Competitive Information for Druddigon [Sword/Shield]
Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Druddigon? 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.
Druddigon is a marvelous Dragon-typed Pokemon. Druddigon are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Druddigon is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Rocky Helmet / Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 228 Hp / 12 Atk / 252 Def / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Punch
- Glare
Physical Wall Druddigon (Popular/Trending)
Druddigon is a spectacular Physical Wall for single battles. It's meant to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Druddigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Druddigon lose 1/8 of their max hp. With a Rocky Helmet equipped to it, if Druddigon is hit by a contact move, the attacker loses 1/6 of its max hp.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Glare is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Eject Pack
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Superpower
- Earthquake
- Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Druddigon (Sheer Force)
Druddigon is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Druddigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Druddigon. With Sheer Force, Druddigon's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Druddigon's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Druddigon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 29 Hp / 243 Atk / 238 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Tail
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Fang
- Rock Slide
Druddigon Physical Sweeper (Gon With The Wind)
Druddigon is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Druddigon last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Rough Skin, pokemon making contact with Druddigon lose 1/8 of their max hp.
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
◆ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Druddigon? 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 / Eject Pack
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Druddigon (Sheer Force)
Druddigon is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Druddigon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Druddigon. With Sheer Force, Druddigon's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Druddigon's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Druddigon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Druddigon 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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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Druddigon 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 Druddigon
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Sheer force + Item: Life orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bite
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flamethrower
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Crunch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Iron Tail
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Metal Claw
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Sludge Bomb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Heat Wave
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Crush Claw
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Poison Tail
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Gunk Shot
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Charge Beam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Dark Pulse
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Fang
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flash Cannon
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Iron Head
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Fang
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snarl
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bulldoze
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Power-Up Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Glare, Toxic
Moves that boost Druddigon's stats
- Charge Beam
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Power-Up Punch
- Scale Shot
Most notable and possible best moves for Druddigon
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Glare
- Gunk Shot
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Stealth Rock
- Superpower
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Druddigon in Sword and Shield
- Impish Nature ( 228/12/252/0/12/0 )
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0 )
- Optimize Druddigon's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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