Competitive Information for Galarian Darmanitan [Sword/Shield]
Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Darmanitan-galar? 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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Darmanitan is a phenomenal Ice-typed Pokemon. Darmanitan is a usual Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Darmanitan is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Darmanitan is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Superpower
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Darmanitan-Galar (Popular/Trending)
Darmanitan is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Darmanitan's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Darmanitan's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Gorilla Tactics, Darmanitan's attack is 1.5x but it can only select the first move it executes.
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Item: Choice Band / Choice Scarf
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 36 Def / 40 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Flare Blitz / Body Slam
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Darmanitan-Galar (Gorilla Tactics)
Darmanitan is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Darmanitan's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Darmanitan's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Gorilla Tactics, Darmanitan's attack is 1.5x but it can only select the first move it executes.
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Darmanitan).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Darmanitan-galar? 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: Choice Scarf
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icicle Crash
- Flare Blitz
- Superpower
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Darmanitan-Galar (Popular VGC)
Darmanitan is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during recent competitions. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Darmanitan's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Gorilla Tactics, Darmanitan's attack is 1.5x but it can only select the first move it executes.
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Darmanitan).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Item: Choice Band / Choice Scarf
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 36 Def / 40 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Flare Blitz / Icicle Crash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Darmanitan-Galar (Gorilla Tactics)
Darmanitan is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Darmanitan's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Darmanitan's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Gorilla Tactics, Darmanitan's attack is 1.5x but it can only select the first move it executes.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Darmanitan).
◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Darmanitan-galar 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 Darmanitan-galar 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 Darmanitan-galar
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Body Press + Bulk Up
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Ability: Gorilla tactics + Item: Choice band
- Ability: Gorilla tactics + Item: Choice scarf
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Burning Jealousy, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Darmanitan-galar's stats
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Darmanitan-galar
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Flare Blitz
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Icicle Crash
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Darmanitan-galar in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Darmanitan-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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