What is a good moveset for Diancie?

If you have a good competitive moveset for Diancie,post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for its pre-evolutions, if any, can also be shared on this thread.

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Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 SpeNaive Nature- Moonblast- Earth Power- Diamond Storm- Hidden Power [Fire]

This set allows Mega Diancie to function as a mixed sweeper, Naive Nature increases it’s Speed while decreasing it’s Special Defense. Hasty Nature, which increases Diancie’s Speed, while decreasing it’s Defense can be run in opt of Naive, however Naive is the preferred option.

Moonblast and Diamond Storm are STAB, Earth Power covers Steel-types- most notably, Heatran- which would completely wall you without it. Earth Power also allows Mega Diancie to hit Electric- and Rock-types super effectively. Hidden Power [Fire] allows Mega Diancie to hit Pokémon it wouldn’t otherwise be able to hit, this includes hitting Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Scizor (on the switch in).

Role: Trick Room setter and Lead

Diancie @ LeftoversAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Defor252 HP / 252 Def / 4 AtkBrave / Sassy Nature- Stealth Rock / Protect- Trick Room- Diamond Storm- Toxic

Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear Body —> Magic BounceEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 SpeNaive Nature- Diamond Storm- Explosion- Moonblast- Earth Power

Was thinking of a fully physical set, but tbh it’s practically impossible to make a good dedicated set with Diancie. Max Attack and Speed make it physically based, while Naive allows Moonblast and Earth Power to deal decent damage. Diamond Storm is great STAB and Explosion is possibly my favourite move, and with Mega Diancie’s base 160 Attack stat hits very hard.

Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Earth Power- Diamond Storm- Moonblast- Rock Polish

REJECT THE SMOGON DIANCIE

Rock Polish lets Mega-Diancie sweep opposing teams with a little initial help in removing counters. Moonblast is obligatory STAB that allows to bash anything that doesn’t resist it is specially bulky. Earth Power smacks Metagross, Magnezone and all them other scrub things nice and hard >:O. Diamond Storm is the move to beat annoying crud like Talonflame e.e.

A Timid Nature is used to maximise speed, in order to speed tie with the likes of Latios before using Rock Polish and to preserve bulk. The attack drop caused is barely noticeable, as Diamond Storm will only really be used to bash apart things like Talonflame. Most OHKOs, 2HKOs and 3HKOs using Diamond Storm remain the same, with or without a neutral/reducing nature, so moar bulk pl0x! EVs max out Offensive stats, and remaining 4 chucked onto HP.

This set can’t beat Ferro without it being seriously weakened, but hey, what are teammates for o3o. Also this one sweeps so much better >.< since it can’t be revenge killed by dumb things like Greninja and Scarf Magnezone after a Rock Polish ;I!

Diancie @ LeftoversAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpAModest Nature- Calm Mind- Substitute / Ancient Power- Moonblast- Earth Power

Sub + Calm Mind. Substitute can be replaced with Ancient Power, but I personally don’t use it. Moonblast is STAB, and Earth Power is neccesary to avoid being completely walled by Steel-types.The EVs are standard fully Defensive, because Special Attack can be boosted by CM, and makes this guy an amazing bulky sweeper. You could shift some of the Defense EVs to Special Attack though, because it is already so high.

This is for a Diancie that does not Mega Evolve. Its Attack and Speed are greatly boosted upon Mega Evolving, so in that case an offensive moveset may easily work better. In this case, though, I see it as a wall with ability to wait out even powerful sweepers.

Diancie @ LeftoversAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDSassy Nature- Reflect- Light Screen- Stealth Rock- Toxic

Reflect and Light Screen both play to Diancie’s enormous defenses, which are as high as Aegislash Shield Form’s. Stealth Rock is an entry hazard, of course. Toxic is for whittling down your opponents while Diancie watches safe in it’s high defenses and barriers.Keep in mind, Diancie is a slow Pokemon, so you may want to set it up with a Trick Room before you send it out.

So, before I list the nature , EVs, etc. I want to point out how defensive Diancie is. Yeah, I know it’s quite obvious if you know your stuff, but it does have some offensive potential, given that it’s “signature” move is Diamond Storm, which has 100 base power and 95 accuracy. It’s basically a better Stone Edge + STAB, and can pack a decent punch, while having a 50% chance to raise your Defense, so EV training Diancie in Defense is redundant.

Diancie @ LeftoversAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpDCareful Nature- Protect- Stealth Rock- Diamond Storm- Moonblast / Toxic

Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear Body ——-> Magic BounceEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeHasty Nature

This is a moveset that I use in Pokémon Showdown. I think it’s awesome for a sweeping Diancie!

Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Psychic- Diamond Storm- Moonblast- Earth Power

Psychic is Poison-type coverage.Diamond Storm is for pesky Baton Pass Scolipedes.Moonblast is because Wynaut?Earth Power is Steel-/Poison-type coverage.

Hopefully this helps out any Trainer that wishes to use Diancie as a sweeper.

