What is a good competitive moveset for Boldore? 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.
Boldore is an outstanding Rock-typed Pokemon. Boldore is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Boldore is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Boldore Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Sand Force / Weak Armor Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 44 Hp / 252 Atk / 212 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum - Strength / Headbutt - Body Press / Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Boldore (Sand Force)
Boldore is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Boldore's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Boldore's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Force, Boldore's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
◆ 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). ◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Boldore's last move failed). ◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a good amount of damage. ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Boldore's defense stat as attack in damage calculation). ◆ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Boldore? 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: Boldore Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Sand Force / Weak Armor Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 44 Hp / 252 Atk / 212 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Strength / Headbutt - Body Press / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Boldore (Sand Force)
Boldore is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Boldore's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Boldore's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Force, Boldore's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
◆ 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). ◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage). ◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage. ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Boldore's defense stat as attack in damage calculation). ◆ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Boldore 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 Boldore 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 Boldore
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Body Press + Harden
Moves: Body Press + Curse
Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
Ability: Weak armor + Item: White herb
Ability: Weak armor + Item: Weakness policy
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Boldore's stats
Autotomize
Curse
Harden
Iron Defense
Meteor Beam
Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Boldore
Earthquake
Protect
Rest
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Boldore in Sword and Shield
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