Competitive Information for Armaldo [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Armaldo? 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.
Armaldo is a decent Rock and Bug-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Armaldo out in the 8th generation battlefield. Armaldo is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Earthquake
- Superpower
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Armaldo (Swift Swim)
Armaldo is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Armaldo recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Swift Swim, Armaldo's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Armaldo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Armaldo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Item: Red Card
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 225 Hp / 225 Atk / 60 Def
Moveset:
- Hone Claws
- Cross Poison / Rock Slide
- Curse
- Earthquake / Bug Bite
Armaldo Physical Tank (Army Strong)
Armaldo is a marvelous Physical Tank for single battles. It's purpose is to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Battle Armor, Armaldo cannot be struck by a critical hit. With a Red Card equipped to it, if Armaldo survives a hit, attacker is forced to switch to a random ally then the Red Card gets consumed.
◆ Cross Poison is a physical 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Armaldo steals and eats the target's berry).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Armaldo? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Armaldo (Swift Swim)
Armaldo is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Armaldo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Armaldo recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Swift Swim, Armaldo's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Armaldo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Armaldo learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Armaldo 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 Armaldo
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Armaldo's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Meteor Beam
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Armaldo
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Armaldo in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Armaldo's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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