Competitive Information for Swoobat [Sun/Moon]
Psychic / Flying
Abilities:
This Pokemon's held item has no effect, except Macho Brace. Fling cannot be used.
When one of this Pokemon's stat stages is raised or lowered, the amount is doubled.
This Pokemon ignores other Pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Swoobat? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Unleash the power of Swoobat, an astounding Pokémon with Psychic and Flying typing. It's to see Swoobat show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. It is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Check out the movesets listed below to learn more about Swoobat's strategies.
Item: Salac Berry / Electric Seed
Ability: Simple
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Signal Beam
- Calm Mind / Stored Power
- Roost / Air Slash
- Substitute
When it comes to single battles, Swoobat shines as a high-quality Special Sweeper. This moveset is tailored to crush rivals using devastating special power. With Simple, when one of Swoobat's stat stages is raised or lowered the amount is doubled. With a Salac Berry equipped to it, raises Swoobat's speed by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Salac Berry gets consumed. With a Electric Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is electric terrain, raises Swoobat's defense by 1 stage then the Electric Seed gets consumed.
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Swoobat's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Stored Power is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Psychic-type move (+ 20 power for each of your Swoobat's stat boosts).
◆ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. Flying-type removed until turn ends).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Swoobat takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Psychium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 132 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Heat Wave
Swoobat excels as an awesome Special Sweeper during single battles. The intention of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with potent special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Psychium Z equipped to it, if Swoobat has a psychic move, this item allows it to use a psychic z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swoobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 6 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psyshock / Shadow Ball
- Charge Beam / Signal Beam
- Heat Wave
- Psychic
Swoobat stands out as a decent Special Sweeper in single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with devastating special power. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Swoobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Swoobat's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 6 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball
- Air Slash / Hidden Power
- Psych Up / Light Screen
- Swagger
When it comes to single battles, Swoobat shines as a remarkable Special Sweeper. It tries to crush rivals using heavy-hitting special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Swoobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Swoobat's ivs).
◆ Psych Up is a status move (copies the target's current stat stages).
◆ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
◆ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 6 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psyshock / Energy Ball
- Tailwind / Protect
- Endeavor / Charm
- Toxic / Embargo
Taking on single battles? Swoobat is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to crush rivals using brute special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Swoobat this turn).
◆ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Swoobat's hp).
◆ Charm is a status move (lowers the target's attack by 2 stages).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
◆ Embargo is a status move (for 5 turns, the target's item has no effect).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Simple
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 6 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Stored Power / Trick Room
- Calm Mind / Energy Ball
- Hidden Power
- Toxic
When it comes to single battles, Swoobat shines as a decent Special Tank. It's primary goal is to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Swoobat last longer regaining it's vitality every turn. With Simple, when one of Swoobat's stat stages is raised or lowered the amount is doubled.
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Swoobat's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Swoobat's ivs).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 211 Hp / 211 SpA / 88 Spe
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Charge Beam
- Calm Mind
- Hidden Power
Swoobat proves to be an impressive Special Tank for single battles. This strategy is built to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Swoobat last longer regaining it's vitality every turn. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Swoobat's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Swoobat's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Swoobat's ivs).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Swoobat? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Psychium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 132 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
For those intense double battles, Swoobat is a prestigious Special Sweeper. It's meant to crush rivals using potent special moves. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Psychium Z equipped to it, if Swoobat has a psychic move, this item allows it to use a psychic z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swoobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Psychium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Trick Room
For single battles, Swoobat is an astounding Defensive Trick Roomer. Focus Sash helps protect Swoobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unaware, Swoobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Psychium Z equipped to it, if Swoobat has a psychic move, this item allows it to use a psychic z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Swoobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Swoobat can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Swoobat.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Swoobat 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 Swoobat
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Ability: Klutz + Move: Trick
- Ability: Klutz + Move: Skill swap
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Swoobat's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Steel Wing
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Swoobat
- Air Slash
- Calm Mind
- Giga Drain
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Signal Beam
- Stored Power
- Substitute
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Swoobat in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Optimize Swoobat's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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