Competitive Information for Calyrex (shadow) [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Calyrex-shadow? 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.
Calyrex is an extraordinary Psychic and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Calyrex when battling in the 8th generation meta. Calyrex is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Calyrex's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Colbur Berry / Kasib Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 216 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Astral Barrage / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
Special Sweeper Calyrex-Shadow (As One (Spectrier))
Calyrex is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With As One (Spectrier), the combination of unnerve and grim neigh. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed. With a Kasib Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ghost-type attack then the Kasib Berry gets consumed.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Calyrex on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Leaf Storm is a special 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Calyrex's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Calyrex-shadow? 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: Focus Sash
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Astral Barrage
- Psyshock
- Will-O-Wisp
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Calyrex-Shadow (Popular VGC)
Calyrex is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Calyrex from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With As One (Spectrier), the combination of unnerve and grim neigh.
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Calyrex this turn).
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Item: Colbur Berry / Kasib Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 216 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Astral Barrage / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Foul Play / Snarl
Doubles Special Sweeper Calyrex-Shadow (As One (Spectrier))
Calyrex is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With As One (Spectrier), the combination of unnerve and grim neigh. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed. With a Kasib Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ghost-type attack then the Kasib Berry gets consumed.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Calyrex on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Leaf Storm is a special 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Calyrex's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Room Service / Colbur Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 216 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Astral Barrage / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Calyrex-Shadow (As One (Spectrier))
Calyrex is a legendary Offensive Trick Room for single battles. With As One (Spectrier), the combination of unnerve and grim neigh. With a Room Service equipped to it, if trick room is active, Calyrex's speed is lowered by 1 stage then the Room Service gets consumed. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Calyrex on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Leaf Storm is a special 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Calyrex's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Calyrex-shadow learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Calyrex-shadow 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 Calyrex-shadow
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Calyrex-shadow's stats
- Agility
- Calm Mind
- Growth
- Nasty Plot
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Calyrex-shadow
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Stored Power
- Taunt
Common Effort Values for Calyrex-shadow in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Calyrex-shadow's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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