Competitive Information for Tympole [Black/White]
Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tympole? 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.
Tympole is pretty popular Water-typed Pokemon. Tympole is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tympole can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Tympole's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Protect
- Toxic
- Substitute
Physical Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Tympole from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tympole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Tympole's speed is doubled.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tympole this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Tympole takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind / Hyper Voice
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
Special Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is a notable Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tympole from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tympole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Tympole's speed is doubled. Icy Wind was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tympole? 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: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Protect
- Toxic
- Substitute
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Tympole from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tympole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Tympole's speed is doubled.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tympole this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Tympole takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is an awesome Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tympole from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tympole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Tympole's speed is doubled.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tympole 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 Tympole 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 Tympole
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Most notable and possible best moves for Tympole
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tympole in Black and White
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