Competitive Information for Charjabug [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Charjabug? 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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Charjabug is an awesome Bug and Electric-typed Pokemon. Charjabug is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Charjabug's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Rock.
Item: Power Lens / Eviolite
Ability: Battery
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 244 Hp / 60 Def / 204 SpD
Moveset:
- Bug Bite / Skitter Smack
- Eerie Impulse
- Light Screen
- Protect
Double Wall Charjabug (Popular/Trending)
Charjabug is popular Double Wall for single battles. It is designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Charjabug is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. 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%. With Battery, Charjabug's allies have the power of their special attacks multiplied by 1.3. With a Power Lens equipped to it, Charjabug's speed is halved. The klutz ability does not ignore this effect.
◆ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Eerie Impulse is a status move (lowers the target's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Charjabug this turn).
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Item: Eviolite / Shell Bell
Ability: Battery
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Spark
- X-Scissor / Skitter Smack
- Crunch / Bite
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Charjabug (Battery)
Charjabug is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Charjabug is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. 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%. The Shell Bell item option is to help Charjabug recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge. With Battery, Charjabug's allies have the power of their special attacks multiplied by 1.3.
◆ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Charjabug? 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: Eviolite / Shell Bell
Ability: Battery
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Spark
- X-Scissor / Skitter Smack
- Crunch / Bite
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Charjabug (Battery)
Charjabug is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Charjabug 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%. The Shell Bell item option is to help Charjabug recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge. With Battery, Charjabug's allies have the power of their special attacks multiplied by 1.3.
◆ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Charjabug 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 Charjabug 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 Charjabug
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Charjabug's stats
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Harden
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Charjabug
- Bug Bite
- Discharge
- Eerie Impulse
- Electroweb
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Round
- Skitter Smack
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Charjabug in Sword and Shield
- Sassy Nature ( 244/0/60/0/204/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 244/0/124/0/140/0 )
- Optimize Charjabug's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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