Competitive Information for Coalossal (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Coalossal-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.
Coalossal is a notable Rock and Fire-typed Pokemon. Coalossal is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Coalossal is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Body Press / Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Flash Fire)
Coalossal is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Coalossal is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Flash Fire, Coalossal's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. Body Press or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target'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 decent amount of damage.
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Coalossal's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
Item: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Burn Up / Overheat
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Scald
Special Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Flash Fire)
Coalossal is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Coalossal is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Flash Fire, Coalossal's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Coalossal's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Coalossal's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Coalossal-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: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Iron Head / Body Press
Doubles Physical Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Flash Fire)
Coalossal is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Coalossal is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Flash Fire, Coalossal's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. Iron Head or Body Press are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Coalossal).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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.
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Coalossal's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
Item: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Burn Up
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Scald
Doubles Special Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Flash Fire)
Coalossal is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Coalossal is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Flash Fire, Coalossal's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Burn Up is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (Coalossal's fire type becomes typeless; must be fire).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Coalossal's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Coalossal-gmax 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 Coalossal-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 Coalossal-gmax
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Coalossal-gmax
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Coalossal-gmax in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Coalossal-gmax's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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