Competitive Information for Cubchoo [Sword/Shield]
Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cubchoo? 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.
Cubchoo is an interesting Ice-typed Pokemon. Cubchoo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cubchoo is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Ice Punch / Ice Fang
- Shadow Claw
- Rock Tomb / Slash
Physical Sweeper Cubchoo (Slush Rush)
Cubchoo is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cubchoo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Cubchoo's speed is doubled. Rock Tomb was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Surf / Brine
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Cubchoo (Slush Rush)
Cubchoo is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and boosts Cubchoo's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubchoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Cubchoo's speed is doubled.
♦ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Brine is a special 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Cubchoo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cubchoo? 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: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Ice Punch / Ice Fang
- Shadow Claw
- Rock Tomb / Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cubchoo (Slush Rush)
Cubchoo is a notable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cubchoo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Cubchoo's speed is doubled. Rock Tomb was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Surf / Brine
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Cubchoo (Slush Rush)
Cubchoo is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Cubchoo's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubchoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Cubchoo's speed is doubled.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Brine is a special 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Cubchoo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cubchoo 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 Cubchoo 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 Cubchoo
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Optimize Cubchoo's EVs for Sword/Shield
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