Competitive Information for Arctovish [Sword/Shield]
Water / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Arctovish? 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.
Arctovish is a phenomenal Water and Ice-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Arctovish out in the 8th generation battlefield. Arctovish is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Fishious Rend
- Icicle Crash / Ice Fang
- Iron Head / Body Slam
- Psychic Fangs / Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Arctovish (Slush Rush)
Arctovish is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Arctovish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Arctovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Arctovish's speed is doubled. Iron Head was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Fishious Rend is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (power doubles if Arctovish moves before the target).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Ice Beam / Freeze-Dry
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
Special Sweeper Arctovish (Slush Rush)
Arctovish is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Arctovish's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Arctovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Arctovish's speed is doubled.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Freeze-Dry is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. super effective on water).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Arctovish cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Arctovish's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Arctovish? 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Liquidation / Fishious Rend
- Icicle Crash / Ice Fang
- Iron Head / Body Slam
Doubles Physical Sweeper Arctovish (Slush Rush)
Arctovish is popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Arctovish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Arctovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Arctovish's speed is doubled. Iron Head was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fishious Rend is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (power doubles if Arctovish moves before the target).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Arctovish (Slush Rush)
Arctovish is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Arctovish's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Arctovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Arctovish's speed is doubled.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Arctovish cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Arctovish's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Arctovish 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 Arctovish 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 Arctovish
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs
Optimize Arctovish's EVs for Sword/Shield
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