Diancie@DianciteAbility:Clear Body —> Magic BounceEVs:252 HP / 90 Atk / 34 Def / 100 SpA / 34 SpDBraveNature- Diamond Storm- Moonblast- Earth Power- Rock Polish

Mega Evolve afterRock Polishis used. If you know you’re gonna get KO’d, then don’t useRock Polishand just Mega evolve and try to get at least one attack in.-Diamond Storm-(STAB and signature move. Fire, Bug, Flying, and Ice type coverage. Use this whenever you can. This move has a50%chance to raise your defense by two stages to maybe help you survive a physical steel type move, this has happened for me many times. In double battles,Diamond Stormwill hitallfoes).-Moonblast-(STAB. Dark, Fighting, and Dragon type coverage. This move has a chance to lower the target’s Sp. Atk).-Earth Power-(Electric, Rock, Fire, andSteeltype coverage. This move has a chance to lower the target’s Sp. Def).-Rock Polish-(Use this before you Mega Evolve because when you Mega Evolve your defenses get lowered to raise other stats. If you’re gonna take a hit and use this move, its best to do it when you’re bulky. After usingRock Polishand Mega Evolving, Mega Diancie’s Speed will be 460).

Doubles OU

Diancie @ LeftoversAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 DefRelaxed NatureIVs: 0 Spe- Diamond Storm- Body Press- Protect- Trick Room

Diamond Storm is a powerful STAB spread move and has a high chance to increase Diancie’s defence, which can later be abused with Body Press. Protect is one of the best moves in doubles, if the not best, and keeps Diancie safe for a turn while it’s ally attacks or sets up. Trick Room allows Diancie and its allies to take advantage of their low speed.

Gen 8 NUDiancie @ Power HerbAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Rock Polish- Meteor Beam- Moonblast- Earth Power

I saw this set a few times, and it’s a pretty fun set. Rock Polish is to boost your speed. Meteor Beam is STAB that raises your special attack and can be used in one turn thanks to Power Herb. Moonblast is STAB that nails fighting types. Earth Power is for coverage against poison and steel types like Dragalge, Salazzle, Toxicroak, Copperajah, and Heatproof Bronzong.

Painpass Diancie (GEN 8)

This is a Diancie i’ve been using for Baton pass teams in Gen 8 and really enjoy creating literal tanks with it. Basic idea is to switch in after a feint, use either Amnesia or Iron defense to beef up the primary attacking stat of the attacker, raise the other, then baton pass.

Diancie @ Babiri Berry / Chesto berryAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpDCalm NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Amnesia- Iron Defense- Rest / Substitute- Baton Pass

Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Calm Mind- Power Gem- Earth Power- Moonblast

Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear Body —> Magic BounceEVs: 30 Atk / 226 SpA / 252 SpeHasty Nature- Diamond Storm- Moonblast- Earth Power- Hidden Power [Electric] / [Ice] / [Fire]

Diamond Storm is a great STAB option, plus the 50% chance to double defense basically invalidates Hasty nature’s defense drop. Moonblast is other STAB, destroys Dragons that aren’t weak to Diamond Storm, like Garchomp. Earth Power demolishes Steel types, and with a speed stat higher than almost all heavy metals, it usually gets the drop on them. Now, onto the Hidden Powers. Electric mauls Water types, Ice shatters Ground and Grass types, while Fire melts Steel and Grass types. So, I’ll say this once again, pick your poison.

Here’s my take on a Gen 8 Diancie set. It’s a Physical set too! I tried it on Pokemon Showdown in the Smogon NU Tier and it works brilliantly!

Diancie @ Assault VestAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDBrave NatureIVs: 0 Spe- Diamond Storm- Body Press- Play Rough- Gyro Ball

Explanation: I know it’s this moveset sounds kinda weird but I just wanted to try something new and it ended up working. Assault Vest is the item just to makes Diancie even bulkier on the Special Side. Diamond Storm is STAB that has a 50% chance to raise Defense by 2 Stages and it helps with making Body Press even stronger. Body Press is really good Coverage against the likes of Exploud, Aggron, Sandslash-Alola and Duraludon most notably and it gets some help with the Defense boosts from Diamond Storm. Play Rough is also reliable STAB and I’m sure you guys don’t need an explanation to why it’s good. Gyro Ball is also good Coverage against the likes of Silvally-Fairy, Whimsicott and Sylveon most notably.

You can even try this set on Trick Room Teams as well too if you like! Hope you guys like this weird moveset!

Diancie @ DianciteAbility: Clear Body —> Magic BounceEVS: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeNaive Nature

National Dex Monotype (Rock and Fairy)Diancie-Mega @ DianciteAbility: Clear Body—> Magic BounceEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Moonblast- Earth Power- Mystical Fire- Calm Mind

Moonblast is STAB. Earth Power is for coverage against steel and poison types. Mystical Fire is also coverage that allows you to hit Pokémon like Scizor, Ferrothorn, and Corviknight super effectively. Calm Mind is to boost your special attack and special defense.

Gen 8 NUDiancie @ Choice SpecsAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpeModest NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Moonblast- Earth Power- Mystical Fire- Power Gem

Choice Specs Diancie. Moonblast is for fairy STAB. Earth Power is for coverage against poison and steel types like Copperajah, Dragalge, Salazzle, and Heatproof Bronzong. Mystical Fire allows you to deal with Escavalier and Levitate Bronzong. Power Gem is for rock STAB.

Diancie @Life Orb/Assault VestAbility: Clear BodyEVs: 252 Atk/252 Def/4 HPAdamant Nature- Stealth Rock/Earthquake- Diamond Storm- Play Rough- Body Press