Competitive Information for Boltund [Sword/Shield]
Electric
Abilities:
This Pokemon's Sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
This Pokemon's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. Bug Bite is not boosted.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Boltund? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Meet Boltund, the wonderful Pokémon of Electric types! It's a sight to see Boltund out in the 8th generation battlefield. Its only type-related weakness is Ground. Ready to elevate your game with Boltund's movesets? They're right below!
Item: Shuca Berry / Focus Sash
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic Fangs
- Eerie Impulse / Nuzzle
- Helping Hand
- Protect
Boltund stands out as popular Support in single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Boltund from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Competitive, Boltund's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Shuca Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ground-type attack then the Shuca Berry gets consumed.
◆ Eerie Impulse is a status move (lowers the target's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Nuzzle is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Boltund this turn).
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Item: Shuca Berry / Focus Sash
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 240 Hp / 252 SpA / 16 Spe
Moveset:
- Volt Switch / Thunderbolt
- Snarl
- Eerie Impulse
- Helping Hand
Boltund thrives as a decent Special Tank perfect for single battles. This configuration strives to handle special hits and respond with decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Boltund from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Competitive, Boltund's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Shuca Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ground-type attack then the Shuca Berry gets consumed.
◆ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Eerie Impulse is a status move (lowers the target's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Strong Jaw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 164 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD / 76 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunder Fang / Wild Charge
- Psychic Fangs
- Crunch / Bite
- Double-Edge / Facade
In single battles, Boltund's Physical Sweeper role is a terrific. It tries to crush rivals using destructive physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Boltund from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Boltund's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Strong Jaw, Boltund's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. Bug bite is not boosted. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Boltund is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 164 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 76 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Snarl
- Bulk Up
Boltund thrives as a distinguished Special Sweeper perfect for single battles. This moveset focuses to take down the opponent's team with formidable special power. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Snarl) and boosts Boltund's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Boltund from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Competitive, Boltund's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Boltund cannot move next turn).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Boltund's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Boltund? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Strong Jaw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 164 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 8 SpD / 76 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunder Fang / Wild Charge
- Psychic Fangs
- Crunch / Bite
- Double-Edge / Facade
Dominating double battles, Boltund is a notable Physical Sweeper. This technique aims to take down the opponent's team with forceful physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Boltund from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Boltund's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Strong Jaw, Boltund's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. Bug bite is not boosted. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Boltund is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Competitive
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 164 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 76 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Snarl
- Bulk Up
Taking on double battles? Boltund is a superb Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to overwhelm foes with powerful special power. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Snarl) and raises Boltund's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Boltund from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Competitive, Boltund's sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
◆ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Boltund cannot move next turn).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Boltund's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Boltund can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Boltund.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Boltund 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 Boltund
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Thunder Fang
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Bite
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Crunch
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Psychic Fangs
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Fire Fang
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Boltund's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Charge
- Flame Charge
- Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Boltund
- Charm
- Discharge
- Eerie Impulse
- Electrify
- Helping Hand
- Howl
- Nuzzle
- Protect
- Psychic Fangs
- Rest
- Roar
- Snarl
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Boltund in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 252/4/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 240/0/0/252/0/16 )
- Optimize Boltund's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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