Please read the submission guidelines before posting on a moveset question (msq).
Submission guidelines
The five guidelines below are required. If your post misses one, the staff will remove it.
Only post competitive movesets: That means no in-game movesets for use during the main story. Sets intended for the Battle Tower and similar facilities count as competitive.
Include ALL standard set details: You need to have an item, nature, exact EVs, ability and moves.* It's not good enough to say "pick any". Tera Type should also be included where relevant.
Include at least two proper sentences of explanation: You could talk about the Pokemon's role, what teams it suit best, and any unique aspects of the set that need explaining.
All sets must be legal within the base game: We don't accept sets for unreleased Pokemon or modded formats like Hackmons. National Dex formats are allowed as an exception.
Post your set as an answer, not a comment: Click the answer button instead of the comment button on the bottom-right corner of the original post. This helps reduce clutter.
Also remember the standard rules list. For example, please don't embed massive images, and don't copy-paste from other websites. You can post a set you found elsewhere, just describe it in your own words.
Be mindful that raw stats are not a substitute for EVs. If you're not experienced with EVs and how to use them, then you shouldn't be giving advice for competitive players. We don't accept illegal EV spreads (example: in excess of 510 total) or inefficient EV spreads (example: not divisible by 4).
If you're here to check your moveset will be allowed, you can stop reading now
Recommendations
We strongly recommend the following to post a good quality moveset, but your post won't be removed if you don't follow these.
Mention the intended battle format: For example, Gen 9 OU, Champions Doubles Reg M-A, etc.
Use Showdown-importable formatting: This is a standard when sharing movesets and is strongly recommended. Using it will make your post more readable and more credible. You can find an example below.
Only one moveset per answer: This means other people can vote on them separately. If you have multiple movesets, you can post more than one answer.
Organisation
Moveset questions are examples of "endless questions" on PokeBase, which are documented here. We have tight rules surrounding these to maintain organisation. They are listed here in brief:
One question per final form only.** Movesets for Pokemon that are not fully evolved belong on their final form's page. See notes for some edge cases where our approach is different.
You may not post your own moveset thread.*** This includes when the existing threads don't have something you like, don't suit your Pokemon's ability/nature, haven't been posted yet, etc. We have prioritised keeping the threads organised above covering particular needs like this.
You may not request movesets on moveset threads. Unfortunately, it's just bad luck if there's nothing on the threads that helps you. We enforce this to keep every thread organised.
Our philosophy for moveset questions is that they should be a one-stop shop for strategy on a given Pokemon. Responses should not be distributed across a dozen similar questions.
Notes
* If you're posting a moveset for an older generation where features like items and abilities don't exist, then you obviously don't need to include those details. Just specify which generation you're posting for and it's fine.
** We have separate threads for Alolan and Galarian form Pokemon, but generally not for other Pokemon with form differences, e.g. Meowstic and Giratina. We've also retained threads for Pokemon that received evolutions in later generations, e.g. Farfetch'd. We also do exceptions for some Pokemon that have split evolutions or have a very different niche to their evolved form.
*** We allow Little Cup moveset questions separate from the main moveset threads, but they can only be posted by Fizzbot or Movesetbot. If you want an LC moveset question then you can request it to one of the mods and they will submit it via those accounts.
Example
Below is an example of a moveset response that enacts the above guidelines. It isn't perfect, but it's fit for a purpose and there is an explanation of that.
Gen 7 Battle Spot Singles
Salamence @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 188 Def / 68 SpD
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Return
- Roar
- Dragon Dance
This is an alternative to the usual set-up sweeper Mega Salamence, using 95 / 130 / 90 defences and a decent defensive typing to deny prominent threats like Blaziken, Landorus-T, Breloom, and Excadrill. The combination of Intimidate and Mega Evolution will shut down most physical attackers, allowing you to use a support move.
Roost makes Salamence survivable throughout the game and is a safe option for when it forces a switch. Dragon Dance decreases Salamence's passivity, allowing it to capitalise when it walls an opponent. Roar helps stop sweepers like Mimikyu, Blaziken and Gyarados. The selected EVs prevent Mimikyu from getting an OHKO on Salamence at +2, or a 2KHO at +0. They also prevent Aegislash getting a 2HKO with Shadow Ball.
