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Weavile, a Dark and Ice type Pokémon, official artwork

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Weavile: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

DarkIceUU

Weavile is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Speed (125) and Attack (120), with a base stat total of 510. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 2.7% of OU teams.

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What is Weavile weak to?

How much damage Weavile takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toFighting
2×Weak toBugFairyFireRockSteel
0.5×ResistsDarkGhostIce
0×Immune toPsychic

Weavile takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Fire, Rock, Steel (Fighting hit it for 4x damage). It resists Dark, Ghost, Ice and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Weavile

The most-used moves on Weavile in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Knock OffDark6524.1%
  • Ice ShardIce4023.6%
  • Triple AxelIce2021.8%
  • Swords DanceNormal-13.5%
  • Low KickFighting09.6%
  • Icicle CrashIce855.4%

Best nature for Weavile

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 0/252/0/0/4/252 EVs (62.1% of sets).

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • PickpocketIf this Pokemon has no item and is hit by a contact move, it steals the attacker's item.

Evolution line

Sneasel
Weavile

Best counters for Weavile

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Weavile:

Best teammates for Weavile

Pokémon most often paired with Weavile on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (71 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Ice ShardIce40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Icicle SpearIce25100%Physical
Triple AxelIce2090%Physical
Fury SwipesNormal1880%Physical
Beat UpDark?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status