Mold Breaker changes the entire equation for Veluza. The 478 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker.

What is Veluza weak to?

Veluza's biggest threats include Regieleki (Electric), Rillaboom (Grass), and Scyther (Bug), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Veluza?

Mold Breaker is what you want on Veluza. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Sharpness) work on paper but Mold Breaker is what makes Veluza worth using.

What role does Veluza play in battle?

Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Veluza is a physical attacker with base 102 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

What are the best moves for Veluza?

The core moveset is Aquacutter, Psychocut, Filletaway, and Nightslash. Aquacutter leads at 24% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Veluza - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Attack and HP carry most of Veluza's stat budget. Sp. Def's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP90

Attack102

Defense73

Sp. Atk78

Sp. Def65

Speed70

Total478

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate100 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height2.5 m

Weight90.0 kg

Base XP167

Abilities

Mold BreakerRare

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

SharpnessHATop Pick

Powers up slicing moves.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

When Veluza discards unnecessary flesh, its mind becomes honed and its psychic power increases. The spare flesh has a mild but delicious flavor.

Veluza is weak to Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Veluza Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Psychic, Steel

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Fighting Psychic Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Fire Ground Rock Fighting Poison

How to Beat Veluza (Best Counters)

Torkoal's Eruption hits Veluza for 44-52%. Jolteon's Thunderbolt also KOs at 173-204%.

TorkoalWalls physical sets Fire	A
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemCharcoal NatureQuiet Moves EruptionSTAB ProtectPriority Heat Wave Earth Power Damage vs Veluza Eruption 44-52% Heat Wave 28-33% View Torkoal builds →
AlomomolaResists Water, recovers HP on switch via Regenerator Water	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves Flip Turn WishRecovery ProtectPriority ToxicUtility Damage vs Veluza Flip Turn 10-12% View Alomomola builds →
Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Volt Switch Alluring Voice Shadow Ball Damage vs Veluza Thunderbolt 2x 173-204%KO Volt Switch 2x 135-159%KO Shadow Ball 2x 103-121%KO View Jolteon builds →
Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemGrassyseed NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Heat Wave ProtectPriority Tera Blast Damage vs Veluza Heat Wave 33-39% View Volcarona builds →
CorviknightResists Psychic, recovers with Roost FlyingSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery DefogUtility U Turn Body Press Damage vs Veluza U Turn 2x 36-43% View Corviknight builds →

No evolution chain to worry about here. Veluza is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#976VeluzaDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Veluza easily with 34 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Veluza runs a standard physical attacker set. Adamant nature with max Attack and Speed EVs shapes the build, while Sitrus Berry brings a one-time health recovery at low HP. Sharpness supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Sharpness

Item

Sitrus BerryRECOVERY

Best Nature for Veluza

Adamant+ATK

Veluza best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Aqua CutterSTAB
Psycho CutSTAB
Fillet Away
Night Slash

Recommended Teammates

OricorioDecent

GolemDecent

SandslashDecent

Moves

Showing Scarlet & Violet moves. Moves vary by game.View all games

TMs carry this one. Veluza learns Hydro Pump and Psychic naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Flying and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Aqua Jet+1

S4010020Water

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 7

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Lv 11

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Lv 15

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 20

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 25

Aqua Cutter

S7010020Water

Lv 30

Fillet Away

S——10Normal

Lv 35

Night Slash

A7010015Dark

Lv 40

Psycho Cut

S7010020Psychic

Lv 45

Liquidation

B8510010Water

Lv 50

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 55

Final Gambit

A—1005Fighting

TM Moves

TM04

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM143

Blizzard

A110705Ice

TM66

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM22

Chilling Water

D5010020Water

TM108

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM204

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM106

Drill Run

B809510Ground

TM205

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM218

Expanding Force

C8010010Psychic

TM196

Flip Turn

A6010020Water

TM152

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM142

Hydro Pump

A110805Water

TM163

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM135

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM10

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

TM34

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM110

Liquidation

B8510010Water

TM202

Pain Split

C——20Normal

TM07

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM120

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM63

Psychic Fangs

B8510010Psychic

TM138

Psychic Terrain

C——10Psychic

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM200

Scale Shot

D259020Dragon

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM52

Snowscape

C——10Ice

TM41

Stored Power

S2010010Psychic

TM103

Substitute

S——10Normal

TM123

Surf

A9010015Water

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

A8010010Normal

TM11

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

TM77

Waterfall

B8010015Water

TM59

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Veluza doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Veluza can't learn any Tutor moves

Showing Scarlet & Violet locations. Locations vary by game.View all games

Finding Veluza at low spawn rates takes patience. 6 spots are available in mid-game routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.

Best Locations to Catch Veluza in Scarlet & Violet

walking encounters for Veluza across 6 spots at Lv. 25-65. The catch is that Violet and Scarlet don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Casseroya Lake - Lake

VioletOverworld Lv.25-65 Water

1%Mid

Casseroya Lake - Lake

ScarletOverworld Lv.25-65 Water

1%Mid

Casseroya Lake - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.25-65 Water

1%Mid

Casseroya Lake - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.25-65 Water

1%Mid

West Paldean Sea - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.25-65 Water

1%Mid

West Paldean Sea - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.25-65 Water

1%Mid

Mold Breaker changes the entire equation for Veluza. The 478 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker.
Veluza's biggest threats include Regieleki (Electric), Rillaboom (Grass), and Scyther (Bug), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Mold Breaker is what you want on Veluza. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Sharpness) work on paper but Mold Breaker is what makes Veluza worth using.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Veluza is a physical attacker with base 102 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
The core moveset is Aquacutter, Psychocut, Filletaway, and Nightslash. Aquacutter leads at 24% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Veluza joined the series in Scarlet & Violet and has been available in 1 titles so far. With 2 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details