Competitive Information for Avalugg [Sword/Shield]


Ice
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Avalugg? 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.
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Avalugg is an awesome Ice-typed Pokemon. Avalugg is a pretty usual Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Avalugg is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Wide Lens
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Icicle Spear
- Protect
Special Wall Avalugg (Popular/Trending)
Avalugg is a notable Special Wall for single battles. It is designed to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Avalugg is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Avalugg's moves. With Own Tempo, Avalugg cannot be confused. Immune to intimidate.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Icicle Spear is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Ice-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Avalugg this turn).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Body Press
- Iron Head / Rock Slide
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Ice Fang / Avalanche
Physical Sweeper Avalugg (Ice Body)
Avalugg is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Avalugg's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Ice Body, if hail is active Avalugg heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail. Iron Head or Rock Slide are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Avalugg's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Avalugg's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ 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).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 240 Hp / 240 Def / 28 SpD
Moveset:
- Avalanche
- Rapid Spin
- Curse
- Recover
Avalugg Physical Wall (Titanic Sinker)
Avalugg is a decent Physical Wall for single battles. It's meant to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Avalugg last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Sturdy, if Avalugg is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. Immune to ohko. Curse during first turn. Avalanche, Recover, Avalanche Recover..
◆ Rapid Spin is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move (free Avalugg from hazards/bind/leech seed; +1 spe).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Avalugg by 50% of its max hp).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Avalanche
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
- Earthquake / Crunch
Avalugg Physical Wall (Blissful Coffee Table)
Avalugg is a fabulous Physical Wall for single battles. It's meant to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Avalugg last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Ice Body, if hail is active Avalugg heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ Rapid Spin is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move (free Avalugg from hazards/bind/leech seed; +1 spe).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Avalugg by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Rapid Spin
- Swagger
- Recover
Avalugg Physical Wall (Aving A Laugh)
Avalugg is a wonderful Physical Wall for single battles. It attempts to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Avalugg is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Sturdy, if Avalugg is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. Immune to ohko. When I found out that this monster could learn Mirror Coat I was like YISSSSSSS! Suck it special attackers.
Basically you can tell from the choice of nature and EV spread that this set allows Avalugg to sponge any neutral physical attack, I'm not sure if he could sponge a Mega Mawile iron head, or powerful fighting moves though, thankfully sturdy ensures he will use a move.
-Mirror Coat is to stop special attackers cold, while hanging in there with sturdy (assuming you're at full health).
-Air Balloon is to support Rapid Spin. Although Avalugg doesn't care about sticky web, Spikes and Toxic Spikes will ruin sturdy, and being able to have a free switch in to predictable Earthquakes is a nice touch.
-Recover or Rest is down to personal preference (Chesto Berry if you're using rest).
-And the last slot is also down to personal preference. A powerful physical move such as Avalanche or Gyro Ball may be the best option, but Swagger seems like a cool idea since Avalugg will eat up but the most powerful physical attacks anyway, and the confusion, with a little luck, will allow him to recover any damage taken. It will also troll contrary Malamar, but I don't see the 'mon very often in online battles.
And lastly, if you still doubt Avalugg's defencive capability, you could give it one of those berry's that reduce super-effective damage, such as the Charti Berry (rock) and the Chople Berry (fighting). You could replace replace the healing move with swagger and keep the physical move if you feel the healing is unnecessary.
◆ Rapid Spin is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move (free Avalugg from hazards/bind/leech seed; +1 spe).
◆ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Avalugg by 50% of its max hp).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Avalugg? 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.
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Iron Head / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Avalugg (Ice Body)
Avalugg is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Avalugg's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Ice Body, if hail is active Avalugg heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail. Iron Head was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Avalugg's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Avalugg's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Avalugg learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Avalugg 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
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Body Press + Skull Bash
- Moves: Body Press + Harden
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Avalugg's stats
- Curse
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Polish
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Avalugg
- Body Press
- Earthquake
- High Horsepower
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Icicle Spear
- Iron Defense
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Toxic
- Wide Guard
Common Effort Values for Avalugg in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 252/4/0/0/252/0 )
- Brave Nature ( 4/252/0/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Avalugg's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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