What is a good LC moveset for Abra?

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If you have a good competitive moveset for Abra,post an answer below and upvote the best ones.

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Abra @ Twisted SpoonAbility: Magic GuardEVs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 4 HPModest Nature- Psychic- Energy Ball- Dazzling Gleam- Thunder Wave

Here is a set I just made for my Abra for Doubles LC:

Abra @ Twisted SpoonAbility: SynchronizeEVs: 252 Atk / 248 Spe / 8 SpDAdamant Nature- Magic Coat- Knock Off- Psychic Terrain- Zen Headbutt

Magic Coat reflects any status conditions like Thunder Wave or Toxic back to the opponent. It works only on the turn it is used. Good for Toxic stallers and beats bringing in a Magic Bounce user.Knock Off to knock off an opponent’s item such as a Life Orb or Leftovers so their moves cannot be boosted or so they cannot restore HP each turn. Watch out for HP draining moves and annoying Aqua Ring.Psychic Terrain boosts the power of Psychic type moves, so Zen Headbutt can be more powerful. I chose Zen Headbutt over Psychic because that move is too mainstream. Also, Zen Headbutt has the chance to make the opponent flinch.

Hope this helped! Saw there was only one answer since 8 years ago so this board needs some more answers :) Glad to help in advance. On a side note, this is a set for a supporter in Doubles LC. Not to be mixed for a bad set. I know its Attack stat is pretty bad, but It is enough to cause a foe to flinch and enough to knock off someone’s item.

Abra represents my favourite attacking style: the Special Glass Cannon. I really like it, so here’s a moveset.

Abra @ Spooky Plate / Pixie Plate / Silk ScarfAbility: Magic GuardEVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 SpDModest / Timid Nature- Psychic- Energy Ball- Shadow Ball- Tri Attack / Dazzling Gleam

First, I picked Magic Guard as its Ability because one, a single Toxic could spell the end, and two, Inner Focus and Synchronize simply aren’t useful on such a fragile Pokemon. Modest and Timid natures both lower Attack, and raise Special Attack and Speed respectively. Both are useful to Abra, while Attack is completely useless. The EV spread boosts Special Attack and Speed, Abra’s most important stats. Ordinarily, I would invest the others in HP, but Abra’s HP is so bad that it simply wouldn’t be worthwhile to boost. Instead, Abra has decent Special Defense, so it would be the next best thing. As for the moves, Psychic is Abra’s best STAB move. Shadow Ball is excellent Ghost coverage. Energy Ball is an all-around good move that can lower special defense. Tri Attack and Dazzling Gleam are both solid moves, Tri Attack has a better secondary effect, but Dazzling Gleam provides Dragon and Dark coverage. Take your pick. As for the items, the Spooky Plate boosts one coverage move, and the Silk Scarf or Pixie Plate will give coverage for the other 80 base power one. Energy Ball doesn’t need a boost, since it has 90 base power and the others have 80.

Abra @ Life OrbAbility: Magic GuardEVs: 36 Atk / 236 SpA / 196 SpeHasty Nature- Psychic- Dazzling Gleam- Fire Punch / Submission- Protect / Energy Ball / Submission / Thunder Wave / Counter

Abra is an excellent Life Orb user since it takes no damage from the item thanks to Magic Guard, and it allows Abra to run an effective mixed set. Psychic is your main STAB, with Dazzling Gleam support to cover your weaknesses to Dark. Now there’s about twelve other unique tech and coverage options, but Fire Punch and Submission are far and away the most helpful, ensuring you cannot be walled by Ferroseed/Pawniard, and you probably want to run both. The other coverage and tech moves are useable, if not nearly as highly recommended.