What is a good competitive moveset for Drakloak? 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.
Drakloak is a marvelous Dragon and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Drakloak is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Drakloak is weak to Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-typed attacks.
Drakloak is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Drakloak from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Drakloak's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil. Phantom Force was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Drakloak afterwards). ◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage). ◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Drakloak? 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.
Drakloak is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Drakloak from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Drakloak's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil. Phantom Force was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage). ◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Drakloak afterwards). ◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Drakloak 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Drakloak 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.
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