Competitive Information for Accelgor [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Accelgor
Bug
Abilities:
Sticky HoldSticky Hold: This Pokemon cannot lose its held item due to another Pokemon's attack.
, HydrationHydration: This Pokemon has its status cured at the end of each turn if Rain Dance is active.
, UnburdenUnburden: Speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Accelgor? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Accelgor is a stupendous Bug-typed Pokemon. Accelgor is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Accelgor is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Accelgor
Item: Psychic Seed / Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Acid Spray
- Water Shuriken
- Final Gambit
Item: Psychic Seed / Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Acid Spray
- Water Shuriken
- Final Gambit
Support Accelgor (Popular/Trending)
Accelgor is a notable Support. Focus Sash helps protect Accelgor from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Acid Spray is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special defense by 2 stages).
♦ Water Shuriken is a special priority-increased 15-base power Water-type move (usually goes first. hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Final Gambit is a special 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Accelgor's hp. Accelgor faints).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Acid Spray is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special defense by 2 stages).
♦ Water Shuriken is a special priority-increased 15-base power Water-type move (usually goes first. hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Final Gambit is a special 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Accelgor's hp. Accelgor faints).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Accelgor
Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 80 Hp / 168 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Struggle Bug
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 80 Hp / 168 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Struggle Bug
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Accelgor (Unburden)
Accelgor is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Bug Buzz or Round) and raises Accelgor's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Accelgor from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ 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 (Accelgor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Accelgor cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ 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 (Accelgor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Accelgor cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Accelgor
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug
- Focus Blast
- Bug Buzz
- Spikes
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug
- Focus Blast
- Bug Buzz
- Spikes
Accelgor Special Tank (Killgor)
Accelgor is an outstanding Special Tank. It's goal is to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Accelgor last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Hydration, Accelgor has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Accelgor? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Common double-battle team mates for Accelgor in Pokemon Sword/Shield:
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Species: Accelgor
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 80 Hp / 168 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 80 Hp / 168 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Accelgor (Unburden)
Accelgor is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Accelgor from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes 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).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Accelgor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Accelgor cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes 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).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Accelgor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Accelgor cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Accelgor learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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 Accelgor can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Accelgor
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Feint, Water Shuriken
Optimize Accelgor's EVs for Sword/Shield
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