What is a good moveset for Buzzwole?

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Buzzwole@ Choice ScarfAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Lunge / Leech Life- Superpower- Earthquake- Ice Punch

Basically, this is a Hit and Run set designed in order to deal Massive Damge that could OHKO threats like Ferrothorn, Heatran, Mega Lopunny, and some others that cannot resist its super powerful STAB move Superpower. Superpower can actually OHKO Mega Gyarados, and also 2HKO Mega Gyarados with 252 Hp and 252 Def, and Impish Nature. Earthquake gets even more coverage and is the key move to deal with Heatran. Ice Punch is a must for Garchomp, Landorus, and Gliscor. Lunge and Leech life is Bug STAB. With this set, Buzzwole can outspeed many threats I stated above. And here are some Calculations I made.

252 Atk Buzzwole Superpower vs. 0 Hp / 4 Def Mega Lopunny: 432-510 (159.4 - 188.1%) – guaranteed to OHKO

252 Atk Buzzwole Superpower vs. 252 Hp / 252 Def+ Ferrothorn: 246-290 (69.8 - 82.3%) – guaranteed to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Buzzwole Earthquake vs. 252 Hp / 252 Def+ Heatran: 326-376 (81.8-97.4%) – guaranteed to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Buzzwole Ice Punch vs. 252 Hp / 252 Def+ Gliscor: 216-256 (61-72.3%) – guaranteed to 2HKO after Poison Heal

Buzzwole @ LeftoversAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 252 HP / 6 Def / 252 SpDCareful / Adamant Nature- Leech Life- Substitute- Bulk Up- Focus Punch

I’ll begin by saying something upfront: Bug/Fighting is a pretty bad STAB combination–offensively. That’s because Bug and Fighting are both resisted by four different types. But on the other hand, the nature of this set does not need Bug/Fighting to be particularly good, and you don’t need strong STAB coverage when you’ve got Focus Punch and Leech Life. To start, Substitute has naturally good synergy with both of them, and Bulk Up even more so. You’re healing yourself with Leech Life on a set that does not naturally have enough room for good HP recovery. And a boosted Focus Punch from this thing, well, it kinda hits hard enough to turn a Dump Truck into garbage. You know, a 300-ton, 3,500 horsepower durable machine of stainless steel that deals with things far tougher than the average Pokemon. 2x resisting Focus Punch isn’t going to help much because even then, Focus Punch still has a good 75 base power. Bulk Up makes it so that your opponent can’t break the Substitutes you set up, and it has to be said that base 107 HP and 139 Defense are already naturally good. After +1 or +2 those subs are not going to break in one hit. And Substitute means you can fire off Focus Punches willy-nilly without you needing to flinch; when your Sub doesn’t break your opponent is going to have to eat another. Did I mention how Focus Punch 1-hit-KOs stuff and how Beast Boost makes everything worse? Yeah, that’s the fun part.

Since you can’t boost your Sp. Defense, investing in it is a good idea because otherwise Buzzwole is more easily sniped by special attackers. On a side note, Buzzwole can make Substitutes that can’t be broken by Seismic Toss or Night Shade. Although in case you haven’t noticed, pretty much anything that’s a wall is screwed by this, as long as, of course, they don’t carry a flying or special move it’s weak to, Roar, or Whirlwind

Sometimes when you look at this Pokemon, you see epic buff bug. Other times, you see terrifying buff mosquito that looks like it wants to kill you.Buzzwole @ Life OrbAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 DefAdamant Nature•Fell Stinger•Leech Life•Drain Punch•Stone Edge

Use Fell Stinger if it will knock them out. 3+ attack. Leech Life and Drain Punch are STAB that heal, which helps with the life orb recoil. Stone Edge covers fire and flying.

Buzzwole @ Assault VestAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDAdamant / Careful Nature- Leech Life- Drain Punch- Earthquake- Ice Punch

Ultra Sun & Moon added something I’ve been waiting for Buzzwole to get: Drain Punch. This means you’ll have 2 powerful STAB Moves that restore your HP. With your 2 STAB Moves constantly restoring HP, this Assault Vest set becomes a lot more usable. Those together with Earthquake & Ice Punch give amazing coverage. You can opt for a Careful Nature instead of Adamant for a bit better Sp. Defense but know that you’ll have a pretty big Attack drop in the process.

Buzzwole@ LeftoversAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpDImpish Nature- Hammer Arm- Toxic- Roost- Earthquake / Stone Edge

Hammer Arm will OHKO Mega Lucario and many other Pokemon who do not resist it. Toxic badly poisons the foe. Roost heals HP. Earthquake OHKOs Mega Gengar, and Stone Edge can deal good damage to Flying type Pokemon.

Assault Vest Sweeper

Buzzwole @ Assault VestAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 6 HP / 252Atk / 252SpeJolly Nature- Leech Life- Drain Punch- Iron Head- Ice Punch

Assault vest increases ultra poorSpecial Defensestat so that it can stay for a few turns.Leech LifeandDrain Punchare powerful STABs which restore health (required because it is not too speedy).Iron HeadcoversFairytypes whileIce Punchdeals with Flying types.

With low defenses and speed, its not meant to be a lead. Switch it in against a weak and slower opponent. TriggerBeast Boostto raiseAttackstat and then start sweeping.

