What is a good moveset for Cobalion?
If you have a good competitive moveset for Cobalion,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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Item: Leftovers/Kings-rockNature: JollyAbility: JustifiedEVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 4 Hp
Thunder-waveIron-headSacred-swordTauntorStone-edge
Para-flincher set :D I have always loved using Para-flinch ever since I first tried it with Togekiss, while Cobalion does not have Serene-grace when you add up the Paralysis fromThunder-waveand the 30% Flinch chance fromIron-headthere is still a pretty good chance that the opponent will not move especially if you add theKings-rock. Aside from flinchingIron-headis pretty strongSTABas well.Sacred-swordis very usefulSTABand also ignores the opponents defense stat boosts, this guy is the worlds best Umbreon counter because of this and his immunity to poison and his Attack boosts when hit by Dark moves. Though it should be noted that you should not use Para-flinch on Umbreon because if he has Synchronize as his ability then you get paralyzed to and if he has Inner-focus then he can not flinch, furthermore if you usedTaunthe(most likely) can only use Payback and that will make your attack boost(though most likely the opponent will switch). Anyway back to the set. For your last move you could useTauntas a way of crippling walls and tanks, on the other hand you could useStone-edgefor some morecoverage. For the Item you can useLeftoversto make him last longer or you can use theKings-rockto increase your chances of Flinching.
Cobalion@ Choice Band
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
Close Combatis the best STAB move for aChoice banded!! set beacuse of that PWR!
Stone Edgecovers Fire weakness and otherTypes.
Iron Headis the second STAB move.
X-scissoris a good choice for a caverage move.
Cobalion @ LeftoversTrait: JustifiedEVs: 52 HP / 152 Atk / 52 Def / 252 SpdImpish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)- Substitute- Swords Dance- Iron Head- Close Combat
One of my favorite sets to use for this guy. Hes Bulky and he hits Fast and Hard. Substitute is used so you can Set up a few Swords Dances and if you are behind one after you have all the Attack boost theres almost nothing that can stop you. Swords Dance boost your attack by two stages. Iron Head and Close Combat are two amazing STABs.
Pretty good Pokemon =P
Cobalion@ Muscle Band / Leftovers / Sitrus BerryAbility: JustifiedEVs: 128 Atk / 128 Def / 252 SpeJolly Nature-Sacred Sword-Zen Headbutt-Stone Edge-Swords Dance / Hone Claws
Sacred Sword: Because you don’t want to use Close Combat to lower your defenses, and, plus, Sacred Sword is just awesome if your foe is using Iron Defense or something.
Zen Headbutt: Die you accursed Fighting-types!
Stone Edge: Die you accursed Fire-types (plus, it’s useful against Flying-types)!
Swords Dance / Hone Claws: Both options are good. Using Swords Dance makes you dish out a stronger attack quicker. Although you have Zen Headbutt and Stone Edge which are both a lil' inaccurate, so Hone Claws is a pretty good option as well ^_^
Cobalion @ LeftoversAbility:JustifiedEVs:252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 DefImpishNature-Thunder Wave-Iron Head-Sacred Sword-Taunt
Physical sponge, crippler, stallbreaker, and it still hits pretty hard because it’s a Cobalion. Cobalion can just eat physical attacks in UU and RU with it’s 396 Defense after investment.
Cobalion @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 HP / 4 SAtk
Timid Nature
When most people see Cobalion they’ll expect him to be a physical attacker so I wanted to make it so you surprise anyone he’s facing. Starting with substitute will make the person think okay hes going to set up on me no problem, calm mind will then turn them into a 180 thinking what the heck could this guy have to be using calm mind? Flash Cannon is a common STAB and that SpDef drop is a nice bonus. Lastly HP Water rounds it off as unexpected and provides some coverage. So what do you think?
CobalionRole: Bulky Status ShufflerItem: LeftoversAbility: JustifiedNature: CarefulEVs: 252 HP / 252 Sp. Defense / 4 DefenseMoves:-Stealth Rock (Entry Hazard)-Thunder Wave/Toxic (Status)-Roar (Shuffling)-Substitute/Volt Switch (Set up a Sub or Get out of there!)
