Competitive Information for Amoonguss [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with this Pokemon.
This Pokemon restores 1/3 of its maximum HP, rounded down, when it switches out.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Amoonguss? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Get ready to meet Amoonguss, the noteworthy Grass and Poison-typed Pokémon! It's a sight to see Amoonguss out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks. Explore the movesets of Amoonguss below to understand its battle capabilities.
Item: Coba Berry / Focus Sash
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 116 SpA / 140 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Clear Smog
- Protect
- Rage Powder / Pollen Puff
- Spore / Energy Ball
Amoonguss excels as a terrific Special Wall during single battles. It is meant to handle special hits and respond with decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Amoonguss from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Regenerator, Amoonguss restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out. With a Coba Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective flying-type attack then the Coba Berry gets consumed.
◆ Clear Smog is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (resets all of the target's stat stages to 0).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Amoonguss this turn).
◆ Rage Powder is a status move (the foes' moves target your Amoonguss on the turn used).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Spore is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Foul Play / Payback
- Body Slam / Facade
- Stomping Tantrum
In single battles, Amoonguss's Physical Sweeper role is an awesome. This setup is intended to overwhelm foes with brute physical attacks. Choice Band will increase the damage of Amoonguss's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss moves after the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Amoonguss is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss's last move failed).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 92 Def / 252 SpA / 12 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Foul Play
- Pollen Puff
Taking on single battles? Amoonguss is an impressive Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with destructive special power. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Amoonguss's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Amoonguss recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Amoonguss? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 236 Hp / 156 Def / 116 SpD
Moveset:
- Pollen Puff
- Rage Powder
- Spore
- Protect
In double battles, Amoonguss's Double Wall role is an awesome. In earlier tournaments, this build was a go-to choice. It tries to balance defenses for both physical and special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Amoonguss from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Regenerator, Amoonguss restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
◆ Rage Powder is a status move (the foes' moves target your Amoonguss on the turn used).
◆ Spore is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Amoonguss this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Foul Play / Payback
- Body Slam / Facade
- Stomping Tantrum
Amoonguss makes an a noteworthy Physical Sweeper in double battles. The objective of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with potent physical moves. Choice Band will increase the damage of Amoonguss's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss moves after the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Amoonguss is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss's last move failed).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 92 Def / 252 SpA / 12 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Foul Play
- Pollen Puff
Amoonguss excels as popular Special Sweeper during double battles. It's goal is to overwhelm foes with formidable special power. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Amoonguss's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Amoonguss recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Amoonguss can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield 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 Amoonguss.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Amoonguss 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 Amoonguss
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Spore + Hex
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Rage Powder
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Spore, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Amoonguss's stats
- Defense Curl
- Growth
Most notable and possible best moves for Amoonguss
- Clear Smog
- Energy Ball
- Pollen Puff
- Protect
- Rage Powder
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
- Spore
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Amoonguss in Sword and Shield
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/156/0/100/0 )
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/116/140/0 )
- Optimize Amoonguss's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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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