Competitive Information for Bounsweet [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bounsweet? 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.
Bounsweet is a notable Grass-typed Pokemon. Bounsweet is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bounsweet can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Bounsweet is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Grassy Glide
- Play Rough
- Zen Headbutt
- Facade / Covet
Physical Sweeper Bounsweet (Leaf Guard)
Bounsweet is pretty popular 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 Bounsweet's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bounsweet's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bounsweet cannot be statused and rest will fail for it. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Grassy Glide is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (Bounsweet on grassy terrain: +1 priority).
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Bounsweet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Covet is a physical 60-base power Normal-type move (if your Bounsweet has no item, it steals the target's).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is10a2f9
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Bounsweet (Leaf Guard)
Bounsweet is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and raises Bounsweet's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Bounsweet's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bounsweet cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Bounsweet recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Draining Kiss is a special 50-base power Fairy-type move (Bounsweet recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bounsweet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Bounsweet by a weather-dependent amount).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is11a2f9
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bounsweet? 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.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Play Rough
- Zen Headbutt
- Facade / Covet
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bounsweet (Leaf Guard)
Bounsweet is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Bounsweet's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bounsweet's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bounsweet cannot be statused and rest will fail for it. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Bounsweet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Covet is a physical 60-base power Normal-type move (if your Bounsweet has no item, it steals the target's).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/id10a2f9
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Bounsweet (Leaf Guard)
Bounsweet is a notable Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Bounsweet's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Bounsweet's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Bounsweet cannot be statused and rest will fail for it.
◆ Draining Kiss is a special 50-base power Fairy-type move (Bounsweet recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Bounsweet recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bounsweet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Bounsweet by a weather-dependent amount).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/id11a2f9
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bounsweet 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 Bounsweet 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 Bounsweet
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Feint
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Bounsweet's stats
- Acupressure
- Aromatic Mist
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Bounsweet
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bounsweet in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Bounsweet's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Bounsweet in Sword/Shield. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Bounsweet in Sword/Shield
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Bounsweet. Top rated Bounsweet Sword/Shield movesets. You can find Bounsweet builds Sword/Shield. Bounsweet movesets Sword/Shield are listed here. VGC Bounsweet Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Bounsweet in Sword/Shield along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for Steenee evolution