Competitive Information for Applin [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Applin? 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.
Applin is a pretty decent Grass and Dragon-typed Pokemon. Applin is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Applin can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Applin is weak to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Yache Berry
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 140 Hp / 252 Atk / 116 SpD
Moveset:
- Sucker Punch
- Astonish
- Rollout
- Defense Curl
Physical Sweeper Applin (Bulletproof)
Applin is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Applin from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. Repeats for 5 turns).
◆ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Applin's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 140 Hp / 252 SpA / 116 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor
- Defense Curl
- Withdraw
- Attract
Special Sweeper Applin (Bulletproof)
Applin is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Applin's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Applin's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Withdraw is a status move (raises your Applin's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Attract is a status move (a target of the opposite gender gets infatuated).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Applin? 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.
Item: Focus Sash / Yache Berry
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 140 Hp / 252 Atk / 116 SpD
Moveset:
- Sucker Punch
- Astonish
- Rollout
- Defense Curl
Doubles Physical Sweeper Applin (Bulletproof)
Applin is a sensational Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Applin from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. Repeats for 5 turns).
◆ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Applin's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 140 Hp / 252 SpA / 116 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor
- Defense Curl
- Withdraw
- Attract
Doubles Special Sweeper Applin (Bulletproof)
Applin is a fabulous Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Applin's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Applin's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Withdraw is a status move (raises your Applin's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Attract is a status move (a target of the opposite gender gets infatuated).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Applin 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Applin 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 Applin
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves with Priority: Sucker Punch
Moves that boost Applin's stats
- Defense Curl
- Withdraw
Common Effort Values for Applin in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Applin's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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