Competitive Information for Beartic [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Beartic
Ice
Abilities:
Swift SwimSwift Swim: If Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
, Snow CloakSnow Cloak: If Hail is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to Hail.
, Slush RushSlush Rush: If Hail is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Beartic? 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.
Common single-battle team mates for Beartic in Pokemon Sword/Shield:
PolitoedKingdraDusclopsMarowak-AlolaVanilluxeGlaceonGyaradosBoltundNinetales-AlolaLudicolo
PolitoedKingdraDusclopsMarowak-AlolaVanilluxeGlaceonGyaradosBoltundNinetales-AlolaLudicolo
Beartic is a decent Ice-typed Pokemon. Beartic are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Beartic is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Species: Beartic
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Liquidation
- Aqua Jet
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Liquidation
- Aqua Jet
Physical Sweeper Beartic (Popular/Trending)
Beartic is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Beartic's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Beartic's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Beartic's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Beartic's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Beartic
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Beartic (Slush Rush)
Beartic is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Beartic's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Beartic's speed is doubled.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Beartic's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Beartic
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icicle Crash
- Encore
- Low Kick / Superpower
- Swords Dance
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icicle Crash
- Encore
- Low Kick / Superpower
- Swords Dance
Beartic Physical Sweeper (Dancing Polar Bear)
Beartic is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Beartic's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Beartic's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Beartic's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Beartic's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Beartic's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Beartic's attack by 2 stages).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Beartic
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 213 Hp / 64 Atk / 233 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Jet
- Night Slash
- Rain Dance
- Rock Slide
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 213 Hp / 64 Atk / 233 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Jet
- Night Slash
- Rain Dance
- Rock Slide
Beartic Physical Sweeper (Rawwwwwwwr)
Beartic is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Beartic's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Beartic's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Beartic? 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.
Common double-battle team mates for Beartic in Pokemon Sword/Shield:
DragapultNinetales-AlolaExcadrillToxtricityWeavileVanilluxeZeraoraCloysterMewHawlucha
DragapultNinetales-AlolaExcadrillToxtricityWeavileVanilluxeZeraoraCloysterMewHawlucha
Species: Beartic
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Night Slash
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Night Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Beartic (Slush Rush)
Beartic is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Beartic's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Beartic's speed is doubled.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Beartic's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Beartic's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Beartic learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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 Beartic 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 Beartic
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Beartic's EVs for Sword/Shield
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