Competitive Information for Alolan Dugtrio [Sword/Shield]
Ground / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dugtrio-alola? 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.
Dugtrio is a decent Ground and Steel-typed Pokemon. Dugtrio is a normal Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Dugtrio is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Rock Slide / Slash
- Shadow Claw / Astonish
Physical Sweeper Dugtrio-Alola (Sand Force)
Dugtrio is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Dugtrio from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dugtrio's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Sand Force, Dugtrio's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Dugtrio's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Tangling Hair
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Rock Slide / Slash
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Dugtrio-Alola (Tangling Hair)
Dugtrio is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Dugtrio from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dugtrio's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Tangling Hair, pokemon making contact with Dugtrio have their speed lowered by 1 stage. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Dugtrio's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Tangling Hair
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Substitute
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Dugtrio-Alola Physical Sweeper (Alolan Stooges)
Dugtrio is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Dugtrio last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Tangling Hair, pokemon making contact with Dugtrio have their speed lowered by 1 stage.
◆ Substitute is a status move (Dugtrio takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dugtrio-alola? 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: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Sand Force / Tangling Hair
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Slash / Body Slam
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dugtrio-Alola (Sand Force)
Dugtrio is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Dugtrio from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dugtrio's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Sand Force, Dugtrio's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Dugtrio's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dugtrio-alola learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dugtrio-alola 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 Dugtrio-alola
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Dugtrio-alola's stats
- Agility
- Ancient Power
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Dugtrio-alola
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dugtrio-alola in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
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