKOs if Ogerpon Teras
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Chien-Pao Image 120 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk (Jolly)
Item: Focus Sash
Icicle Crash
134-158 (71.6 - 84.4%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
after Leftovers Recovery
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Image 130 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk (Jolly)
Item: Punching Glove
Surging Strikes
39-48 (20.8 - 25.6%)
Around 5HKO
after Leftovers Recovery

Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator

How to Use Meganium Effectively

Utilize its Defensive Options to Outlast Your Opponent

Meganium is not a great attacker, but it makes up for it by having decent HP and high Defense and Special Defense stats.

Utilize moves like Leech Seed combined with Protect and Substitute to stall out turns and let the opponent take enough chip damage to knock it out.

How to Build a Team with Meganium

Meganium is best used as a defensive Pokemon, so it will need its allies to do more immediate damage to get a win.

Sample Singles Team

Wish Support Physical Wall Special Attacker
Alomomola ImageAlomomola Meganium ImageMeganium Heatran ImageHeatran

These three Pokemon create a strong Grass-Fire-Water defensive core. They can all easily switch out and tank hits meant for one of its allies.

Alomomola helps its allies by healing them with Wish whenever it switches out with Flip Turn. Meganium can then come in to hit the opponent with chip damage every turn so that Heatran has an easier time knocking out the opponent's Pokemon.

Counters for Meganium

Use Pokemon That Ignore Meganium's Status Moves

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Gholdengo ImageGholdengo Ranking: ★★★★★
・Resists Meganium's Grass-type STAB moves.
・Good as Gold prevents status moves from affecting Gholdengo.
▶️ Gholdengo Best Movesets
Gliscor ImageGliscor Ranking: ★★★★
・Wants to be poisoned to make use of its Poison Heal ability.
・Both of its STABs cover Meganium's normal and defensive Teras.
▶️ Gliscor Best Movesets
Reuniclus ImageReuniclus Ranking: ★★★★
・Magic Guard prevents indirect damage.
・Can safely set up in front of Meganium.
▶️ Reuniclus Best Movesets

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2 Anonymous11 months

This isn’t about meganium but why don’t you update the website so basculeigon, urshifu, Rillaboom and stuff are on the pages with their Pokedex and not just home

1 Anonymous11 months

I'm trying to have my meganium learn the move Toxic but its not able to, even tried mirror herb but nothing? Is there another way to do it?

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