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Level 34To Primarina

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#0730 · GENERATION 7

Primarina Build Guide

WaterFairy

Special setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLeftovers

ABILITYTorrent

NATUREModest

Surf

Moonblast

Calm Mind

Psychic

How to play

Use Calm Mind when you have a safe turn to boost Special Attack and Special Defense. Water and Fairy attacks provide its main coverage.

Watch out for

Key risk. Grass, Electric and Poison attacks are super effective. Its low Speed and lack of recovery in this set can make extended exchanges difficult.

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

Use Calm Mind when you have a safe turn to boost Special Attack and Special Defense. Water and Fairy attacks provide its main coverage.

You have a safe turn

Consider Calm Mind before using Surf or Moonblast. Do not treat the Special Defense boost as protection from physical Grass, Electric or Poison attacks.

The exchange is wearing you down

Preserve HP rather than forcing another boost. Leftovers recovery is gradual, so bring a partner in when Primarina cannot sustain the incoming hits.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Primarina 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

Calm Mind raises Special Attack and Special Defense. This set uses Leftovers for gradual recovery, but it has no recovery move and remains slow.

Watch the tradeoff. Grass, Electric and Poison attacks are super effective. Its low Speed and lack of recovery in this set can make extended exchanges difficult.

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

Primarina or Azumarill?

Azumarill shares Water/Fairy typing but uses Huge Power for physical attacks and Aqua Jet priority.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Primarina	Azumarill
HP	80	100
Attack	74	50
Defense	74	80
Sp. Attack	126	60
Sp. Defense	116	80
Speed	60	50

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 Ground teammate covers Electric and resists Poison. A Steel partner can help with Grass and Poison attacks.

Garchomp

Immune to Electric and resists Poison attacks.

Read Garchomp guide →Compare teammates →

Corviknight

Immune to Poison and resists Grass; both need an Electric answer.

Read Corviknight 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: Azumarill

Azumarill shares Water/Fairy typing but uses Huge Power for physical attacks and Aqua Jet priority.

Read Azumarill guide →

Try Azumarill →

Type matchups

Weak to

Electric2×Grass2×Poison2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Water0.5×Ice0.5×Fighting0.5×Bug0.5×Dragon0×Dark0.5×

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

HP80

Attack74

Defense74

Sp. Attack126

Sp. Defense116

Speed60

Evolution chain

Popplio#728
Level 17
Brionne#729
Level 34
Primarina#730

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

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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#730

Primarina

WaterFairy

SLOT 02

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SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense93

Defense69

Coverage33

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Grass attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 6 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	Primarina	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	2×	1	0
Grass	2×	1	0
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	½×	0	1
Poison	2×	1	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	0×	0	1
Dark	½×	0	1
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

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

NormalNeutral

Fire✓ Super effective

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonNeutral

Ground✓ Super effective

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

Dragon✓ Super effective

Dark✓ Super effective

SteelNeutral

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.