Competitive Information for Bunnelby [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bunnelby? 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.
Bunnelby is an interesting Normal-typed Pokemon. Bunnelby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bunnelby's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade
- Earthquake
- Wild Charge
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Bunnelby (Huge Power)
Bunnelby is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Bunnelby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Bunnelby from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Bunnelby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Huge Power, Bunnelby's attack is doubled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf
- Sludge Bomb
- Round / Snore
- Mud Shot
Special Sweeper Bunnelby (Cheek Pouch)
Bunnelby is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Bunnelby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Bunnelby from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Bunnelby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cheek Pouch, if Bunnelby eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Normal-type move (Bunnelby must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bunnelby? 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Facade
- Wild Charge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bunnelby (Huge Power)
Bunnelby is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Bunnelby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Bunnelby from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Bunnelby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Huge Power, Bunnelby's attack is doubled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Bunnelby is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf
- Sludge Bomb
- Round / Snore
- Mud Shot
Doubles Special Sweeper Bunnelby (Cheek Pouch)
Bunnelby is a notable Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Bunnelby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Bunnelby from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Bunnelby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cheek Pouch, if Bunnelby eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Normal-type move (Bunnelby must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bunnelby 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.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bunnelby 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 Bunnelby
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Create a build
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