Competitive Information for Dewpider [Sword/Shield]
Water / Bug
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dewpider? 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.
Dewpider is an interesting Water and Bug-typed Pokemon. Dewpider is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Dewpider can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Dewpider is weak to Electric, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Leech Life / Lunge
- Crunch / Bite
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Dewpider (Water Absorb)
Dewpider is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dewpider's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dewpider's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Dewpider heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Dewpider recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 32 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Bug Buzz / Infestation
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Dewpider (Water Absorb)
Dewpider is a marvelous Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed 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 Bug Buzz) and boosts Dewpider's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Dewpider's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Dewpider heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Infestation is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Bug-type move (traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Frost Breath is a special 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Dewpider recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dewpider? 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Leech Life / Lunge
- Crunch / Bite
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dewpider (Water Absorb)
Dewpider is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dewpider's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dewpider's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Dewpider heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Dewpider recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 32 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Bug Buzz / Infestation
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Giga Drain
Doubles Special Sweeper Dewpider (Water Absorb)
Dewpider is an astounding Special Sweeper for double battles. It was designed 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 Bug Buzz) and boosts Dewpider's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Dewpider's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Dewpider heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Infestation is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Bug-type move (traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Dewpider recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dewpider 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 Dewpider 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 Dewpider
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Dewpider's stats
- Iron Defense
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Dewpider
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dewpider in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Dewpider's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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