Competitive Information for Coalossal (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Fire
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
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 an extraordinary Rock and Fire-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Coalossal when battling in the 8th generation meta. Coalossal is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Iron Head / Body Press
Physical Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Steam Engine)
Coalossal is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily 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 Steam Engine, Coalossal's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves. Iron Head or Body Press are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 good 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).
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Item: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Burn Up / Overheat
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Scald
Special Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Steam Engine)
Coalossal is a sensational Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose 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 Steam Engine, Coalossal's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
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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: Weakness Policy
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Meteor Beam
- Protect
- Solar Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Popular VGC)
Coalossal is a marvelous Special Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Weakness Policy activates if Coalossal is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Steam Engine, Coalossal's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves.
◆ 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).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Coalossal this turn).
◆ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
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Item: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Steam Engine
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 (Steam Engine)
Coalossal is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is meant 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 Steam Engine, Coalossal's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves. Iron Head or Body Press are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 large 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).
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Item: Air Balloon / Passho Berry
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Burn Up
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Scald
Doubles Special Sweeper Coalossal-Gmax (Steam Engine)
Coalossal is a wonderful Special Sweeper for double battles. It is meant 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 Steam Engine, Coalossal's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
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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
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Scorching Sands, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Coalossal-gmax's stats
- Ancient Power
- Flame Charge
- Iron Defense
- Meteor Beam
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Coalossal-gmax
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
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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