Competitive Information for Dracovish [Sword/Shield]
Water / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dracovish? 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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Dracovish is a notable Water and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to see Dracovish show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Dracovish's only type-related weaknesses are Dragon and Fairy.
Item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
Ability: Strong Jaw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fishious Rend
- Psychic Fangs
- Crunch
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Dracovish (Popular/Trending)
Dracovish is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dracovish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Dracovish's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Strong Jaw, Dracovish's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. bug bite is not boosted.
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Strong Jaw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fishious Rend / Liquidation
- Outrage
- Psychic Fangs
- Crunch / Bite
Physical Sweeper Dracovish (Strong Jaw)
Dracovish is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dracovish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dracovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Strong Jaw, Dracovish's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. bug bite is not boosted.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Dracovish afterwards).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ 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 flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 236 Hp / 252 Atk / 20 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Liquidation / Fishious Rend
- Earthquake
- Iron Head / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Dracovish (Sand Rush)
Dracovish is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dracovish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dracovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Dracovish's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm. Iron Head was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fishious Rend is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (power doubles if Dracovish moves before the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 236 Hp / 252 SpA / 20 SpD
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Surf / Scald
- Earth Power
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Dracovish (Sand Rush)
Dracovish is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dracovish's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Dracovish's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Dracovish cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dracovish? 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: Strong Jaw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fishious Rend / Liquidation
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dracovish (Strong Jaw)
Dracovish is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dracovish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dracovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Strong Jaw, Dracovish's bite-based attacks have 1.5x power. bug bite is not boosted.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Dracovish afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 236 Hp / 252 Atk / 20 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Liquidation / Fishious Rend
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dracovish (Sand Rush)
Dracovish is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dracovish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dracovish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Dracovish's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fishious Rend is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (power doubles if Dracovish moves before the target).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 236 Hp / 252 SpA / 20 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Earth Power
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Dracovish (Sand Rush)
Dracovish is pretty popular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dracovish's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Dracovish's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Dracovish's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Dracovish cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dracovish 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 Dracovish 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 Dracovish
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Bite
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Crunch
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Ice Fang
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Psychic Fangs
- Ability: Strong Jaw + Biting Move: Fishious Rend
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs
Optimize Dracovish's EVs for Sword/Shield
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