Competitive Information for Cradily [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Storm Drain ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cradily? 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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Cradily is a wonderful Rock and Grass-typed Pokemon. Cradily are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Cradily is weak to Bug, Fighting, Ice, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Leftovers
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain / Energy Ball
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
Special Tank Cradily (Popular/Trending)
Cradily is a phenomenal Special Tank for single battles. It's designed to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cradily last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; water immunity. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Cradily's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Cradily recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ 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 Cradily's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
Physical Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is a decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Cradily recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; water immunity.
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Bullet Seed is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ 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).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
Special Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cradily's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; water immunity.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Cradily recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ 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 Cradily's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
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Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 224 Hp / 224 Atk / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide / Curse
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Cradily Physical Tank (Lock Stock & Roll)
Cradily is a wonderful Physical Tank for single battles. It was designed to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cradily's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 236 Hp / 32 Atk / 240 Def
Moveset:
- Stockpile
- Rock Slide
- Recover
- Swords Dance
Cradily Physical Wall (My Little Plant Of Horror)
Cradily is a phenomenal Physical Wall for single battles. It's meant to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cradily last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; water immunity.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Cradily by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Cradily's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cradily? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Cradily recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; water immunity.
◆ 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).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
◆ Bullet Seed is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
Doubles Special Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is a spectacular Special Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cradily's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; water immunity.
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Cradily recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ 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 Cradily'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).
◆ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cradily 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 Cradily 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 Cradily
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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: Toxic
Moves that boost Cradily's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Meteor Beam
- Rock Polish
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cradily
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power
- Earthquake
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
- Meteor Beam
- Protect
- Recover
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cradily in Sword and Shield
- Hardy Nature ( 252/0/0/252/0/4 )
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/0/0 )
- Optimize Cradily's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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