Competitive Information for Frillish [Sword/Shield]
Water / Ghost
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Frillish? 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.
Frillish is a stupendous Water and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Frillish is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Frillish can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Frillish is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, and Grass-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 160 Hp / 96 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Frillish (Water Absorb)
Frillish is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Frillish's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Frillish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Frillish heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Trick Room
- Energy Ball
- Recover
- Ice Beam
Frillish Special Sweeper (Frilly Thang)
Frillish is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Frillish last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Water Absorb, Frillish heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Frillish by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 130 Hp / 250 SpA / 130 Spe
Moveset:
- Hex / Giga Drain
- Scald
- Recover
- Ice Beam
Frillish Special Tank (Jellyfish Jelly)
Frillish is pretty popular Special Tank for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Frillish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Frillish heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Frillish recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Frillish by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Frillish? 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 / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 160 Hp / 96 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Dazzling Gleam
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Doubles Special Sweeper Frillish (Water Absorb)
Frillish is an outstanding Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Frillish's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Frillish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Frillish heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Frillish (Water Absorb)
Frillish is popular Defensive Trick Room for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Frillish from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Water Absorb, Frillish heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Frillish 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 Frillish 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 Frillish
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Scald, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Frillish's stats
- Acid Armor
Most notable and possible best moves for Frillish
- Destiny Bond
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Frillish in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Frillish's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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