Competitive Information for Eiscue [Sword/Shield]
Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Eiscue? 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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Eiscue is a pretty decent Ice-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Eiscue show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Eiscue is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Salac Berry
Ability: Ice Face
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 128 Atk / 128 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Head Smash
- Icicle Crash
- Belly Drum
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Eiscue (Popular/Trending)
Eiscue is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Ice Face, if eiscue the first physical hit it takes deals 0 damage. this effect is restored in hail.
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Belly Drum is a status move (Eiscue loses 50% max hp; This also maximizes Eiscue's attack stat).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Eiscue this turn).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Ice Face
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt / Double-Edge
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Eiscue (Ice Face)
Eiscue is a notable Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Eiscue's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Eiscue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Face, if eiscue the first physical hit it takes deals 0 damage. this effect is restored in hail. Zen Headbutt was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Never-Melt Ice
Ability: Ice Face
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Freeze-Dry
- Weather Ball / Round
- Surf / Brine
- Iron Defense
Special Sweeper Eiscue (Ice Face)
Eiscue is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Eiscue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Face, if eiscue the first physical hit it takes deals 0 damage. this effect is restored in hail.
♦ Freeze-Dry is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. super effective on water).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Brine is a special 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Eiscue's defense by 2 stages).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Eiscue? 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.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Ice Face
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt / Double-Edge
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Eiscue (Ice Face)
Eiscue is an interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Eiscue's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Eiscue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Face, if eiscue the first physical hit it takes deals 0 damage. this effect is restored in hail. Zen Headbutt was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Never-Melt Ice
Ability: Ice Face
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Surf / Brine
- Weather Ball / Round
- Iron Defense
Doubles Special Sweeper Eiscue (Ice Face)
Eiscue is a stupendous Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Eiscue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Face, if eiscue the first physical hit it takes deals 0 damage. this effect is restored in hail.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Brine is a special 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Eiscue's defense by 2 stages).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Eiscue 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 Eiscue 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 Eiscue
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Eiscue
- Belly Drum
- Head Smash
- Icicle Crash
- Iron Head
- Liquidation
- Protect
- Soak
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Eiscue in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 0/128/0/0/128/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Eiscue's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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