Competitive Information for Crobat [Sword/Shield]
Poison / Flying
Abilities:
Moves ignore substitutes and foe's Reflect/Light Screen/Safeguard/Mist/Aurora Veil.
This Pokemon cannot be made to flinch. Immune to Intimidate.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Crobat? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Unleash the power of Crobat, an extraordinary Pokémon with Poison and Flying typing. Crobat is a common Pokémon to see in the SS metagame. It is weak to Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks. Explore the movesets below to see how Crobat performs in battles.
Item: Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 12 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Cross Poison
- Hypnosis
- Tailwind / Brave Bird
- Taunt
Ready for single battles? Crobat is an incredible Support. Focus Sash helps protect Crobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Inner Focus, Crobat cannot be made to flinch. Immune to intimidate. With a Mental Herb equipped to it, cures Crobat of attract, disable, encore, heal block, taunt, torment then the Mental Herb gets consumed.
◆ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
◆ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Cross Poison / Poison Fang
- X-Scissor / Double-Edge
- Crunch
Dominating single battles, Crobat is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with heavy-hitting physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Crobat'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 Crobat recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Brave Bird. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil. X-Scissor was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Cross Poison is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
◆ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (50% chance to badly poison the target).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Shadow Ball
Crobat shows a superior Special Sweeper prowess in single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with devastating special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Crobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Crobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil.
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 140 Atk / 200 Spe
Moveset:
- Defog
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Taunt / Toxic
Crobat thrives as a top-notch Physical Sweeper perfect for single battles. This setup is intended to take down the opponent's team with brute physical attacks. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil. With a Black Sludge equipped to it, each turn, if Crobat is a poison type, restores 1/16 max hp; loses 1/8 if not.
◆ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. Flying-type removed until turn ends).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Crobat? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Cross Poison / Poison Fang
- X-Scissor / Double-Edge
- Crunch
Crobat excels as an exceptional Physical Sweeper during double battles. The objective of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with heavy-hitting physical attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Crobat'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 Crobat recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Brave Bird. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil. X-Scissor was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Cross Poison is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
◆ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (50% chance to badly poison the target).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Shadow Ball
Dominating double battles, Crobat is an awesome Special Sweeper. This moveset was constructed to take down the opponent's team with formidable special moves. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Crobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Crobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Crobat can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Crobat.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Crobat 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 Crobat
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Guard, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Crobat's stats
- Agility
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Crobat
- Absorb
- Brave Bird
- Cross Poison
- Defog
- Dual Wingbeat
- Haze
- Heat Wave
- Hurricane
- Hypnosis
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Screech
- Sunny Day
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Crobat in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 244/12/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 212/44/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Crobat's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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