What is a good moveset for Delphox?

Question

Share your best competitive movesets for Delphox on this thread! Movesets for Mega Delphox can also be posted here, as well as for Fennekin and Braixen.

Check the submission guidelines before posting! Only competitive movesets with all relevant details (item, nature, exact EVs, ability, moves) and a solid explanation will be accepted.

Delphox Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Delphox @ Expert Belt / Colbur Berry
Ability: Blaze / Magician
EVs: 4 HP / 12 Def / 236 SpA / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Timid Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Mystical Fire
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball

Magician for Colbur Berry

And so use Will-O-Wisp for physical strikers, Mystical Fire for special attackers, Psyshock to go through special walls, and Shadow Ball for coverage. Alternatively, you could use Psychic and Flamethrower/Fire Blast instead but they don't tend to work as well. Dazzling Gleam could replace Shadow Ball for coverage against Dark types.

Answer 2

Gen 7 NU

Delphox @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psyshock
- Flamethrower
- Dazzling Gleam
- Calm Mind

Psyshock is STAB and hits special walls. Flamethrower is also STAB. Dazzling Gleam deals with dark types. Calm Mind boosts your special attack and special defense.

Answer 3

The power of magic can trick you... And this set too

Gen VII
Delphox @ Red Card
Ability: Magician
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Flamethrower / Mystical Fire
- Signal Beam / Dazzling Gleam
- Calm Mind / Will-O-Wisp

Psychic is STAB
The fire move is also STAB, while Flametrower is stronger, Mystical Fire lowers the Special Attack of your opponent
Signal Beam and Dazziling Gleam are for coverage
Calm Mind And Will-O-Wisp are for setup and for ruin physical attackers day respecivelly
Plus, Red Card + Magician can surprise many opponents, since they are probably unprepared for that. This combo is exactly why this set can be tricky

Answer 4

Gen 9 Special Sweeper

Delphox @ Leftovers
Ability: Blaze
Tera: Stellar
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 SpA
Bold Nature
- Shadow Ball / Will-o-wisp
- Hex
- Psychic
- Flamethrower

A solid set. Psychic and flamethrower are great STABs. Stellar tera type is good for everything. Hex Works with the set. Shadow ball is coverage, good damage, and has the nifty feature of lowering the opponent's special defence sometimes. Leftovers is for survivability.

Comments

No point of Hex if you have Shadow Ball and no Will-o-Wisp.

Answer 5

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Delphox (Nasty Plot Sweeper)
Item : Choice Specs, Choice Scarf, Life Orb
Nature : Timid (+Spe / -Atk)
Ability : Blaze, Magician(if running life orb)
Ev's : 252 Spe / 252 Spa / 4 Hp
Moveset :
- Nasty Plot (+2 Spa)
- Fire Blast (Strong fire stab move 2x Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel) or just go flamethrower to guarantee a hit
- Psychic (Standard Stab move)
- Will-o-wisp / Substitute / Hidden Power [Ground] / Hidden Power [Grass]