Competitive Information for Swampert [Black/White]
Water / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swampert? 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.
Swampert is an awesome Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's a usual sight to see Swampert out in the 5th generation battlefield. Swampert is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Swampert's only type-related weakness is Grass.
Item: Leftovers / Choice Band
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Waterfall / Aqua Tail
- Ice Punch
- Stealth Rock
Physical Tank Swampert (Popular/Trending)
Swampert is a remarkable Physical Tank. It is designed to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Swampert last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. Choice Band will increase the damage of Swampert's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Swampert'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).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
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Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Double-Edge / Return
Physical Sweeper Swampert
Swampert is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Swampert's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Swampert's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Damp, prevents explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while Swampert is active.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ 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 Swampert's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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: Rindo Berry
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Wide Guard
- Rock Slide
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
Swampert Physical Tank (Muddy Landslide)
Swampert is a spectacular Physical Tank. This moveset is designed to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Swampert's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks. Wide Guard helps to protect you from moves like Rock Slide and you may lose Surf but you will still have Earthquake and besides, Waterfall does more damage anyways.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Earthquake / Stone Edge
- Low Kick / Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch / Rest
Swampert Physical Sweeper (Minesweeper)
Swampert is a decent Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Swampert last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Damp, prevents explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while Swampert is active.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Swampert sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swampert? 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: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swampert
Swampert is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Swampert's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Swampert's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Damp, prevents explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while Swampert is active.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ 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 Swampert's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swampert 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 Swampert 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 Swampert
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Defense curl + Ice ball
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Swampert's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Swampert
- Aqua Tail
- Earthquake
- Focus Punch
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar
- Scald
- Sleep Talk
- Stealth Rock
- Superpower
- Toxic
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Swampert in Black and White
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 124/252/0/0/0/132/ )
- Optimize Swampert's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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