Competitive Information for Buzzwole [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Buzzwole? 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.
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Buzzwole is a remarkable Bug and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Buzzwole is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Buzzwole can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Buzzwole is weak to Fairy, Fire, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Misty Seed
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 92 Atk / 4 Def / 172 SpD / 60 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Leech Life
- Poison Jab
- Protect / Facade
Special Wall Buzzwole (Popular/Trending)
Buzzwole is a decent Special Wall for single battles. It's purpose is to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Buzzwole's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Beast Boost, Buzzwole's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Misty Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is misty terrain, raises Buzzwole's sp. Def by 1 stage then the Misty Seed gets consumed.
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Buzzwole recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Buzzwole recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Buzzwole this turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Buzzwole is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Coba Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Hammer Arm
- Leech Life / Lunge
- Outrage
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
Physical Sweeper Buzzwole (Beast Boost)
Buzzwole is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Beast Boost, Buzzwole's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. With a Coba Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective flying-type attack then the Coba Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Buzzwole's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Buzzwole's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Buzzwole recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Buzzwole afterwards).
◆ 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 considerable amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Buzzwole? 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.
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Item: Coba Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Leech Life / Lunge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Buzzwole (Beast Boost)
Buzzwole is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Beast Boost, Buzzwole's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. With a Coba Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective flying-type attack then the Coba Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Buzzwole's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Buzzwole's speed by 1 stage).
◆ 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 hefty amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Buzzwole recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Buzzwole 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 Buzzwole 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 Buzzwole
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that boost Buzzwole's stats
- Bulk Up
- Fell Stinger
- Harden
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Buzzwole
- Close Combat
- Drain Punch
- Dual Wingbeat
- Earthquake
- Facade
- Ice Punch
- Leech Life
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Thunder Punch
Common Effort Values for Buzzwole in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 180/92/4/0/172/60 )
- Adamant Nature ( 188/252/0/0/0/68 )
- Optimize Buzzwole's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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