What is a good moveset for Galvantula?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Galvantula, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for its pre-evolutions, if any, can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilties, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Galvantula Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Comments

Likely tier: Neverused

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Actual tier: RU

Answer 1

Well Ill Give A Complete Sp. Set:

Nature: Modest

EVs: 252 SA, 252 Speed, 4 HP

Thunder: Yay For CompoundEyes!
Bug Buzz: Yay For STAB!
Energy Ball: Yay For Coverage!
Hidden Power[Ground]: Yay For Covering Weaknesses!

Comments

Nice, I know a lot of people run Timid on Galvantula, but Modest nature does have its perks!  Very nice moveset!

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Good moveset but if you don't have the right hidden power what would you replace it with

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I use hidden power ice on mine.

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HP Water is better for complete weakness coverage

Answer 2

Oh, screw you Trachy. I swear, there are more of us!
...Somewhere.

Denchura doesn't have much, in terms of stats, but he's among the better of many bugs, sporting no x4 Rock weakness, no "all less than 90" stat spread, and of course, not the most predictable movepool. For a Bug, it's got a bit going for it, because of all of the utility options.

Here's a good moveset for Denchura:

@ Life Orb
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Compoundeyes
EVs: / 252 Special Attack / 252 Speed / 4 HP /

MOVESET:

Thunder Wave
Volt Change / U-Turn / Pursuit
Thunder / Bug Buzz
Energy Ball

Comments

Why'd you use the Japanese name?

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Because this was answered 6 months ago, when that was all we knew.

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I am a bug type lover, when pokemon black and white were released

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In the previous games bug pokemon were pathetic in this one I quite like them

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Bugs were the only weapon against Psychics in gen 1 so Beedrill and Jolteon(Only ones to learn Pin Missile and decent enough gen 1 bug moves by which I mean base 50 power.) were absoulutely nessecary and why Jolteon is by far the best gen 1 electric type.

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Actually, there was a mess-up in gen 1 games that made bug type moves non-effective to psychic types, making gen 1 bug types pretty much useless.

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the life orb is overdoing it.  why not expert belt?

Answer 3

A popular Pokemon among Bug type enthusiasts (of which there is only one in the world) and a horrible Pokemon to the rest of us normal Fire type lovers.

Ability: Compoundeyes

EVs: Speed, Sp Attack, HP Nature: Modest

Thunder: Doesn't have horrid accuracy with Compoundeyes. Great source of STAB then.

Bug Buzz: Bug type STAb.

Toxic: Badly poisons the foe.

Swagger: You are going to faint from a physical attack anyways,so use confusion to survive, damaging the foe with poison all the while.

Comments

Go grass types

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you answered twice!

Answer 4

Internet Friends (Galvantula) (F) @ Life Orb

Trait: Compoundeyes

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)

• Thunder
• Bug Buzz
• Energy Ball
• Volt Switch

Comments

Nice set, it's the most effective galvantula set IMO. I've found the a scarf works well with this set as well.

Answer 5

Galvantula @ Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Sticky Web
- Thunder
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain

Comments

this is the most effective set for my bug types strategies and it did really well :)

Answer 6

Ability: compound eyes

Moves:
Toxic-kill the opponenet slowly
Bug Buzz-STAB
Electroball-high power due to high speed
Agility-increase speed to increase power of electroball

Answer 7

Galvantula (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Compoundeyes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Energy Ball
- Thunder
- Bug Buzz
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Answer 8

Nature:Naive Ability:Compound Eyes Moves: Thunder Bug Buzz Hidden Power(Ice) Sucker Punch

Answer 9

In game Galvantula.
Meaning this is not for competitive use.

Galvantula w/ Zap Plate
Modest Nature
EVs ( Optional ) - 252 Sp Atk / 252 Speed / 4 Hp

Electro Web - Part 1 of strategy, STAB, Zap Plate boost.
Electro Ball - Part 2 of strategy, ( You're much faster than your opponent now ) STAB, ZP-boost.
Bug Buzz - STAB
Energy Ball - Coverage

My favorite in-game Galvantula. Works great.

