Competitive Information for Samurott [Sun/Moon]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Samurott? 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.
Samurott is a fabulous Water-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to see Samurott show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Samurott's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Superpower / Sacred Sword
- Return / Slash
- Knock Off / Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Samurott (Shell Armor)
Samurott is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Samurott cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Samurott's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sacred Sword is a physical 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ 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).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 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 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Samurott (Shell Armor)
Samurott is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Samurott cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Samurott cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 187 Hp / 239 SpA / 84 SpD
Moveset:
- Scald
- Grass Knot
- Hydro Cannon / Toxic
- Blizzard
Samurott Special Tank (Samurott Jack)
Samurott is a remarkable Special Tank. The purpose of this moveset is to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Samurott last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Samurott's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks.
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Hydro Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Water-type move (Samurott cannot move next turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Blizzard is a special 110-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Samurott? 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.
Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Superpower / Sacred Sword
- Return / Slash
- Knock Off / Night Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Samurott (Shell Armor)
Samurott is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Samurott cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Samurott's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sacred Sword is a physical 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ 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).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 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 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Samurott (Shell Armor)
Samurott is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Samurott's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Samurott cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Samurott cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Samurott 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 Samurott 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 Samurott
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- 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: Detect, Protect, Helping Hand, Aqua Jet
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Samurott's stats
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Samurott
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Samurott in Sun and Moon
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