Competitive Information for Flapple (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Flapple-gmax? 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.
Flapple is a decent Grass and Dragon-typed Pokemon. Flapple is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Flapple is weak to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Wide Lens
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Rush
- Grav Apple / Seed Bomb
- U-turn
- Facade
Physical Sweeper Flapple-Gmax (Hustle)
Flapple is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Flapple from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Flapple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Flapple's moves. This is important since it's Hustle ability lowers the accuracy of it's moves. With Hustle, Flapple's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Dragon Rush is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Grav Apple is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (foe: 100% -1 def. 1.5x power in gravity).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Flapple switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flapple is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Item: Life Orb / White Herb
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Flapple-Gmax (Gluttony)
Flapple is a wonderful Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Flapple from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Flapple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Flapple has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Flapple recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Flapple cannot move next turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Flapple-gmax? 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: Life Orb / Wide Lens
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Rush
- Grav Apple / Seed Bomb
- U-turn
- Facade
Doubles Physical Sweeper Flapple-Gmax (Hustle)
Flapple is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Flapple from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Flapple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Flapple's moves. This is important since it's Hustle ability lowers the accuracy of it's moves. With Hustle, Flapple's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Dragon Rush is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Grav Apple is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (foe: 100% -1 def. 1.5x power in gravity).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Flapple switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flapple is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Item: Life Orb / White Herb
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Air Slash
- Hyper Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Flapple-Gmax (Gluttony)
Flapple is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Flapple from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Flapple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Flapple has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Flapple recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Flapple cannot move next turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Flapple-gmax 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.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Flapple-gmax 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 Flapple-gmax
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
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