Pokémon X and Y/Species Strategies (Generation V Families)

This page contains information on every Pokémon family first introduced in Generation V, including stats, recommended movesets and evolutionary lines. All evolutionary lines are put together, even if an evolution or pre-evolution was not introduced in the same Generation as other members of its evolutionary family.

Victini
Victini is one of the few legendary Pokémon based off of Mew, possessing a completely balanced set of stats, being available only through events and being generally adorable. It has a pretty unique Psychic/Fire type, which gives it 7 resistances but also leaves it with six weaknesses. It has a pretty cool ability in Victory Star, which can make it a great teammate when paired up with users of low accuracy moves like Focus Blast and Stone Edge, but the ability itself is rather limited in single battles.

While these aforementioned traits are pretty decent but not excellent, what makes Victini outstanding is its amazing movepool, although most of its best moves are only obtainable through events. The most notable of these is V-Create, the strongest Fire-type move in the game at a ridiculous 180 Base Power, which can even tear through Pokémon that resist it when combined with Victini's great 100 Attack. While V-Create is its best STAB attack, its signature move, Searing Shot, is also a great move for double and triple battles, being the strongest Fire-type spread move there is. Other than these two STAB attacks, Victini can also learn Bolt Strike, Focus Blast, Dazzling Gleam, and Energy Ball for coverage, while it can use Psychic, Psyshock or Zen Headbutt for Psychic STAB.

Although Victini does have extreme power, V-Create comes at a cost. Every use of it will reduce Victini's defenses and Speed, so it will eventually have to switch out to avoid being outsped and OHKO'd. However, Victini can learn U-Turn to switch out more efficiently, and its coverage moves can take out an opponent's counter that switches in to early. Another of Victini's cons is its plethora of weaknesses, which are worryingly common attacking types, and while its defensive stats are above average, Victini can still be easily worn down, especially after some V-Creates. All in all, while Victini can't guarantee victories as it claims to do, its sheer power will certainly net you quite a few.