Competitive Information for Aggron [Diamond/Pearl]
Steel / Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aggron? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Aggron is a pretty decent Steel and Rock-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Aggron out in the 4th generation battlefield. Aggron is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Aggron is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Choice Band / Choice Scarf
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Head Smash
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Aggron (Popular/Trending)
Aggron is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Aggron's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Aggron's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Rock Head, Aggron does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Chople Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Outrage
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Aggron (Rock Head)
Aggron is a decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Aggron does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Aggron afterwards).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aggron's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Dragon Claw
- Toxic
- Earthquake
- Roar
Aggron Physical Tank (Lead Aggron*)
Aggron is an awesome Physical Tank. It was designed to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Aggron last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Rock Head, Aggron does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage. Strong in Def / Atk, but has horrible Speed. The first is, you can Toxic, Roar and poison every Pokemon on their team, and because of his bulky Def, hopefully not lose much Hp. Another way it can be an advantage is if you Roar in something like a Mantric, which your Earthquake will wreck. However, it could just as easily bring in a Gyrados, or Blazikin. Gyrados's Waterfall could OHKO you, and Blazikin's Flamethrower could too. If you somehow survive one turn, you can lay into a Gyrados with Dragon Claw, and Blazikin with Earthquake. A nice Pokemon for a Lead. Bulky Def, nice moveset, lots of choices. This might also can be pretty decent to use for a Trick Room team.
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Aggron? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Chople Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aggron (Rock Head)
Aggron is popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Aggron's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rock Head, Aggron does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Aggron afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Aggron learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Aggron can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Aggron
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Sturdy + Move: Endeavor
- Ability: Sturdy + Move: Endeavor
- 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: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Aggron's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Aggron
- Aqua Tail
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Head Smash
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Superpower
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Aggron in Diamond and Pearl
- Adamant Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Aggron's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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