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**To use Uxie effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Psychic type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Uxie appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Uxie fits in a VGC team.
The most common build highlights Levitate, Mental Herb and Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0. Its frequent moves include Protect, Trick Room, Encore, Yawn, Baton Pass, and Nasty Plot. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.
Defensively, Uxie has important weaknesses to bug 2x, dark 2x, ghost 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Incineroar, Grimmsnarl, Primarina, Volcarona, and Torkoal appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.
MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Uxie. Open the Uxie teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Uxie with other Pokémon in the active format.
The best moveset for Uxie in the current competitive meta typically features the moves Protect, Trick Room, Encore, Yawn.
In the Pokémon Champions meta, Uxie can be countered by exploiting its weaknesses (bug 2x, dark 2x, ghost 2x) and using effective check/counter teams.
The best item for Uxie is typically Mental Herb, based on high-level tournament and ladder stats.
Usage statistics and battle data compiled from Pokémon Showdown usage reports and official Play! Pokémon VGC tournament results.
External sources cited: Pokémon Showdown | Play! Pokémon