Competitive Information for Eldegoss [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Eldegoss? 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.
IncineroarMalamarGrimmsnarlNaganadelRibombeeSylveonMetagrossDragoniteDubwoolInteleon
Eldegoss is a sensational Grass-typed Pokemon. Eldegoss is a normal Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Eldegoss is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Coba Berry
Ability: Cotton Down
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Pollen Puff
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Sleep Powder
Physical Wall Eldegoss (Popular/Trending)
Eldegoss is a spectacular Physical Wall for single battles. It's goal is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Eldegoss from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Cotton Down, if Eldegoss is hit it lowers the speed of all other pokemon on the field 1 stage. With a Coba Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective flying-type attack then the Coba Berry gets consumed.
◆ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Eldegoss this turn).
◆ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Cotton Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Pollen Puff
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Eldegoss (Cotton Down)
Eldegoss is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and boosts Eldegoss's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Cotton Down, if Eldegoss is hit it lowers the speed of all other pokemon on the field 1 stage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Eldegoss's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Eldegoss cannot move next turn).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Eldegoss by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Eldegoss? 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.
IncineroarMalamarGrimmsnarlNaganadelRibombeeSylveonMetagrossDragoniteDubwoolInteleon
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Cotton Down
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Pollen Puff
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Eldegoss (Cotton Down)
Eldegoss is an awesome Special Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and increases Eldegoss's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Cotton Down, if Eldegoss is hit it lowers the speed of all other pokemon on the field 1 stage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Eldegoss's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Eldegoss cannot move next turn).
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Eldegoss's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Eldegoss by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Eldegoss 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 Eldegoss 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 Eldegoss
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore
Moves that boost Eldegoss's stats
- Cotton Guard
- Growth
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Eldegoss
- Aromatherapy
- Light Screen
- Pollen Puff
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
Common Effort Values for Eldegoss in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Optimize Eldegoss's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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