What is a good competitive moveset for Escavalier? 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.
Escavalier is popular Bug and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to find yourself dealing with Escavalier when battling in the 8th generation meta. Escavalier's only type-related weakness is Fire.
Species: Escavalier Item: Assault Vest / Life Orb Ability: Overcoat Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe) EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD Moveset: - Close Combat - Megahorn / X-Scissor - Drill Run - Iron Head
Physical Tank Escavalier (Popular/Trending)
Escavalier is a remarkable Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Escavalier's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Escavalier is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Escavalier's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Megahorn is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Bug-type move that deals a gigantic amount of damage. ♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage. ♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Species: Escavalier Item: Occa Berry / Shell Bell Ability: Overcoat Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD Moveset: - X-Scissor / Bug Bite - Close Combat - Iron Head - Double-Edge / Slash
Physical Sweeper Escavalier (Overcoat)
Escavalier is an awesome Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Overcoat, Escavalier is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Escavalier steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Escavalier's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Escavalier? 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: Escavalier Item: Occa Berry / Shell Bell Ability: Overcoat Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD Moveset: - X-Scissor / Bug Bite - Iron Head - Double-Edge / Slash - Close Combat
Doubles Physical Sweeper Escavalier (Overcoat)
Escavalier is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Overcoat, Escavalier is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Escavalier steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Escavalier's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Escavalier 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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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Escavalier 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 Escavalier
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Endure + Flail
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, Quick Guard
Most notable and possible best moves for Escavalier
Close Combat
Drill Run
Iron Head
Knock Off
Megahorn
Protect
Razor Shell
X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Escavalier in Sword and Shield
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