Competitive Information for Copperajah [Sword/Shield]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Copperajah? 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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Copperajah is a decent Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Copperajah out in the 8th generation battlefield. Copperajah is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- High Horsepower
- Play Rough
- Iron Head / Steel Roller
- Rock Slide
Physical Tank Copperajah (Popular/Trending)
Copperajah is an astounding Physical Tank. It tries to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Copperajah is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. Life Orb boosts the power of Copperajah's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Copperajah. With Sheer Force, Copperajah's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Steel Roller is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the effects of terrain).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Item: Life Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 72 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Outrage
- Earthquake / Double-Edge
Physical Sweeper Copperajah (Sheer Force)
Copperajah is a decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Copperajah's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Copperajah. With Sheer Force, Copperajah's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. Earthquake was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Copperajah's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Copperajah afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Copperajah? 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: Life Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 72 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Copperajah (Sheer Force)
Copperajah is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Copperajah's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Copperajah. With Sheer Force, Copperajah's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch 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 nice amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Copperajah's attack and defense by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Copperajah 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 Copperajah 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 Copperajah
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Earth Power
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flash Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Copperajah's EVs for Sword/Shield
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