Level 23 or higher; delay evolution to learn Spore as ShroomishTo Breloom

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#0286 · GENERATION 3

Breloom Build Guide

GrassFighting

Physical attacker with priority and sleep pressure

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMFocus Sash

ABILITYTechnician

NATUREAdamant

Bullet Seed

Mach Punch

Spore

Swords Dance

How to play

Technician boosts eligible low-power moves, including Mach Punch and each Bullet Seed hit. Spore can create a setup opportunity against a target that is not immune.

Watch out for

Key risk. Flying attacks deal 4× damage. Focus Sash requires full HP, and Grass types or other protected targets ignore Spore. In Generation 9, learn Spore as Shroomish before evolving; check your format’s sleep rules.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Technician boosts eligible low-power moves, including Mach Punch and each Bullet Seed hit. Spore can create a setup opportunity against a target that is not immune.

You have a free turn before attacking

Spore is what creates the setup turn for Swords Dance — but Grass types and other protected targets ignore it, and this set generates no sleep-inducing alternative.

A faster attacker is about to move

Mach Punch strikes first and Technician strengthens it. That does not change typing: Flying attacks deal 4× damage, and priority cannot reduce them.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Breloom in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Technician boosts eligible low-power moves, including Mach Punch and each individual hit of Bullet Seed. Focus Sash only works while Breloom is at full HP, so hazards and chip damage remove that insurance before the battle starts.

Watch the tradeoff. Flying attacks deal 4× damage. Focus Sash requires full HP, and Grass types or other protected targets ignore Spore. In Generation 9, learn Spore as Shroomish before evolving; check your format’s sleep rules.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Breloom or Meowscarada?

Meowscarada offers a faster Grass attacker and U-turn, without Mach Punch or Spore.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Breloom	Meowscarada
HP	60	76
Attack	130	110
Defense	80	70
Sp. Attack	60	81
Sp. Defense	60	70
Speed	70	123

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel teammate can resist Flying and Fairy attacks. A Water teammate helps against Fire and Ice attackers.

Magnezone

Resists Flying and Fairy attacks; both need a Fire answer.

Read Magnezone guide →Compare teammates →

Milotic

Resists Fire and Ice attacks.

Read Milotic guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Meowscarada

Meowscarada offers a faster Grass attacker and U-turn, without Mach Punch or Spore.

Read Meowscarada guide →

Try Meowscarada →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fire2×Ice2×Poison2×Flying4×Psychic2×Fairy2×

Resistances and immunities

Water0.5×Electric0.5×Grass0.5×Ground0.5×Rock0.5×Dark0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP60

Attack130

Defense80

Sp. Attack60

Sp. Defense60

Speed70

Evolution chain

Shroomish#285
Level 23 or higher; delay evolution to learn Spore as Shroomish
Breloom#286

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Breloom team

Start with Breloom. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#286

Breloom

GrassFighting

SLOT 02

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SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense85

Defense58

Coverage39

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Flying attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Fairy attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Breloom takes 4× damage from Flying attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 7 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Breloom	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	2×	1	0
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	½×	0	1
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	2×	1	0
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	2×	1	0
Ground	½×	0	1
Flying	4×	1	0
Psychic	2×	1	0
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	½×	0	1
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	½×	0	1
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	2×	1	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

Normal✓ Super effective

FireNeutral

Water✓ Super effective

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

Ice✓ Super effective

FightingNeutral

PoisonResisted

Ground✓ Super effective

FlyingResisted

PsychicNeutral

BugResisted

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

Dark✓ Super effective

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.