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.
When Veluza discards unnecessary flesh, its mind becomes honed and its psychic power increases. The spare flesh has a mild but delicious flavor.
Veluza has excellent regenerative capabilities. It sheds spare flesh from its body to boost its agility, then charges at its prey.
Veluza Weakness
VulnerableVeluza 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.
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
Breeding
Breed Veluza easily with 34 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group.
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
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Aqua Cutter
- Psycho Cut
- Fillet Away
- Night Slash
Recommended Teammates
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Fillet Away
- Aqua Cutter
- Psycho Cut
- Stored Power
Recommended Teammates
Special Attacker Moveset
- Fillet Away
- Stored Power
- Recover
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Physical Tank Moveset
- Psycho Cut
- Fillet Away
- Aqua Cutter
- Night Slash
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Utility Moveset
- Fillet Away
- Protect
- Aqua Cutter
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves
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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
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.
Mold Breaker changes the entire equation for Veluza. The 478 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker.
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.
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- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves