Competitive Information for Samurott [Black/White]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Samurott? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Samurott is a fabulous Water-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Samurott out in the 5th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Samurott's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Superpower / Revenge
- Frustration / Return
- X-Scissor
Physical Sweeper Samurott
Samurott is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Samurott's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Samurott from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Samurott's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Samurott's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Samurott is damaged by the target).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Samurott
Samurott is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Samurott from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Samurott's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Samurott cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 187 Hp / 239 SpA / 84 SpD
Moveset:
- Scald
- Grass Knot
- Hydro Cannon / Toxic
- Blizzard
Samurott Special Tank (Samurott Jack)
Samurott is a fabulous Special Tank. It's primary goal is to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Samurott last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Samurott's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks.
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Hydro Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Water-type move (Samurott cannot move next turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Samurott? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Superpower / Revenge
- Frustration / Return
- X-Scissor
Doubles Physical Sweeper Samurott
Samurott is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Samurott's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Samurott from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Samurott's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Samurott's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Samurott is damaged by the target).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Samurott
Samurott is a decent Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Samurott from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Samurott's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Samurott cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Samurott learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Samurott can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Samurott
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Helping Hand, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Samurott's stats
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Samurott
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Samurott in Black and White
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