#0965 · Gen 9 · 300 BST

Varoom

SteelPoison OvercoatSlow Start

An early-evolution Steel/Poison-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with modest stats. Common ability: Overcoat.

Base stats

HP 45

Attack 70

Defense 63

Sp. Atk 30

Sp. Def 45

Speed 47

Level 50, min EVs/IVs, − nature

120/81/74/45/58/60

Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, + nature

152/134/126/90/106/108

Abilities

Overcoat

Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.

Slow Start

For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.

Varoom's learnset

42 moves in Gen 9 (Scarlet/Violet). Click any move for full data and damage calc.

Move	Type	Cat	BP	Acc
Acid Spray	poison	special	40	100
Assurance	dark	physical	60	100
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100
Endure	normal	other	—	101
Facade	normal	physical	70	100
Flash Cannon	steel	special	80	100
Gunk Shot	poison	physical	120	80
Gyro Ball	steel	physical	1	100
Haze	ice	other	—	101
Headbutt	normal	physical	70	100
Iron Defense	steel	other	—	101
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100
Lick	ghost	physical	30	100
Parting Shot	dark	other	—	100
Poison Gas	poison	other	—	90
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100
Protect	normal	other	—	101
Rain Dance	water	other	—	101
Sandstorm	rock	other	—	101
Scary Face	normal	other	—	100
Screech	normal	other	—	85
Self-Destruct	normal	physical	200	100
Sleep Talk	normal	other	—	101
Sludge	poison	special	65	100
Sludge Bomb	poison	special	90	100
Smog	poison	special	30	70
Spin Out	steel	physical	100	100
Steel Beam	steel	special	140	95
Substitute	normal	other	—	101
Sunny Day	fire	other	—	101
Swagger	normal	other	—	85
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85
Taunt	dark	other	—	100
Tera Blast	normal	physical/special	80	100
Thief	dark	physical	60	100
Torment	dark	other	—	100
Toxic	poison	other	—	90
Toxic Spikes	poison	other	—	101
Uproar	normal	special	90	100
Venoshock	poison	special	65	100
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90

Type effectiveness

Takes 4× damage from

Ground

Takes 2× damage from

Fire

Takes ½× damage from

NormalIceFlyingRockDragonSteel

Takes ¼× damage from

GrassBugFairy

Takes 0× damage from

Poison

Use the type chart for the full 18×18 matchup grid.

About Varoom

Varoom is a Steel/Poison-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with a Base Stat Total of 300. An early-evolution Steel/Poison-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with modest stats. Common ability: Overcoat.

Best stat: Attack (70 base)

Varoom's standout stat informs its competitive role. With 70 base Attack and 47 base Speed, the standard offensive set will invest 252 EVs into Attack and 252 into Speed — though its low Speed often warrants Trick Room support instead.

Abilities

Overcoat
Slow Start

How to use Varoom competitively

Open the damage calculator with Varoom selected to test offensive matchups. For an EV spread that hits key benchmarks, use the EV calculator — Varoom appears in the species dropdown. Drop Varoom into the team builder to check coverage with five teammates.

Pokédex data summary

National Dex #	#0965
Generation	Gen 9
Type	Steel / Poison
Abilities	Overcoat, Slow Start
Base Stat Total	300
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe	45 / 70 / 63 / 30 / 45 / 47