What is a good competitive moveset for Pawniard? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Pawniard is a sensational Dark and Steel-typed Pokemon. Pawniard is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Pawniard can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Pawniard is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Species: Pawniard Item: Darkinium Z / Chople Berry Ability: Defiant Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Knock Off / Night Slash - Iron Head - Return / Slash - Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Pawniard (Defiant)
Pawniard is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Defiant, Pawniard's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item). ♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Pawniard is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pawniard's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Pawniard's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Torment is a status move (target can't select the same move twice in a row).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pawniard? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Pawniard Item: Darkinium Z / Chople Berry Ability: Defiant Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Knock Off / Night Slash - Iron Head - Return / Slash - Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pawniard (Defiant)
Pawniard is a notable Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Defiant, Pawniard's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item). ♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pawniard 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pawniard can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Pawniard
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch, Quick Guard
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