Competitive Information for Dedenne [Sword/Shield]
Electric / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dedenne? 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.
Dedenne is an awesome Electric and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Dedenne when battling in the 8th generation meta. Dedenne's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Poison.
Item: Aguav Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 20 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Def / 4 SpD / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Nuzzle
- Ally Switch
- Protect
- Super Fang
Support Dedenne (Popular/Trending)
Dedenne is a stupendous Support for single battles. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Dedenne's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Cheek Pouch, if Dedenne eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. With a Aguav Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -spd nature then the Aguav Berry gets consumed.
◆ Ally Switch is a status move (your Dedenne swaps positions with its ally).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Dedenne this turn).
◆ Super Fang is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (does damage equal to 1/2 target's current hp).
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Item: Aguav Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 28 Def / 4 SpA / 92 SpD / 140 Spe
Moveset:
- Electroweb / Volt Switch
- Ally Switch
- Helping Hand
- Protect
Special Wall Dedenne (Popular/Trending)
Dedenne is a marvelous Special Wall for single battles. It tries to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Dedenne's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Cheek Pouch, if Dedenne eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. With a Aguav Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -spd nature then the Aguav Berry gets consumed.
◆ Volt Switch is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Electric-type move (Dedenne switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Ally Switch is a status move (your Dedenne swaps positions with its ally).
◆ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Dedenne this turn).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 236 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Dazzling Gleam
- Grass Knot
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Dedenne (Cheek Pouch)
Dedenne is a stupendous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Dedenne's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With Cheek Pouch, if Dedenne eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
◆ 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 (Dedenne must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dedenne? 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: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 236 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Grass Knot
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Dedenne (Cheek Pouch)
Dedenne is a pretty decent Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Dedenne's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With Cheek Pouch, if Dedenne eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
◆ 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 (Dedenne must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dedenne 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 Dedenne 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 Dedenne
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Parabolic Charge + Item: Big Root
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Dedenne's stats
- Charge
- Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Dedenne
- Ally Switch
- Charm
- Discharge
- Eerie Impulse
- Electroweb
- Helping Hand
- Nuzzle
- Parabolic Charge
- Protect
- Rest
- Substitute
- Super Fang
- Tearful Look
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Dedenne in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 20/4/252/0/4/228 )
- Timid Nature ( 244/0/28/4/92/140 )
- Optimize Dedenne's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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