Competitive Information for Bisharp [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bisharp? 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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Bisharp is a stupendous Dark and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to find yourself dealing with Bisharp when battling in the 8th generation meta. Bisharp is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Chople Berry
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Brick Break
- Sucker Punch / Assurance
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Bisharp (Popular/Trending)
Bisharp is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Bisharp from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Defiant, Bisharp's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Assurance is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Bisharp this turn).
Item: Chople Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Iron Head
- Psycho Cut
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Bisharp (Defiant)
Bisharp is an astounding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bisharp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Bisharp's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Shell Bell
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 125 Hp / 235 Atk / 150 Def
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Shadow Claw
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Bisharp Physical Tank (Sharp As Hell)
Bisharp is a phenomenal Physical Tank. It tries to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Defiant, Bisharp's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Bisharp must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Bisharp sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bisharp? 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: Chople Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Iron Head
- Psycho Cut
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bisharp (Defiant)
Bisharp is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bisharp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Bisharp's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bisharp 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bisharp 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 Bisharp
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- 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, Sucker Punch, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Bisharp
- Assurance
- Brick Break
- Iron Head
- Lash Out
- Protect
- Sucker Punch
Common Effort Values for Bisharp in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/0/4 )
- Optimize Bisharp's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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