Protect is also a good option for a fourth move if you go with Toxic.
My favorite out of the trio. here’s a good set.
Ability:Justified
Evs: 252atk, 252speed, 4hp
Nature: Jolly
Item: leftovers/life orb
Moves:
Sacred sword/close combat/ super power: Sacred sword does the least amount of damage out of the three but it ignores stat changes to your target, close combat does a whopping 120 power but lowers your Pokemon’s defense and special defense when using it, Super power is similar but instead of lowering special defense it lowers attack.
Iron head: 80 power stab and 30% chance to flinch target
Zen headbutt/ stone edge: Zen headbutt does less damage but has 100% accuracy and 20% chance to flinch(covers fighting and poison) while stone edge has more power and has high crit ratio but has less accuracy (covers fire and flying).
swords dance/iron defense: raise attack by 2 or raise defense by 2.
Gen 8 UUCobalion @ Chople BerryAbility: JustifiedEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Iron Head- Stealth Rock- Taunt- Volt Switch
Stealth Rock setter. Iron Head is STAB. Taunt is to stop Pokémon who use status moves. Volt Switch is for pivoting.
Cobalion @ Life OrbAbility: JustifiedEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Iron Head- Close Combat- Stone Edge / Any Physical move- Swords Dance
Swords Dance boosts Attack. Iron Head and Close Combat are STAB. Stone Edge is coverage, but any Physical move works.
Have fun using this set, hope I helped!
Wait, what? There isn’t a special double dance set already on here?Gen 8 RUCobalion @ Leftovers(I’m not sure about Leftovers, suggestions are welcome)Ability: JustifiedEVs: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 SpeTimid / Modest NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Calm Mind- Flash Cannon- Rock Polish- Focus BlastWell, Leftovers is healing, Justified is its only ability, and is useful when you switch into a dark type move not named Knock Off, the EVs are your bread and butter sweeper EVs, Timid helps with revenge killers, Modest is more power, 0 IVs minimize Foul Play damage, Calm Mind patches your bad SpD and raises its mediocre SpA, Flash Cannon is STAB, and Rock Polish boosts speed, making it harder to revenge kill.Other options: You could forgo Rock Polish for Taunt, Thunder Wave, or Stealth Rock if you want more support for your team. You could use Steel Beam, but with only Leftovers healing, it isn’t the best idea. Air Slash could replace one of the STAB moves or Rock Polish. You could use Iron Defense, but that makes it almost complete Taunt bait. Volt Switch could be used to pivot out of bad matchups, replacing one of the STAB moves or Rock Polish. Alternatively, you could run a more defensive RestTalk set, but RestTalk can make it set up bait, or you could get unlucky with Sleep Talk. You could also use Substitute to stall time to set up Calm Minds, replacing Rock Polish.Checks and counters: Revenge Killers: Physical Revenge Killers can outspeed and kill it. However, special Revenge Killers will have a hard time breaking past it if they don’t have a super effective move or you haven’t set up enough Calm Minds. I’m not sure what else would counter this, I’ll put more later when I find more checks and counters.
Time for auniquemoveset!Gen 7 UU Setup Sweeper
sword (Cobalion) @ Life OrbAbility: JustifiedEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Iron Head- Poison Jab- Sacred Sword- Swords Dance
idk why but my brain cannot comprehend this SWORD being a special or mixed attacker, so full physical sweeper mode! SD, Iron Head, and Sacred Sword are self explanatory (i hate close combat’s defense drops, I love iron head’s flinch chance), and poison jab manages to catch so many people off guard! I cannot tell you how many people send out Tapu Bulu or Whimsicott, and get completely decimated after a set-up with SD. Yes, I know that fairies are already taken care of with Iron Head, and that Poison is a really situational, terrible offensive type, but for me it’s been working! All in all, full physical sweeper with a nasty surprise for Tapus…
