Competitive Information for Swalot [Diamond/Pearl]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swalot? 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.
Swalot is pretty popular Poison-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Swalot show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Swalot's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Liquid Ooze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Seed Bomb
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Swalot (Liquid Ooze)
Swalot is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's 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 Liquid Ooze, Swalot damages those draining hp from it for as much as they would heal.
♦ 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. power doubles on dig).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Liquid Ooze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Sludge
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Swalot (Liquid Ooze)
Swalot is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Swalot's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 Liquid Ooze, Swalot damages those draining hp from it for as much as they would heal.
♦ Sludge is a special STAB-boosted 65-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).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Swalot cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Swalot must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swalot? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Liquid Ooze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swalot (Liquid Ooze)
Swalot is an interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed 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 Liquid Ooze, Swalot damages those draining hp from it for as much as they would heal.
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Liquid Ooze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Sludge
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Swalot (Liquid Ooze)
Swalot is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Swalot's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 Liquid Ooze, Swalot damages those draining hp from it for as much as they would heal.
♦ Sludge is a special STAB-boosted 65-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).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Swalot cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Swalot must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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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 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 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: Yawn, Toxic
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 Diamond and Pearl
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