Weavile: Best Moveset, PVP and Item Guide

The world of Pokémon has been a growing phenomenon since 1996, when the first pair of video games came out in stores. There are almost 900 individual Pokémon identified by the PokéDex and in this article, we are going to tell you everything you need to know about one of them – Weavile. Weavile is a dual-type Dark/Ice Pokémon introduced in Generation Iv of the core game series. It is the final evolution of Sneasel, a Generation II Pokémon. It evolves from Sneasel when leveled up holding a Razor Claw during the night or when exposed to a Razor Claw during the night, depending on the game.

In this article, we are going to tell you all the information you’ll need if you want to breed an Weavile in any of the games. We’re going to focus on both the core games, as well as other popular video games based on the Pokémon franchise.

Best moveset

In the Pokémon GO videogame, the best moves for your Weavile are Snarl and Avalanche if you’re battling Pokémon in Gyms. Namely, this moveset gives you the highest total DPS and is, likewise, the best moveset for PVP battles. The official description for Feint Attack reveals the following: “The user yells as if it’s ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon”; as for Avalanche, the attack is described as follows: “The power of this attack move is doubled if the user has been hurt by the target in the same turn.”

Other moves that Weavile can learn across other games are:

• Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Weavile
• Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Weavile
• × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII

By leveling up

By TM

Weavile PVP Guide

In this section of our article, we are going to give you a detailed PVP guide for Weavile, which can be applied to all known Pokémon video games. The guide is going to include several categories which are going to help you prepare a strategy involving Weavile for your games.

Weaknesses and Counters

As a dual Dark- and Ice-type Pokémon, Weavile is super effective against Dragon-, Ghost-, Psychic-, Grass-, and Flying-type Pokémon. It is weak against Fighting-, Rock-, Bug-, Steel-, Fire-, and Faity-type moves.

As for its other aspects, it is completely immune to Psychic-type moves. It receives normal damage from Normal, Flying, Poison, Ground, Water, Grass, Electric, Dragon-type Pokémon.

Stats and Abilities

Weavile’s Stats, based on the most recent available data, are:

In Pokémon GO, Weavile has a Base Stamina of 172, a Base Attack of 243, and a Base Defense of 171.

As for its abilities, they are:

• Pressure: By putting pressure on the opposing Pokémon, it raises their PP usage.
• Pickpocket: Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact. (Hidden Ability)

Weavile item guide

The best item you can give to your Weavile in the more recent games is the Choice Band (An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious headband boosts Attack but only allows the use of one move.), which will significantlly boost its attack power. Another good item you can give it is Leftovers (An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder’s HP is slowly but steadily restored throughout every battle).