Buzzwole @ Assault VestAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpDCareful Nature- Drain Punch- Ice Punch- Leech Life- Earthquake

Well, This is a bulky sweeper can tank most neutral hits with assault vest it is EV trained so it boosts attack after knock out it has great physical bulk and usable HP stat. Try it out!

National Dex UUBuzzwole @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Life Orb / Rocky HelmetAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Close Combat- Earthquake / Darkest Lariat- Ice Punch / Poison Jab / Leech Life- Roost

This is an offensive 3 Attacks + Roost set. Close Combat is for strong fighting STAB. Earthquake is used to deal super effective damage to Aegislash and doesn’t make contact, so you won’t get affected by King’s Shield when you use it against Aegislash. Darkest Lariat can be used instead of Earthquake. While Darkest Lariat is worse because you get affected by Aegislash’s King’s Shield, you also deal super effective damage to Slowking with the same move. Ice Punch is for coverage against Pokemon like Mega Altaria. Poison Jab can be used over Ice Punch so you can deal super effective damage to Primarina and still be able to hit Mega Altaria hard. Leech Life is an option if you run Earthquake so you can deal with Slowking. Roost is for healing. Heavy-Duty Boots is one of the items you can use for this set as you’ll be harder to wear down since you won’t take damage from Stealth Rock and Spikes. Life Orb is an option to give your attacks more power and is useful on more offensive teams. Rocky Helmet is a choice if you want to punish Urshifu for clicking Surging Strikes.

Buzzwole @ Assault VestAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDAdamant Nature- Close Combat- Dual Wingbeat- Iron Head- Earthquake

These four attacks are chosen not only for their damage/coverage, but also for their Dynamax side effects that benefitboth you and your doubles ally(i.e. simultaneously help setup your ally):- Max Knuckle increases Attack- Max Airstream increases Speed- Max Steelspike increases Defense- Max Quake increases Special Defense

This build greatly appreciates initial support to help build momentum while Max move buffs accumulate: screens, flinch/debuff threatening opponents, Quash/paralyze fast opponents, redirect/intercept Flying attacks (x4 weakness of Buzzwole), set Tailwind to complement Max Airstream boosts, etc.

Buzzwole @ Rocky HelmetAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 DefAdamant Nature- Drain Punch- Leech Life / Fell Stinger- Bulk Up- Earthquake / Fire Punch

This set is essential for a bulky sweeper. Leech Life and Drain Punch are recovery and STAB, Bulk Up for setup, and Earthquake/Fire Punch to hit things it does not with its STAB moves. I would recommend setting up a Sticky Web for the possible free Bulk Up. Fell Stinger is for when the opponent is low.

(Gen 9) National Dex Monotype Sub Bulk Up (Bug)Buzzwole @ LeftoversAbility: Beast BoostTera Type: BugEVs: 200 HP / 100 Def / 180 SpD / 28 SpeAdamant Nature- Substitute- Bulk Up- Drain Punch- Thunder Punch / Earthquake

A Substitute + Bulk Up set Buzzwole uses on Bug teams in Gen 9 Monotype. This set is really nice to setup against passive and physical attackers such as Mega Sableye, Blissey/Chansey, Roaring Moon, Ferrothorn, Ogerpon-Wellspring, Alolan-Muk, etc. This makes Bug have an easier time against matchups such as Ground, Steel, Normal, and Dark. Buzzwole can afford to use a Sub BU set on Bug teams since Kleavor took over its role as the Choice Scarf Pokemon that can deal with the pesky Fire-types.

Substitute lets Buzzwole avoid being statused and helps it use Bulk Up so it can break through or clean through teams. You should use Substitute against passive Pokemon and physical wallbreakers who don’t threaten Buzzwole. With Bulk Up, Buzzwole increases its offensive presence while making it harder for physical wallbreakers to beat Buzzwole down. Drain Punch is the Fighting STAB since it provides Buzzwole with HP recovery to give it longevity, and it synergizes well with Substitute and Bulk Up. Thunder Punch allows Buzzwole to hit Water-types such as Pelipper, Mantine, Slowking, Slowbro, and Azumarill super effectively. Earthquake can be used instead to hit Poison-types such as Clodsire, Galarian Slowking, and Sneasler. Earthquake also lets Buzzwole hit Gholdengo super effectively (Air Balloon isn’t really common on Gholdengo) while still having a way to hit Toxapex super effectively. Leftovers is used to give Buzzwole some HP recovery.

This is a really Odd set originally made by Pimpnite. His latest video shows this set later in the video so be sure to give him credit for this set not me. Although, I am the one posting it so here it is. The purpose of this set is special Sweeper/Special Attacker.

Get Ripped (Buzzwole) @ Scope lensAbility: Beast BoostEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeModest Nature- Hidden Power [Bug]- Work Up- Roost- Focus Energy

First, use Focus energy to boost your Critical chances even more. Then, use Work up until you maximize Sp. Atk and Attack (Even though Attack won’t be needed in this set as the only attack in this set is Hidden Power, which is a special attack which is why the Special attack EVs instead of attack) HP bug for knocking out opponents, and Roost for recovery. Watch out for EQ which is really common in competitive.