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Weavile

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Weavile

DarkIce

Abilities: Pressure, Pickpocket · Tier: UU

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A top-tier fast physical attacker and revenge killer — base 125 Speed, Knock Off, and priority Ice Shard to pick off weakened threats.

Weak to 4×

Fighting

Weak to 2×

FireBugRockSteelFairy

Resists

IceGhostDark

Immune to

Psychic

How to beat Weavile

Weavile’s game is Speed + Knock Off + priority Ice Shard. The clean stops are bulky Fighting-types (a 4× weakness — they outlast and OHKO it) and Steel-types that resist its Ice STAB and fire back priority Bullet Punch. Because it’s frail, any super-effective priority revenge-kills it. Beware Knock Off stripping your items, and Low Kick / coverage aimed at your Steel walls.

What beats Weavile?

The best counters resist Weavile’s attacks and hit it super-effectively. Tap one to scout it, or build a team around it.

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Best Weavile moveset

A battle-tested Singles / UU set:

Choice BandSingles / UU
Triple AxelKnock OffIce ShardLow Kick
Ability
Pickpocket
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly (+Spe, −SpA)
EVs
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Weavile in Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Weavile is a premier budget attacker for BOTH Ice (Ice Shard + Avalanche) and Dark (Snarl + Foul Play) — one of the best cheap counters to Dragon and Psychic raid bosses.

Base stats

HP70
Attack120
Defense65
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def85
Speed125

Total: 510

Evolution line

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Normal vs Shiny

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What is Weavile weak to?

As a Dark/Ice-type, Weavile takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, Fairy. Pair it with teammates that resist those types — the team builder starts you off with Weavile and flags the rest of your team’s shared weaknesses as you go.

Weavile FAQ

What is Weavile weak to?

Weavile (Dark/Ice) is 4× weak to Fighting — its single biggest liability — plus 2× to Bug, Fire, Rock, Steel and Fairy.

What is the best Weavile moveset?

A Choice Band set of Triple Axel / Knock Off / Ice Shard / Low Kick lets it spam powerful STAB, remove items, and revenge-kill with priority.

Weavile or Sneasel — which is better?

Weavile in almost every format: same Dark/Ice offense but much stronger stats. Sneasel only wins in NFE-only tiers where it holds an Eviolite.

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