Competitive Information for Sawsbuck [Black/White]
Normal / Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Sap Sipper ability are immune to Grass attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sawsbuck? 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.
Sawsbuck is a notable Normal and Grass-typed Pokemon. Sawsbuck are common Pokemon to see in the BW metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Sawsbuck is weak to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 240 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Seed Bomb / Horn Leech
- Jump Kick / Double Kick
- Wild Charge
Physical Sweeper Sawsbuck (Chlorophyll)
Sawsbuck is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sawsbuck from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sawsbuck's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Sawsbuck's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Horn Leech is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Sawsbuck recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Jump Kick is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (Sawsbuck is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 44 Hp / 216 Atk / 250 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge
- Return
- Toxic
- Leech Seed
Sawsbuck Physical Sweeper (4 Seasons)
Sawsbuck is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sawsbuck from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sap Sipper, Sawsbuck's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Sawsbuck every turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sawsbuck? 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 / Silk Scarf
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 240 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Seed Bomb / Horn Leech
- Jump Kick / Double Kick
- Wild Charge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sawsbuck (Chlorophyll)
Sawsbuck is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sawsbuck from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sawsbuck's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Sawsbuck's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Horn Leech is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Sawsbuck recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Jump Kick is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (Sawsbuck is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sawsbuck learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sawsbuck 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 Sawsbuck
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Serene grace + Item: King's rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Shadow Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Bounce
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Energy Ball
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Sawsbuck's stats
- Agility
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Sawsbuck
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sawsbuck in Black and White
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