Competitive Information for Feebas [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Feebas? 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.
Feebas is popular Water-typed Pokemon. Feebas is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Feebas can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Feebas's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Shell Bell / Blunder Policy
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 104 Hp / 252 Atk / 152 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Waterfall / Dive
- Scale Shot
- Hypnosis
Physical Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Feebas recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Swift Swim, Feebas's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Feebas misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed.
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Feebas is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
◆ Scale Shot is a physical 25-base power Dragon-type move (hits 2-5 times. Feebas: -1 def, +1 spe after last hit).
◆ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 104 Hp / 152 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is 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 Round or Snore) and raises Feebas's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Feebas's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Feebas's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Feebas must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Feebas? 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.
Item: Shell Bell / Blunder Policy
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 104 Hp / 252 Atk / 152 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Waterfall / Dive
- Scale Shot
- Hypnosis
Doubles Physical Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Feebas recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Swift Swim, Feebas's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Feebas misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed.
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Feebas is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
◆ Scale Shot is a physical 25-base power Dragon-type move (hits 2-5 times. Feebas: -1 def, +1 spe after last hit).
◆ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 104 Hp / 152 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is a stupendous Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed 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 Round or Snore) and raises Feebas's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Feebas's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Feebas's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Feebas must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Feebas 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 Feebas 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 Feebas
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Feebas's stats
- Scale Shot
Most notable and possible best moves for Feebas
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Feebas in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Feebas's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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