Competitive Information for Dwebble [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Dwebble
Bug / Rock
Abilities:
SturdySturdy: If this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
, Shell ArmorShell Armor: This Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.
, Weak ArmorWeak Armor: If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dwebble? 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.
Dwebble is a decent Bug and Rock-typed Pokemon. Dwebble is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Dwebble is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Dwebble
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Rock Slide / Rock Wrecker
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Rock Slide / Rock Wrecker
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Dwebble (Weak Armor)
Dwebble is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Dwebble is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Dwebble from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Dwebble's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Dwebble defense is lowered by 1 speed is raised by 2.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dwebble steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Dwebble cannot move next turn).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dwebble steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Dwebble cannot move next turn).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dwebble? 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.
Species: Dwebble
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Wrecker
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Poison Jab
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Wrecker
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dwebble (Weak Armor)
Dwebble is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Dwebble is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Dwebble from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Dwebble's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Dwebble defense is lowered by 1 speed is raised by 2.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Dwebble cannot move next turn).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dwebble steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Rock Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Dwebble cannot move next turn).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dwebble steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dwebble 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.
Cat
Type
Movename
Damage
Accuracy
PP
Effect
Round
60
100%
15
Power doubles if others used Round this turn.
Snore
50
100%
15
User must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target.
Solar Beam
120
100%
10
Charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight.
Bug Bite
60
100%
20
User steals and eats the target's Berry.
Bulldoze
60
100%
20
100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Counter
--
100%
20
If hit by physical attack, returns double damage.
Dig
80
100%
10
Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Earthquake
100
100%
10
Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig.
Facade
70
100%
20
Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Flail
--
100%
15
More power the less HP the user has left.
Fury Cutter
40
95%
20
Power doubles with each hit, up to 160.
Knock Off
65
100%
20
1.5x damage if foe holds an item. Removes item.
Night Slash
70
100%
15
High critical hit ratio.
Poison Jab
80
100%
20
30% chance to poison the target.
Rock Blast
25
90%
10
Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Rock Slide
75
90%
10
30% chance to flinch the foe(s).
Rock Tomb
60
95%
15
100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.
Rock Wrecker
150
90%
5
User cannot move next turn.
Sand Tomb
35
85%
15
Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns.
Shadow Claw
70
100%
15
High critical hit ratio.
Slash
70
100%
20
High critical hit ratio.
Smack Down
50
100%
15
Removes the target's Ground immunity.
Stone Edge
100
80%
5
High critical hit ratio.
X-Scissor
80
100%
15
No additional effect.
Attract
--
100%
15
A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.
Block
--
--
5
Prevents the target from switching out.
Curse
--
--
10
Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Endure
--
--
10
User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Iron Defense
--
--
15
Raises the user's Defense by 2.
Protect
--
--
10
Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.
Rest
--
--
10
User sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.
Rock Polish
--
--
20
Raises the user's Speed by 2.
Sand Attack
--
100%
15
Lowers the target's accuracy by 1.
Sandstorm
--
--
10
For 5 turns, a sandstorm rages.
Shell Smash
--
--
15
Lowers Def, SpD by 1; raises Atk, SpA, Spe by 2.
Sleep Talk
--
--
10
User must be asleep. Uses another known move.
Spikes
--
--
20
Hurts grounded foes on switch-in. Max 3 layers.
Stealth Rock
--
--
20
Hurts foes on switch-in. Factors Rock weakness.
Substitute
--
--
10
User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute.
Swords Dance
--
--
20
Raises the user's Attack by 2.
Wide Guard
--
--
10
Protects allies from multi-target moves this turn.
Withdraw
--
--
40
Raises the user's Defense by 1.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dwebble 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 Dwebble
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
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