What is a good moveset for Meloetta?

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Look at her! so damn cute (and deadly).

Meloetta @ LeftoversAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 120 SpDTimid Nature- Psyshock- Focus Blast / Thunderbolt- Substitute- Calm Mind

Focus Blastcovers Dark types whileThunderboltis alot more reliable and provides better coverage.Calm Mindto providemoar powahand Special Defense.Substituteto somewhat guaranteeCalm Mindand for other obvious reasons.PsyshockSTAB and because screw you, special walls.*TheLeftoverssupport Meloetta’s Special Defense.

Meloetta is an extremely underrated Pokémon with amazing competitive potential - Serene Grace with Relic Song is way too good.

Meloetta @ Big RootAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpA / 4 SpeMild Nature- Psychic- Drain Punch- Relic Song- Hyper Voice / Dazzling Gleam / U-Turn

Meloetta @ Life OrbAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 252 Def / 250 SpA / 4 SpeTimid Nature- Relic Song- Shadow Ball- Calm Mind- Psychic

Another option might be:

Meloetta @ Focus SashAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 252 HP / 240 SpD / 6 SpeModest Nature- Relic Song- Close Combat- U-Turn- Dream Eater

Meloetta @ LeftoversAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpDModest NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Psychic- Hyper Voice- Thunderbolt- Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam

Cadenza (Meloetta) @ LeftoversAbility: Serene GraceShiny: YesEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Relic Song- Focus Blast- Psychic- U-turnYou already know what Relic Song is in the moveset forFocus Blast is to deal with Rock, Steel, Normal, Ice, and Dark TypesPsychic is to handle Fighting and Poison typesU-turn is to deal damage to Grass types, Dark Types, and other Psychic types.Information taken directly from the Pokemon Showdown desktop application(or whatever it’s called) as I finished setting her(I know Meloetta is technically genderless, so please don’t come at me for referring to Meloetta as a female!) up for one of my teams consisting of Pokemon all from a certain type. Cadenza happens to be the first Pokemon in a pure Normal team.One last thing. For those who don’t know, the name Cadenza means rhythmic. Since this name has the meaning it does, I thought “well, why not give Meloetta the nickname Cadenza? It is a music related name, and Meloetta is known as the Melody Pokemon, so it makes perfect sense to me.” And what do you know, Meloetta received the nickname Cadenza.

Gen 7 / Gen 8?

Meloetta@ Ghostium ZAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 4HP/ 128Atk/ 128SpA/ 248SpeNaive Nature-Dream Eater-Relic Song-Shadow Ball-Wake-Up Slap

Wake-Up Slap:Power is doubled if target is asleep, and wakes it.

Overview:Everything sort of “contrasts” everything else. Relic Song’s secondary effect is doubled due to Serene Grace, which means Wake-Up Slap can be used more often. That’s a solid 140 Power. Dream Eater is also complimentary of Relic Song. & Shadow Ball is just coverage.{Feedback is appreciated.)

Mixed Lead Sweeper

Meloetta @ Normal Gem / Life OrbAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 80 Atk / 176 SpA / 252 SpeNaive Nature- Relic Song- Focus Blast- Zen Headbutt- Ice Punch

This moveset mainly based on Meloetta’s Pirouette Form, so Relic Song is needed to change between forms. Along with having a 20% chance to make its foe fall asleep, it can also do a great chunk of damage with a Normal Gem, doing 30-40% to specially defensive Pokémon like Toxapex. Focus Blast is coverage in Aria Form, and STAB in Pirouette Form. A good thing to note is that when Dynamaxed, Focus Blast turns into Max Knuckle, which raises Attack, further increasing its sweeping potential. Zen Headbutt is for coverage against Poison and other Fighting types. When Dynamaxed, it turns into Max Mindstorm, summoning Psychic Terrain, thus making it more powerful. Finally, Ice Punch is coverage against Flying types and Lance’s underleveled Dragonites (haha funny). Max Hailstorm summons hail, of course, which breaks Sashes and can possibly help teammates (laughs in Snow Cloak Froslass).

One more thing to note: Some players don’t know that Meloetta is a part Normal type, making it immune to Ghost type moves!

Meloetta @ Shell BellAbility: Serene GraceEVs: 85 HP / 85 Atk / 85 Def / 85 SpA / 85 SpD / 85 SpeJolly Nature- Relic Song- Psychic- Brick Break- Thunderbolt

I looked to pkmn.help to see which sets of moves along with Relic Song work best for Meloetta, and I went with this set as not a single Pokémon can resist all 4 moves and these moves hits half of the types for super effectiveness.I opt for Shell Bell so that I can make use of healing since every move does damage and 3 can inflict secondary effects, with their chances getting boosted with Serene Grace.I also tend to want an even EV spread, particularly because Meloetta’s forms have 5 stats aside from HP changed around, and not really evenly either.

Gen 9Role: Mixed SweeperMeloetta @ Life Orb / Assault VestAbility: Serene GraceTera Type: NormalEVs: 128 Atk / 128 SpA / 252 SpeNaive Nature / Hasty Nature- Relic Song- Close Combat / Brick Break / Drain Punch- Psychic- Tera Blast

Relic Song: Relic song allows Meloetta to switch between a physical and special sweeper while also havinga a 20% chance to cause sleep thanks to Serene Grace

Close Combat / Brick Break / Drain Punch: Close Combat is Meloetta’s most reliable stab move considering its Pirouette form allowing Close Combat to become a stab move while having great coverage . Brick Break and Drain Punch can be used alternatively to cut through screens or to regain hp.

Psychic: Psychic is Meloetta’s most reliable stab move when it comes to its Aria form allowing Psychic to become a stab move while having a 20% to lower Sp Defense thanks to Serene Grace.

