What is a good moveset for Luvdisc?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Luvdisc, post an answer below and upvote the best ones.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Luvdisc Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Rain Stall (Luvdisc) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 252 HP / 132 SpA / 124 Spe
Calm Nature
- Toxic
- Rest
- Hydro Pump
- Substitute

This set is used to take advantage of the useful Hydration ability Luvdisc receives from Dream World. Toxic for increased damage each turn. Rest for 100% HP recovery and instant wake up at the end of the turn with Hydration. Substitute for stalling and to block status.

Answer 2

Rain team ONLY

Luvdisc @ Choice Specs
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Electric] / Hidden Power [Grass]
- Scald / Surf
Hydro Pump for main STAB, Ice Beam covers Grass, Hidden Power [Electric] beats Water that resists everything else it has, Scald/Surf if you think Hydro Pump is too risky.

Answer 3

Probably another attempt at trolling competitive battlers

Luvdisc @ Damp Rock / Leftovers
Ability: Swift Swim
Modest / Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Rain Dance

Hydro Pump is STAB, and Luvdisc needs all the power it can get, literally.
Ice Beam hits Grass types, and has pretty solid coverage alongside Hydro Pump.
Hidden Power [Grass] hits Water types.
Rain Dance can support teammates with Rain, and also helps Luvdisc.

Answer 4

Oh lovely... this thing. 8 squantillion years late but idc

Luvdisc @ Assault Vest
Ability: Swift Swim / Hydration
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Impish Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Scald
- Blizzard

• Hydro Pump: Only time this thing is doing more than 2 damage
• Ice Beam: Decent damage, has an existent accuracy stat
• Scald: Emergency "I don't care that this wont do a thing but need better accuracy and/or a burn"
• Blizzard: Once again use if you feel like doing damage but know it will most likely miss

AVest: It might actually live a hit with this

This set is mostly a joke but seems almost decent

Answer 5

Luvdisc @ Big Root / Leftovers
Ability: Swift Swim / Hydration
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Bold / Calm Nature
- Toxic
- Protect
- Lucky Chant / Safeguard
- Draining Kiss / Hydro Pump / Scald

Use with rain.

Answer 6

My attempt on a good moveset for Luvdisc:
Gen 7 ZU

Luvdisc @ Normalium Z
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Splash
- Liquidation
- Bounce
- Aqua Jet

Soooooo, ummmmm, you're going to need screens support and possibly rain support in order for Luvdisc to try to raise its pitiful base 30 attack. (Yes, this is a physical Luvdisc.) Splash, when used with a Normalium-Z, turns into Z-Splash, which raises Luvdisc's attack by 3 stages, which helps somewhat. Liquidation is STAB that has a chance to lower the opponent's defense. Bounce is to hit grass types, even though it uses two turns. Aqua Jet is for revenge killing weakend Pokemon. So ummm, yeah, that's my attempt at making a moveset for Luvdisc.

Answer 7

Use Pelipper.

BDSP VGC/Doubles OU (Pokemon Showdown)

Luvdisc Is horrible, It should never be used for anything, Just use It for VGC/Doubles, It's honestly a bad support.

Luvdisc @ Leftovers
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 173 SpD / 80 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sweet Kiss
- Baby-Doll Eyes
- Aqua Jet
- Protect

• Sweet Kiss

Garchomp Is an attacking nightmare, Sweet Kiss could make garchomp able to hit Itself In confusion, Unless It has Lum berry.

• Baby-Doll Eyes

This isn't a really good move.. but It lowers attack and also has priority, that's pretty nice.

• Aqua Jet

Stab, also priority, but Luvdisc's attack Is horrible, and Luvdisc's
attack didn't even reach to 100, only 96 because I didn't add any
attacking stats, but this could help for any Pokemon with Focus sash
and Is about to sweep your whole team with a move that Hits all Foes.

• Rain Dance

This thing Is supposed to die and set up rain dance with It's great
Speed because Tyranitar Exists and the opposing player could switch
out to Tyranitar and set up sand stream, so you need this move.

Role: Rain Team Supporter