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.
SpectrierIncineroarGrimmsnarlRotom-WashRillaboomKartanaThundurusLandorus-TherianGothitelleEscavalier
Garbodor is pretty popular Poison-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Garbodor when battling in the 8th generation meta. Garbodor's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Weakness Policy / Shuca Berry
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 148 Hp / 132 Atk / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Gunk Shot
- Drain Punch / Body Press
- Stomping Tantrum
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Garbodor (Popular/Trending)
Garbodor is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Weakness Policy activates if Garbodor is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. 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.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Garbodor recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Garbodor's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Garbodor's last move failed).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Garbodor this turn).
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
- Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Garbodor (Weak Armor)
Garbodor is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's goal 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 substantial amount of damage.
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Garbodor's last move failed).
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 remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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 healthiness 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 an outstanding 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.
SpectrierIncineroarGrimmsnarlRotom-WashRillaboomKartanaThundurusLandorus-TherianGothitelleEscavalier
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
- Stomping Tantrum
Doubles Physical Sweeper Garbodor (Weak Armor)
Garbodor is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed 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.
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Garbodor's last move failed).
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: Swagger + Screech
- 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
Most notable and possible best moves for Garbodor
- Body Press
- Corrosive Gas
- Drain Punch
- Gunk Shot
- Poison Gas
- Protect
- Rock Blast
- Stomping Tantrum
- Venom Drench
Common Effort Values for Garbodor in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 148/132/0/0/0/228 )
- Impish Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/6 )
- Optimize Garbodor's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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