What is a good competitive moveset for Buneary? 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.
Buneary is a wonderful Normal-typed Pokemon. Buneary is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Buneary can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Buneary's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Buneary is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Buneary from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Buneary's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Limber, Buneary cannot be paralyzed. Gaining this ability while paralyzed cures it. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Buneary is burn/poison/paralyzed). ◆ Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Triple Axel is a physical 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. Each hit can miss, but power rises). ◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage). ◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Buneary? 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.
Buneary is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Buneary from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Buneary's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Limber, Buneary cannot be paralyzed. Gaining this ability while paralyzed cures it. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Buneary is burn/poison/paralyzed). ◆ Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Triple Axel is a physical 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. Each hit can miss, but power rises). ◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage). ◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Buneary 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 Buneary 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.
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