Shadow Drifblim

While a genuine improvement over normal Drifblim, Shadow Drifblim is still fairly unimpressive as an attacker.  It can work as a team-filler, but it's not outstanding.

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Hex is only slightly better than Astonish.

• Shadow Ball should always be picked over Ominous Wind.

• Icy Wind is an underwhelming move.

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Hex is the superior defensive fast move.

• Ominous Wind is weaker than Shadow Ball, but also harder to dodge and has the potential to be spammed. Both pale in comparison to Mystical Fire, however, as it provides spammability, decent coverage, AND an early damage window.

• Icy Wind offers useful coverage for Dragon-type generalists.

Hex is recommended for its fast energy generation, while Astonish isn't great in general

Icy Wind has a decent damage profile and, more importantly, a 100% chance to drop the target's attack stat by 1 stage. This artificially boosts Drifblim's bulk and frequently forces switches or gives the next Pokemon on your team a great chance to come in with an advantage. Mystical Fire does the same thing but offers different coverage - it trades Flying coverage for superior Steel coverage. Shadow Ball is noted for being one of the better attacks in the game due to its great neutral coverage and solid damage per energy rating, and works great in conjunction with Icy Wind or Mystical Fire, as they can be used to bait shields easily. This is made especially effective when you consider the fact that Icy Wind's / Mystical Fire's Attack debuff bypasses shields.