You can change out Electro Web for agility, but Electro Web deals damage on bulkier foes ( Such as the Metagross in the Elite Four - rematch - ) and gets a few boosts to it's power.

Answer 10

Galvantula (M) @ Life Orb

Trait: Compoundeyes
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Giga Drain
• Thunder
• Bug Buzz
• Hidden Power [Fire]

Answer 11

With great speed and decent special attack galvantula is just begging for choice specs

[email protected] choice specs
Nature: timid
Ability: compound eyes
Evs: 4 hp 252 sp atk 252 spd
Thunder
Volt switch
Bug buzz
Hidden power ice

Just feel like galvantula isn't hitting hard enough? Here's the solution. The moves are pretty self explanatory. Giga drain and another hidden power like ground are also viable move options.

Answer 12

Electroballer

• Ability: Unnerve
• Item: Electric Gem/ Anything to boost speed
• Electro Ball
• Bug Buzz
• Agility- increase your own speed
• Thunder Wave- lower opponent's speed

Comments

Finally. Someone else who does Unnerve.

Answer 13

Item Focus Band

Bug Buzz ( Low Chance but may lower Special Defense, still okay to use)
Agility ( Boost speed for Electroball)
Electroball STAB and good Speed
Energy Ball ( Cover Rock)

Answer 14

Galvantula (M) @ Lucky Egg
Trait: Compoundeyes
EVs: 122 HP / 99 SAtk / 53 Spd
Naughty Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunder
- Signal Beam
- X-Scissor

Still in the progress of teaching it Bug Buzz (Lvl 45 at the moment). Going to replace it with Signal Beam.

Answer 15

Best Sticky Webber in gen 6 OU.

[email protected] Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Timid/Modest
EVs: 252 SAtk/252 Spe/4 HP

Sticky Web- The move that made Galvantula OU. Lowers the opponent's speed every switch.

Volt Switch/Bug Buzz- STAB.

Thunder- Works with Compound Eyes. STAB.

Energy Ball/Bug Buzz- STAB or coverage.

Answer 16

[email protected] Magnet
Role: fast sweeper
Trait: compound eyes
Nature:Timid (+Spd -Atk)
EVs: 252 Spd, 252 Sp.A, 4 HP
-Thunder (great acuracy thanks to compound eyes,STAB)
-Volt Switch (oh damn, a threat, RUN)
-Bug Buzz (how can he buzz without wings? STAB)
-Gastro Acid (nice ability, not any more)

Use thunder to kill of most Pokemon, volt switch when in danger, bug buzz for Pokemon resistent to electric type and gastro acid to get rid of any good ability the opponent might have.
you will be sweeping in no time, either other Pokemon, or Galvantula's wrecked remains.

Hope I helped

Answer 17

No physical moveset?

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Role: physical sweeper

ability: unnerve/swarm

EVs: 248atk, 252speed, 8hp

Nature: Jolly

Item: Choice band

Moves:

X-scissor: stab

Wild charge: Stab, does 90 power but recoil.

poison jab/cross poison: Poison jab does more damage and has a 30% chance to poison foe while cross poison has high crit and has 10% chance to poison foe.

Sucker punch/pursuit: Priority when opponent plans to attack or if opponent decides to switch out.

Granted a physical moveset isn't the best option but its definitely something your opponent wont see coming. Sadly it has no moves that can cover its two weaknesses but hey its still a pretty decent set.

Answer 18

A somewhat troll set ;D

Held Item: Binding Band
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Attack)
EVs: 252 Special Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
Moves:

• Infestation
• Electroweb
• Hidden Power (Water/Ground)
• Gastro Acid

I know, these aren't the strongest moves, but at least you can annoy your opponent and bleed his/her pokémon to death. Trap yout enemies with Infestation in the first round (powered up by Binding Band), then take out their ability with Gastro Acid, then finish them with Electroweb attacks, increasing its accuracy with Compund Eyes! Hidden Power covers Fire and Rock weaknesses, and of course, Ground covers more types, but Water type is not the end of the world, I guess. :D