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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Baltoy

Base Stats for Baltoy

Ground / Psychic

Abilities:

Evolutions / Family:
Baltoy
Claydol

Weakness Chart for Ground/Psychic-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

2x

0x

0.5x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

2x

0.5x

2x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Baltoy? 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.

Baltoy is a spectacular Ground and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Baltoy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Baltoy is weak to Bug, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.

Species: Baltoy
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Double-Edge / Headbutt
- Zen Headbutt
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb

Physical Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)

Baltoy is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Baltoy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).

Species: Baltoy
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball / Hex

Special Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)

Baltoy is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Baltoy's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Baltoy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Baltoy? 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.

Species: Baltoy
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Double-Edge / Headbutt
- Zen Headbutt

Doubles Physical Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)

Baltoy is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Baltoy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).

Species: Baltoy
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Ice Beam

Doubles Special Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)

Baltoy is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Baltoy's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Baltoy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

Species: Baltoy
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Quirky
EVs: 252 Hp / 188 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Scorching Sands
- Harden
- Substitute
- Trick Room

Defensive Trick Room Baltoy (Levitate)

Baltoy is pretty popular Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Baltoy from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Baltoy's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Baltoy takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Baltoy 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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Baltoy 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 Baltoy

Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
Moves: Mimic + Imprison
Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Ally Switch

Most notable and possible best moves for Baltoy

Protect
Rest

Common Effort Values for Baltoy in Sword and Shield

Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
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Competitive Information for Baltoy [Sword/Shield]