Competitive Information for Flapple [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Flapple? 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.
WhimsicottTogekissExcadrillTyranitarArcanineRillaboomPelipperIndeedee-FKingdraDracovish
Flapple is a fabulous Grass and Dragon-typed Pokemon. Flapple is a pretty standard 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: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Rush / Outrage
- Fly / Acrobatics
- Grav Apple / Grassy Glide
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Flapple (Popular/Trending)
Flapple is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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.
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Flapple afterwards).
◆ Fly is a physical 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Flapple has no held item).
◆ Grav Apple is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (target: 100% -1 def. During gravity: 1.5x power).
◆ Grassy Glide is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (Flapple on grassy terrain: +1 priority).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Flapple this turn).
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Item: Blunder Policy / Yache Berry
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Rush
- Grav Apple / Seed Bomb
- Dual Wingbeat / Wing Attack
- Facade / Giga Impact
Physical Sweeper Flapple (Hustle)
Flapple is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Flapple misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Rush is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Grav Apple is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (target: 100% -1 def. During gravity: 1.5x power).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Wing Attack is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flapple is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Flapple cannot move next turn).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Air Slash
- Acid Spray / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Flapple (Gluttony)
Flapple is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Flapple's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With Gluttony, when Flapple has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early. Acid Spray was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 make the target flinch).
◆ Acid Spray is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Flapple cannot move next turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Flapple? 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.
WhimsicottTogekissExcadrillTyranitarArcanineRillaboomPelipperIndeedee-FKingdraDracovish
Item: Blunder Policy / Yache Berry
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Rush
- Grav Apple / Seed Bomb
- Dual Wingbeat / Wing Attack
- Facade / Giga Impact
Doubles Physical Sweeper Flapple (Hustle)
Flapple is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Flapple misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Rush is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Grav Apple is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (target: 100% -1 def. During gravity: 1.5x power).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Wing Attack is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flapple is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Flapple cannot move next turn).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Petaya Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Air Slash
- Acid Spray / Hyper Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Flapple (Gluttony)
Flapple is an interesting Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Flapple's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With Gluttony, when Flapple has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early. Acid Spray was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 make the target flinch).
◆ Acid Spray is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Flapple cannot move next turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Flapple 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 Flapple 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
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
Moves that boost Flapple's stats
- Defense Curl
- Dragon Dance
- Growth
- Iron Defense
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Flapple
- Acrobatics
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Rush
- Dual Wingbeat
- Fly
- Grassy Glide
- Grav Apple
- Heavy Slam
- Outrage
- Protect
- Rest
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Flapple in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252 )
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Flapple's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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