Competitive Information for Cobalion [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cobalion? 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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Cobalion is an astounding Steel and Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Cobalion out in the 8th generation battlefield. Cobalion is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Weakness Policy
Ability: Justified
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 196 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Stone Edge
- Bounce
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Cobalion (Popular/Trending)
Cobalion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Weakness Policy activates if Cobalion 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 Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Sacred Sword is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Bounce is a physical 85-base power Flying-type move (bounces turn 1. hits turn 2. 30% paralyze).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Strength / Facade
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cobalion's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Cobalion's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Cobalion's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cobalion is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Volt Switch
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cobalion's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cobalion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Volt Switch is a special 70-base power Electric-type move (Cobalion switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cobalion cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cobalion? 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: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Strength / Facade
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cobalion's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Cobalion's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Cobalion's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cobalion is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Volt Switch
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cobalion's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cobalion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Volt Switch is a special 70-base power Electric-type move (Cobalion switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cobalion cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cobalion 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 Cobalion 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 Cobalion
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Cobalion's EVs for Sword/Shield
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