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 extraordinary Normal-typed Pokemon. Bunnelby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bunnelby can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Bunnelby's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Strength / Facade
- Earthquake
- Wild Charge / Brick Break
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Bunnelby (Huge Power)
Bunnelby is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Bunnelby recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge. With Huge Power, Bunnelby's attack is doubled. 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 Bunnelby is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf
- Sludge Bomb
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Bunnelby (Cheek Pouch)
Bunnelby is an interesting Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Bunnelby's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With Cheek Pouch, if Bunnelby eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Strength / Facade
- Wild Charge / Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bunnelby (Huge Power)
Bunnelby is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Bunnelby recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge. With Huge Power, Bunnelby's attack is doubled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ 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).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf
- Sludge Bomb
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Bunnelby (Cheek Pouch)
Bunnelby is a remarkable Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Bunnelby's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With Cheek Pouch, if Bunnelby eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bunnelby learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Bunnelby's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Bunnelby
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Bunnelby in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Bunnelby's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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