Competitive Information for Shieldon [Black/White]
Rock / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Shieldon? 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.
Shieldon is a notable Rock and Steel-typed Pokemon. Shieldon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Shieldon can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Shieldon is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Chople Berry / Air Balloon
Ability: Soundproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head / Heavy Slam
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
Physical Sweeper Shieldon (Soundproof)
Shieldon is a notable Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Shieldon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Shieldon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Soundproof, Shieldon is immune to sound-based moves except heal bell.
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Shieldon than the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Smack Down is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Chople Berry / Air Balloon
Ability: Soundproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Shieldon (Soundproof)
Shieldon is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Shieldon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Shieldon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Soundproof, Shieldon is immune to sound-based moves except heal bell.
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Shieldon? 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: Chople Berry / Air Balloon
Ability: Soundproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Iron Head / Heavy Slam
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shieldon (Soundproof)
Shieldon is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Shieldon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Shieldon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Soundproof, Shieldon is immune to sound-based moves except heal bell.
♦ Smack Down is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Shieldon than the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Chople Berry / Air Balloon
Ability: Soundproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Flamethrower / Incinerate
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Shieldon (Soundproof)
Shieldon is a decent Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Shieldon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Shieldon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Soundproof, Shieldon is immune to sound-based moves except heal bell.
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 30-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Shieldon 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 Shieldon 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 Shieldon
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Shieldon's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Shieldon
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Shieldon in Black and White
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