What is a good competitive moveset for Avalugg-hisui? 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.
Avalugg is a pretty decent Ice and Rock-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to see Avalugg show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Avalugg is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Avalugg is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Strong Jaw, Avalugg's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. Bug bite is not boosted. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch). ◆ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Avalugg is damaged by the target). ◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage. ◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Avalugg-hisui? 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.
Avalugg is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Strong Jaw, Avalugg's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. Bug bite is not boosted. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch). ◆ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Avalugg is damaged by the target). ◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Avalugg-hisui 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.
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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 Avalugg-hisui 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 Avalugg-hisui
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Bite
Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Crunch
Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Ice Fang
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Avalugg-hisui's stats
Curse
Harden
Iron Defense
Rapid Spin
Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Avalugg-hisui
Ice Beam
Protect
Rapid Spin
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Avalugg-hisui in Sword and Shield
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