Competitive Information for Bouffalant [Sword/Shield]
Normal
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Sap Sipper ability are immune to Grass attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bouffalant? 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.
TogekissArcanineGourgeist-SuperRotom-WashExcadrillComfeyDurantMagnezoneDracovishLilligant
Bouffalant is an awesome Normal-typed Pokemon. Bouffalant are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Bouffalant's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Assault Vest / Life Orb
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Head Charge / Giga Impact
- High Horsepower
- Lash Out
Physical Tank Bouffalant (Popular/Trending)
Bouffalant is a pretty decent Physical Tank for single battles. It tries to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Bouffalant's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sap Sipper, Bouffalant's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Bouffalant's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.
◆ Head Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Bouffalant cannot move next turn).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Lash Out is a physical 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Bouffalant had a stat lowered this turn).
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Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Reckless
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Head Charge / Body Slam
- Close Combat
- Outrage
- Wild Charge / Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Bouffalant (Reckless)
Bouffalant is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Bouffalant recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge and Head Charge. With Reckless, Bouffalant's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not struggle. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Bouffalant's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Bouffalant's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Bouffalant afterwards).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bouffalant? 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.
TogekissArcanineGourgeist-SuperRotom-WashExcadrillComfeyDurantMagnezoneDracovishLilligant
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Reckless
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Head Charge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bouffalant (Reckless)
Bouffalant is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Bouffalant recover from the recoil damage it may take from Head Charge. With Reckless, Bouffalant's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not struggle. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Bouffalant's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Bouffalant's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bouffalant 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 Bouffalant 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 Bouffalant
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Recoil moves boosted by Reckless: Head Charge, Wild Charge
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Bouffalant's stats
- Amnesia
- Cotton Guard
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Bouffalant
- Body Slam
- Close Combat
- Cotton Guard
- Earthquake
- Giga Impact
- Head Charge
- High Horsepower
- Iron Head
- Lash Out
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Wild Charge
- Zen Headbutt
Common Effort Values for Bouffalant in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Adamant Nature ( 200/252/0/0/4/52 )
- Optimize Bouffalant's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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