Pokemon GO Leavanny: Best moveset, counters, and is it any good?

Pokemon GO's Sewaddle Community Day is right around the corner, and many players are interested in the competitive viability of the featured creature's final evolution, Leavanny. With its high attack stat and decent-looking stamina stat, Leavanny can seem appealing to trainers wanting to incorporate a Bug-type Pocket Monster into their Battle League parties.

To use Leavanny effectively, trainers will need to know more about the creature. The Pocket Monster has many weaknesses and few impactful resistances, so using one properly would take a fair bit of game knowledge.

Here is everything to know about Leavanny and its viability in both competitive play and raid battles.

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Leavanny's best movesets in Pokemon GO

Leavanny will have access to Shadow Claw following the start of the Sewaddle Community Day (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Leavanny's best moveset in Pokemon GO differs depending on whether players want to use it for Raid Battles or the Battle League. Here are the potential movesets players will want to use:

Leavanny's best Battle League moveset

• Fast Attack: Shadow Claw
• Charged attacks: Leaf Blade, Leaf Storm

Leavanny's best PvE moveset

• Fast Attack: Razor Leaf
• Charged Attack: Leaf Blade

Also check: Pokemon GO CP calculator

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Is Leavanny good in Pokemon GO PvP and PvE?

Leavanny in Pokemon GO PvP

Leavanny is one of the most volatile picks when building a Battle League team. While its high stamina may lead many players to believe it can withstand a few hits, the creature has one of the worst defensive typings in the Pokemon franchise: Bug and Grass.

This typing leaves Leavanny with double weaknesses to both Fire and Flying. This means it cannot exist in the current Great League metagame due to Talonflame alone.

However, there has been some discussion online about Leavanny potentially making a comeback in the Ultra League, with Shadow Claw coming to its movepool. The Pocket Monster also has potential in Special Cups.

Since Shadow Claw Leavanny will be in experimentation after its release on October 5, 2024, an accurate ranking for the creature cannot be provided.

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Leavanny in Pokemon GO PvE

The metagame for Raid Battles usually crowns one Pokemon of each type as the best, with there being no real reason to use others outside of Mega Evolutions or similar transformations. On the Grass side, options with Frenzy Plant are always better.

In terms of its Bug-type potential, the GamePress Pokemon GO Wiki reports that Leavanny has less damage output than Scyther, the pre-evolved form of Scizor. With this in mind, trainers should avoid using it for Raid Battles.

Also check: Pokemon GO Evolution Calculator

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Leavanny's stats and moves in Pokemon GO

Leavanny lacks many coverage options, and its base offensive coverage is less than impressive (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Fast Attacks

• Bug Bite
• Razor Leaf
• Shadow Claw (Event-exclusive)

Charged Attacks

• Leaf Blade
• X-Scissor
• Silver Wind
• Leaf Storm

Base Stats

• Attack: 205
• Defense: 165
• Stamina: 181
• Max CP: 2,917

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Leavanny's strengths and weaknesses in Pokemon GO

Leavanny resists the following elements:

• Grass (39.1%)
• Ground (39.1%)
• Electric (62.5%)
• Fighting (62.5%)
• Water (62.5%)

Leavanny has the following weaknesses:

• Fire (256%)
• Flying (256%)
• Bug (160%)
• Ice (160%)
• Poison (160%)
• Rock (160%)

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Best counters to Leavanny in Pokemon GO

Great League counters: Jumpluff, Talonflame, Mandibuzz, Dunsparce, Clodsire

Ultra League counters: Talonflame, Skeledirge, Lickilicky, Tentacruel, Altered Giratina

Master League counters: Mewtwo, Dialga, Necrozma, Mewtwo, Zygarde

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That is all you need to know about Leavanny in Pokemon GO. For more information on the game, check out the articles below:

• Ditto disguises
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts