What is a good moveset for Altaria?
If you have a good competitive moveset for Altaria,post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.
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Altaria Pokédex and learnsetfor reference.
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This mega is so fun.
Altaria@AltarianiteAbility:Natural CureEVs:252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeAdamantNature-Frustration / Return / Façade-Dragon Dance-Roost-Earthquake / Heal Bell / Substitute
This thing is deadly after it sets up a Dragon Dance, which it can easily do with great defenses and typing that gives a lot of resistances with the handy Dragon immunity. Not too many things out there can take a +1 Pixilated Return or Frustration, much less at +2. Roost is to heal off damage with your surprisingly good bulk despite being uninvested. Earthquake is excellent coverage that hits what Return can’t (especially Heatran), but Heal Bell or Subsitute can be used if you hate status.
(99% sure that ORAS is out. I’m going to assume it’s safe to post movesets now.)
Gen 8 Perish TrappperAltaria @ Heavy-Duty BootsAbility: Natural CureEVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpDCalm NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Fire Spin- Perish Song- Roost- Protect
Fire Spin is to trap the opponent. Perish Song is to be used after you trap the opponent with Fire Spin. Roost is for healing off any damage. Protect is to stall while waiting for the Perish count to drop. Switch out when your Perish Song count is at 1.
Altaria-Mega@ AltarianiteAbility: Natural CureEVs: 164 HP / 252 Atk / 92 SpeJolly Nature-Hone Claws-Dragon Rush-Return / Double Edge-Iron Tail
Wait! I have a reason for using this! Hone Claws can be deadly with Dragon Rush, as Dragon Rush now is a 100 Power99% Accuracymove (with a slight chance of flinching of course). Why not have Double-Edge for a Power 156 Fairy move with 100% Accuracy and Iron Tail for coverage too?
Gen 9 NU Defensive UtililtyAltaria @ Heavy-Duty BootsAbility: Natural CureTera Type: SteelEVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpeImpish Nature- Brave Bird- Will-O-Wisp- Defog- Roost
Altaria is in NU, so here is set it can use in Gen 9 NU. Altaria has a couple new tools it can use. It has a stronger Flying STAB in Brave Bird, meaning it doesn’t have to worry about Hurricane missing. Altaria also gets Will-O-Wisp, meaning it can burn physical wallbreakers to cripple them. Defog lets Altaria remove hazards from the field, providing more utility for its team. Roost give Altaria reliable HP recovery so it can stay around longer. Haze is an option to let Altaria remove the stat boosts from setup sweepers. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to prevent Altaria from being chipped by Stealth Rock pre Tera. Natural Cure lets Altaria serve as a status abosrber for its teammates. Tera Steel turns all of Altaria’s usual weaknesses into resists.
252 HP EVs are used for bulk. 96 Speed EVs allow Altaria to outspeed Adamant Grimmsnarl. The rest of the EVs are used in Defense with an Impish Nature to allow Altaria to check physical wallbreakers better.
Gen 9 National Dex
Altaria-Mega @ AltarianiteAbility: Natural CureEVs: 248 HP / 44 SpA / 216 SpeModest Nature- Hyper Voice- Ice Beam- Flamethrower / Will-O-Wisp- Roost
Offensive Moveset
Altaria (F) @ Metal CoatAbility: Cloud NineEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant / Impish / Jolly / Careful Nature-Steel Wing-Dragon Dance-Cotton Guard-Dragon Claw
Stalling Moveset
Altaria (F) @ LeftoversAbility: Cloud NineEVs: 252 HP / 126 Def / 126 SpDJolly Nature-Cotton Guard-Roost-Toxic-Steel Wing
Gen 8 Natonal Dex UUAltaria @ AltarianiteAbility: Natural CureEVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpABold NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Hyper Voice- Flamethrower- Defog / Heal Bell- Roost
Hyper Voice is STAB that’s boosted by Pixilate once Altaria mega evolves. Flamethrower is to deal with steel types. Defog is to clear entry hazards for your team. Heal Bell can be used instead to heal the status conditions of you and your teammates. Roost is for healing and allows Mega Altaria to stay in the game longer.
Altaria (F) @ LeftoversAbility: Natural CureEVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpDImpish Nature- Dragon Dance- Roost- Dragon Claw- Earthquake
248 HP EVs allow Altaria to switch into Stealth Rock 4 times without fainting, but it also helps a little even if it only does it once. A spinner is recommended though.Physical bulk is invested in so Altaria has best overall bulk since it’s SpD is higher than Def.Dragon Dance is used to boost Speed and Attack, making it more powerful, and faster. Easily gets away with it having Roost as reliable recovery.Dragon Claw is STAB and has good neutral coverage, Earthquake complements it nicely by hitting Steel types that resists Dragon Claw.
The bulkiest Dragon in NU is a beast with the right set. And his cursed 4x weakness to Ice is hard on him, but he can usually take it like a baws.
Altaria @ LeftoversAbility: Natural CureEVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpDCalm Nature- Cotton Guard- Roost- Dragon Pulse- Toxic
One Cotton Guard can make this guy a beast. Adn two makes him BAWS. Roost removes that 4x weakness and heals him. Dragon Pulse prevents him from becoming Taunt bait. Toxic is also useful to force switches because of the quicklt dwindling HP.
Altaria (F) @ AltarianiteAbility: Cloud NineEVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 6 SpDModest Nature- Hyper Voice- Fire Blast- Hidden Power [Rock] / Hidden Power [Ground]- Roost / Ice Beam
Hyper Voice is STAB and is boosted by Pixilate. Fire Blast and the HP of your choice provides coverage. Roost can be recovery, while Ice Beam could be useful somehow. IDK.
