Competitive Information for Garbodor [Sword/Shield]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Garbodor? 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.
Garbodor is a decent Poison-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Garbodor out in the 8th generation battlefield. Garbodor's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Cross Poison
- Thief / Body Slam
- Seed Bomb
- Drain Punch
Physical Sweeper Garbodor (Weak Armor)
Garbodor is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Garbodor's negative stat changes once. Life Orb boosts the power of Garbodor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Garbodor it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Thief was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Garbodor has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Garbodor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Gunk Shot
- Drain Punch
- Protect
- Toxic
Garbodor Physical Sweeper (Stinky Bag)
Garbodor is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Garbodor last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Aftermath, if Garbodor is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Garbodor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Garbodor this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 230 Def / 50 SpD / 230 Spe
Moveset:
- Drain Punch
- Toxic Spikes
- Rock Blast
- Spikes
Garbodor Support (Garbage)
Garbodor is a spectacular Support. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Garbodor is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Aftermath, if Garbodor is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
♦ Toxic Spikes is a status move (poisons grounded foes on switch-in. max 2 layers).
♦ Rock Blast is a physical 25-base power Rock-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Garbodor? 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: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Cross Poison
- Thief / Body Slam
- Seed Bomb
- Drain Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Garbodor (Weak Armor)
Garbodor is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Garbodor's negative stat changes once. Life Orb boosts the power of Garbodor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Garbodor it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Thief was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Garbodor has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Garbodor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Garbodor 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 Garbodor 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 Garbodor
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Ability: Weak Armor + Item: White Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze
Optimize Garbodor's EVs for Sword/Shield
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