Competitive Information for Swalot [Black/White]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swalot? 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.
Swalot is a wonderful Poison-typed Pokemon. Swalot is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 5. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Swalot's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Seed Bomb
- Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Swalot (Gluttony)
Swalot is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Swalot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Swalot has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
Special Sweeper Swalot (Gluttony)
Swalot is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Swalot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Swalot has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swalot recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swalot? 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 / Soft Sand
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Seed Bomb
- Thunder Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swalot (Gluttony)
Swalot is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Swalot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Swalot has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Swalot (Gluttony)
Swalot is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Swalot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Swalot has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swalot recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swalot 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 Swalot 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 Swalot
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Swalot's stats
- Acid Armor
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Swalot
- Destiny Bond
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Swalot in Black and White
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