Competitive Information for Centiskorch (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Fire / Bug
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Centiskorch-gmax? 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.
Centiskorch is an interesting Fire and Bug-typed Pokemon. Centiskorch are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Centiskorch is weak to Flying, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Charti Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Lash
- Leech Life / Lunge
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Facade / Giga Impact
Physical Sweeper Centiskorch-Gmax (Flash Fire)
Centiskorch is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Centiskorch recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. With Flash Fire, Centiskorch's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Fire Lash is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Centiskorch 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).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Centiskorch is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Centiskorch cannot move next turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Centiskorch-gmax? 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: Coba Berry
Ability: White Smoke
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 108 Hp / 116 Atk / 252 Def / 12 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Leech Life
- Power Whip
- Protect
Doubles Physical Wall Centiskorch-Gmax (Popular VGC)
Centiskorch is a marvelous Physical Wall for double battles. This particular build was popular during past competitions. It's primary goal is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With White Smoke, prevents other pokemon from lowering Centiskorch's stat stages. With a Coba Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective flying-type attack then the Coba Berry gets consumed.
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Centiskorch recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Power Whip is a physical 120-base power Grass-type move that deals a colossal amount of damage.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Centiskorch this turn).
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Item: Charti Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Lash
- Leech Life / Lunge
- Knock Off / Brutal Swing
- Facade / Giga Impact
Doubles Physical Sweeper Centiskorch-Gmax (Flash Fire)
Centiskorch is popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Centiskorch recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. With Flash Fire, Centiskorch's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Fire Lash is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Centiskorch 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).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Centiskorch is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Centiskorch cannot move next turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Centiskorch-gmax 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 Centiskorch-gmax 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 Centiskorch-gmax
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Scald, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Centiskorch-gmax's stats
- Coil
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Centiskorch-gmax
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
Common Effort Values for Centiskorch-gmax in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Centiskorch-gmax's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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