Tera Blast: Tera Blast is perfect for this setup given that Relic Song gives it the ability to switch between becoming a special and physical attacker. This allows Meloetta to have a strong normal type stab regardless of its form.

Life Orb / Assault Vest: Life Orb allows it to take a more offensive approach dealing more damage at the cost of a slight bit of health per turn. Assault Vest allows it to take a more defensive approach boosting is Sp Def giving both forms a better chance of surviving against Sp Atkers.

Tips: Partners with Stealth Rock, Sticky Web, Toxic, or Will-O-Wisp could help Meloetta to out speed opposing Pokemon and could nullify Focus Sashes to ensure its ability to sweep.

Gen 9 NU Substitute Calm MindMeloetta @ LeftoversAbility: Serene GraceTera Type: GroundEVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Substitute- Calm Mind- Psyshock- Tera Blast

Meloetta has dropped to NU, so here is a Sub Calm Mind set it can use. Substitute allows Meloetta to take advantage of Pokemon it forces out and is useful against passive Pokemon. Calm Mind boosts Meloetta’s Special Attack and Special Defense, allowing it to become a potent setup sweeper. Psyshock is the chosen Psychic STAB since it allows Meloetta to beat opposing Calm Mind Pokemon and Pokemon who can tank Special hits such as Blissey, Arboliva, and Goodra. Tera Blast is used for the Normal STAB since it also stays as a STAB move if Meloetta doesn’t Tera. Leftovers is used for a little HP recovery each turn. Tera Ground allows Meloetta have a Tera Blast than can hit Steel-types such as Copperajah and Magneton super effectively. Tera Fighting can be used to be able to hit Orthworm super effectively with Tera Blast.

Gen 9 NU Assault VestMeloetta @ Assault VestAbility: Serene GraceTera Type: DarkEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeHasty Nature- Relic Song- Close Combat- Knock Off- U-turn

An Assault Vest set for Meloetta (specifically the Pirouette form) that is to be used in Gen 9 NU. Relic Song is used to transform to Meloetta’s Pirouette form. (Funny and unfact fact: OU banning sleep inducing moves such as Sleep Powder, Hypnosis, Spore, etc and the Sleep Clause being lifted means Meloetta could put an entire team to sleep if has really good luck.) Close Combat is used for a powerful Fighting STAB that threatens Steel-types such as Copperajah, Registeel, and Lucario. Knock Off allows Meleotta to remove items from opposing Pokemon to cripple checks switching in. Knock Off also allows Meloetta to hit Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Chandelure, Palossand, Golurk, Basculegion, Galarian Slowbro, opposing Meleotta, Espeon, Indeedee, and Delphox super effectively. U-turn allows Meleotta to switch out when it faces a Pokemon it can’t beat. Tera Dark is used to turn Meloetta-Pirouette’s Psychic weakness into an immunity and have Knock Off as a STAB move.

Gen 9 NU Assault VestMeloetta @ Assault VestAbility: Serene GraceTera Type: GroundEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Psyshock- Tera Blast- Knock Off- U-turn

An Assault Vest set for Meleotta’s regular form. Assault Vest Meleotta is nice to blanket check the Special wallbreakers in the tier, being able to check Pokemon such as Chandelure, Dragalge, and Inteleon. Psyshock is used for the Psychic STAB since it lets Meleotta beat Dragalge, Calm Mind Pokemon such as Chandelure, and Quiver Dance Pokemon such as Oricorio and Oricorio-Sensu. Tera Blast is used for the Normal STAB since it is a STAB move before and after Tera. Tera Blast Ground gives Meloetta coverage against Pokemon such as Diancie, Delphox, Registeel, Copperajah, Galarian Slowbro, and Duraludon. Knock Off allows Meloetta to remove items from opposing Pokemon, allowing Meleotta to cripple Pokemon switching in. U-turn allows Meloetta to pivot and create or keep up momentum for the team. Do note that Knock Off and U-turn is used for the utility the moves provide, not for dealing as much damage as possible.

Gen V"Vocaloid" MeloettaModest Nature,252 HP, 6 Def, 252 Sp. AttackItem: Leftovers

An old of set of mine meant to be used with Permanent Rain. The calling card to this set is Meloetta’s stellar Sp. Attack stat and Serene Grace-boosted Thunder, which is 100% accurate in the rain and has a wicked 60% chance to paralyze the target. Thunder has a natural 120 Base Power, the equivalent to an 80 Base Power STAB move, meaning it stands to leave a mark even on resisted targets. If you get paralyzed by this set, you are probably dead to rights due to Meloetta’s excellent power, coverage, and Calm Mind.

Calm Mind may feel awkward on this set at face-value due to Meloetta’s relative lack of defense, speed, and reliable recovery, but absolutely makes up for it by boosting its already great special stats to ridiculous levels. With Calm Mind, Meloetta will actively threaten to OHKO Pokemon such as Ferrothorn with Focus Blast, and a lack of common special weakness will mean that it is relatively safe from Special Attacks. Your opponent can try to deal with Meloetta through repeated special hits, but the chances are their team will be destroyed in the process by the time they deal enough damage to take it down. Its stats are simply too high for this to be a viable strategy, and it means removing physical threats or getting them into a manageable position can be pivotal to winning games. Additionally while its base 77 defense stat may feel lackluster, it is by no means poor and can take a hit if absolutely necessary.

Normal STAB+Fighting coverage hits everything except Ghosts neutrally, and Ghosts such as Jellicent and Gengar want nothing to do with Meloetta due to its immunity to Shadow Ball and ruinous Thunder. Hyper Voice is preferred over Psychic STAB due to its superior neutral coverage.