What is a good competitive moveset for Greedent? 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.
Greedent is a wonderful Normal-typed Pokemon. Greedent are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Greedent's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Species: Greedent Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry Ability: Cheek Pouch Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 104 SpD Moveset: - Body Slam / Facade - Superpower / Body Press - Earthquake - Wild Charge / Psychic Fangs
Physical Sweeper Greedent (Cheek Pouch)
Greedent is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Cheek Pouch, if Greedent eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Greedent is burn/poison/paralyzed). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Greedent's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Greedent's defense stat as attack in damage calculation). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Greedent? 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.
Species: Greedent Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry Ability: Cheek Pouch Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 104 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake - Body Slam / Facade - Superpower / Body Press - Brutal Swing / Crunch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Greedent (Cheek Pouch)
Greedent is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Cheek Pouch, if Greedent eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Greedent is burn/poison/paralyzed). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Greedent's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Greedent's defense stat as attack in damage calculation). ♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Greedent 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Greedent 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 Greedent
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Belly drum + Rest
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Stuff Cheeks + Belch
Moves: Stockpile + Spit Up
Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
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: Psychic Fangs
Most notable and possible best moves for Greedent
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Greedent in Sword and Shield
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