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 mixed attacker with base 102 Attack and 78 Sp. Atk. 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 Filletaway, Aquacutter, Psychocut, and Finalgambit. Filletaway leads at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Veluza - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Attacker

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Veluza Best Moveset

Water/Psychic at 102 Attack with AbilitySharpness boosting slashing moves by 50%. AbilityMold Breaker ignores abilities instead. MoveFillet Away maxes Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed at the cost of half HP. The moveset uses Fillet Away once for +6 offensive stats, then fires Sharpness-boosted physical Water and Psychic TermStab. 90 HP barely survives the HP cost.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Veluza saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). This was Veluza's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Mold Breaker with Sitrus Berry, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 30

Fillet Away

Normal—COMMONUtility

Lv 25

Aqua Cutter

Water70COMMONSTAB

Lv 40

Psycho Cut

Psychic70RARESTAB

Lv 55

Final Gambit

Fighting—RARECoverage

Egg

Recover

Normal—RARERecovery

TM41

Stored Power

Psychic20RARESTAB

TM171

Tera Blast

Normal80RARECoverage

TM63

Psychic Fangs

Psychic85RARESTAB

Veluza Scarlet & Violet Moves Veluza Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

Veluza best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Fillet Away
Aqua CutterSTAB
Psycho CutSTAB
Final Gambit

Recommended Teammates

Great TuskGood

Ninetales-AlolaGood

Iron MothGood

View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Veluza Weakness

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

What is Veluza Weak Against

Vulnerable

5Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Fighting Psychic Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Veluza Strong Against

5Strong

0Resisted

0Immune

Score+5

2xStrong

Fire Fighting Poison Ground Rock

½xResisted

None

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Veluza

Corviknight deals 36-43% with U-turn.

Alomomola	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves Flip Turn WishRecovery ProtectPriority ScaldSTAB Damage vs Veluza Flip Turn 7-8% Scald 6-7% View Alomomola builds →
Torkoal	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureBold Moves Rapid Spin Stealth Rock Lava Plume Will O Wisp Damage vs Veluza Rapid Spin 11-14% View Torkoal builds →
Corviknight	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 →
Jolteon Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Alluring Voice Shadow Ball Damage vs Veluza Volt Switch 2x 135-159%KO Thunderbolt 2x 173-204%KO Shadow Ball 2x 103-121%KO View Jolteon builds →
Landorus-Therian
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves U Turn Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Landorus-Therian builds →

Evolution

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

Water 2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Veluza Locations

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

Casseroya Lake - Lake

Lv.25-65Overworld

Rate 1%

Casseroya Lake - Ocean

Lv.25-65Overworld

Rate 1%

West Paldean Sea - Ocean

Lv.25-65Overworld

Rate 1%

Base Stats

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 Breaker

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

SharpnessHidden Ability

Powers up slicing moves.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entry

Veluza has excellent regenerative capabilities. It sheds spare flesh from its body to boost its agility, then charges at its prey.

Pokemon Violet

Veluza Guide

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 mixed attacker with base 102 Attack and 78 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
The core moveset is Filletaway, Aquacutter, Psychocut, and Finalgambit. Filletaway leads at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

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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