Competitive Information for Swadloon [Black/White]
Bug / Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swadloon? 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.
Swadloon is an extraordinary Bug and Grass-typed Pokemon. Swadloon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Swadloon is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Occa Berry / Coba Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 148 Hp / 252 Atk / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Frustration / Return
- Bug Bite
- Payback
Physical Sweeper Swadloon (Chlorophyll)
Swadloon is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Swadloon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. 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 Swadloon'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 Swadloon's speed is doubled.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Swadloon steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Swadloon moves after the target).
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Item: Occa Berry / Coba Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 148 Hp / 252 SpA / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Air Slash
- Electroweb / Round
Special Sweeper Swadloon (Chlorophyll)
Swadloon is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Swadloon 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 Swadloon'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 Swadloon's speed is doubled. Electroweb was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Swadloon recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swadloon? 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: Occa Berry / Coba Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 148 Hp / 252 Atk / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Frustration / Return
- Bug Bite
- Payback
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swadloon (Chlorophyll)
Swadloon is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Swadloon 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 Swadloon'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 Swadloon's speed is doubled.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Swadloon steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Swadloon moves after the target).
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Item: Occa Berry / Coba Berry
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 148 Hp / 252 SpA / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Electroweb
- Air Slash / Razor Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Swadloon (Chlorophyll)
Swadloon is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Swadloon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. 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 Swadloon'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 Swadloon's speed is doubled. Air Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Swadloon recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-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).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swadloon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Swadloon 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 Swadloon
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Swadloon's stats
- Agility
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Swadloon
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Swadloon in Black and White
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