“Le Bulky Swablu Set”
I thought I’d post a Swablu set here in case anyone would like to use an Altaria-like Pokémon in lower tiers (NU/PU). I haven’t seen one here so have fun trolling people with little Swablu.
Swablu @ EvioliteAbility: Natural CureEVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpDCareful / Calm Nature- Return / Hyper Voice- Cotton Guard / Feather Dance- Toxic- Roost
Okay so this little set is all aboutstall, stall, stall!Some details about the stats, abilities and item. A Swablu with Eviolite and Max. Special Defence has a whopping409Special Defence! Now that straight away just makes you a complete tank. And with 248 HP, this little Swablu is going to be sponging up special hits for days. Careful is if you wanna go Return, Calm is if you wanna go Hyper Voice (don’t forget to fix the attack stat accordingly). Natural Cure is in case someone tries to Toxic-stall you; just switch out of there!As for the moveset.. The set is really about Toxic stalling and healing yourself up. Literally just Toxic them, Roost if you get low on health, Cotton Guard / Feather Dance in fear of physical attackers and Return / Hyper Voice to do some solid damage if need be.
Have fun with this set and enjoy trollin'.
~Butters
Altaria @ AltarianiteAbility: Natural CureEVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 SpeNaughty Nature- Dragon Pulse- Fly / Sky Attack / Roost- Moonblast- Cotton Guard / Earthquake
-Dragon Pulse: Coverage/STAB-Fly/Sky Attack/Roost: Fly for convenience in your party, Sky Attack for STAB and the chance of flinching, Roost so you can heal.-Moonblast: Coverage/Lowering Special Attack against your opponent down 1 stage.-Cotton Guard/Earthquake: Defence against Steel, Poison, Fairy, and Ice types, Earthquake for more type coverage.
This set is meant to give your Altaria a good movepool to defend against a bunch of types. For your flying type move, you have three options. Fly for convenience, Sky Attack for flinching and stab, and Roost, to heal. For your fourth move, you can choose a defensive move, Cotton Guard, to up your defence drastically. Or you can have an attack to give your Altaria a wider movepool. Whatever you feel is best whether it’s an attack or a defence. I hoped this helped, and gave you an idea for a good set for your Altaria. Thanks for reading.
I got a good moveset for a Tank Mega Altaria to serve as a Physical and Special Tank or for short a Mixed Tank but it’s only a Mixed Tank as a mega so best to make sure every turn it has it’s a Mega
Altaria @ AltarianiteAbility: Cloud NineEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 126 Def / 126 SpDRelaxed Nature- Earthquake / Bulldoze- Steel Wing- Roost- Moonblast
Ability: Cloud Nine - Make sure your opponent doesn’t use the weather to their advantage. As Mega: Pixilate - useless
This is for a Mixed Tank Mega Altaria but if your Altarianite gets knocked off or stolen or anything else before you can mega evolve you may also wanna replace Moonblast with Sky Attack which is STAB and powerful or Dragon Rush/Dragon Pulse, I hope I helped!
Altaria-Mega @ AltarianiteAbility: PixilateEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeModest / Timid Nature- Moonblast- Dragon Pulse- Refresh / Roost- Ice Beam / Flamethrower
Moonblast and Dragon Pulse are STAB.
Refresh is to cure paralysis, poison, and burns. Roost is to restore your HP.
Ice Beam and Flamethrower are for coverage, although I prefer Flamethrower to cover Ice and Steel weaknesses.
Hmmm…What should be the name…Oh, I got it.
Physical Xerneas (Altaria-Mega) @ AltarianiteAbility: PixilateEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Dragon Dance- Return- Dragon Claw- Earthquake
Feel free to use this set.
Altaria Mega Set
Altaria @ AltarianiteAbility: Cloud NineEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Earthquake- Iron Tail- Roost / Dragon Dance- Fire Blast / Take Down / Hyper Beam / Hyper Voice / Dragon Pulse
Hoped this helped :D
Special Altaria(Natdexag)Altaria-Mega @ AltarianiteAbility: PixilateEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Moonblast- Draco Meteor- Fire Blast- Hidden Power [Ground]
Moonblast is the most useful move since this isn’t doubles, putting it’s ability to waste. Draco Meteor have STAB but lowers Special Attack, so it isn’t recommended to use unless needed. Fire Blast covers Steel amd Ice types, which is very useful for a 110 base power move with a small chance to burn, which is equivalent to raising defense. Hidden Power Ground not just covers Steel like Fire Blast, it also covers against Poison types.
I’ve hoped I’ve helped!
Gen 8 National Dex UUAltaria @ AltarianiteAbility: Natural CureEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Hyper Voice- Draco Meteor- Fire Blast- Roost
Hyper Voice is STAB upon Mega Evolving thanks to Pixilate. Draco Meteor is STAB. Fire Blast is for coverage against steel types. Roost is for healing.
Here’s my moveset
Altaria-Mega @ AltarianiteAbility: PixilateEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeAdamant / Jolly Nature- Return- Dragon Dance- Earthquake- Dragon Claw / Haze
-STAB Pixilated Return, with max happiness, The best move for Altaria-Dragon Dance, if you have the chance to boost up, then it’s perfect for sweep-Earthquake, one of the best moves, covers 5 types(2 of them being Mega Altaria’s weakness)-Dragon Claw for STAB, or Haze to reset all stat changes, just make sure you don’t boost up, if you’re using Haze
Ines (Altaria) @ AltarianiteAbility: Cloud Nine / Natural CureEVs: 130 Atk / 126 SpA / 252 SpeLonely / Mild / Hasty Nature- Dragon Dance- Dragon Claw- Return / Frustration- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
This set covers pretty much everything that’s currently in the dex. Dragon Dance to set up, Dragon Claw and Return/Frustration as STABs (Pixilate turns the latter into STABs,) and Flamethrower for coverage.
