Competitive Information for Escavalier [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
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.
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Escavalier is an awesome Bug and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Escavalier out in the 8th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Escavalier's only type-related weakness is Fire.
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 wonderful Physical Tank for single battles. It's meant to take a mighty 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. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Escavalier's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.
◆ Megahorn is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Bug-type move that deals a immense amount of damage.
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good 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 make the target flinch).
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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 a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Escavalier recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Overcoat, Escavalier is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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.
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Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- X-Scissor
- Drill Run
- Protect
Doubles Physical Tank Escavalier (Popular VGC)
Escavalier is an extraordinary Physical Tank for double battles. This particular build was popular during past competitions. It's goal is to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Escavalier's super effective moves by 20%. 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 considerable amount of damage.
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Escavalier this turn).
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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 decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Escavalier recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Overcoat, Escavalier is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Guard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Escavalier's stats
- Agility
- Fell Stinger
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Escavalier
- Close Combat
- Drill Run
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Megahorn
- Protect
- Razor Shell
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Escavalier in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0 )
- Optimize Escavalier's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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