Competitive Information for Grimmsnarl (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Grimmsnarl-Gmax
Dark / Fairy
Abilities:
FriskFrisk: On switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon.
, PranksterPrankster: This Pokemon's Status moves have priority raised by 1, but Dark types are immune.
, PickpocketPickpocket: If this Pokemon has no item and is hit by a contact move, it steals the attacker's item.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.25x
0x
2x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
0x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Grimmsnarl-gmax? 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.
Grimmsnarl is a pretty decent Dark and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Grimmsnarl is a almost common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Grimmsnarl is weak to Fairy, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Species: Grimmsnarl-Gmax
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Darkest Lariat / Throat Chop
- Play Rough / Spirit Break
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Shadow Claw
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Darkest Lariat / Throat Chop
- Play Rough / Spirit Break
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Grimmsnarl-Gmax (Prankster)
Grimmsnarl is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Grimmsnarl's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Grimmsnarl's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Grimmsnarl's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
♦ Darkest Lariat is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Spirit Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fairy-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Spirit Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fairy-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Grimmsnarl-gmax? 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: Grimmsnarl-Gmax
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Darkest Lariat / Throat Chop
- Play Rough / Spirit Break
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Shadow Claw
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Darkest Lariat / Throat Chop
- Play Rough / Spirit Break
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Grimmsnarl-Gmax (Prankster)
Grimmsnarl is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Grimmsnarl's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Grimmsnarl's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Grimmsnarl's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
♦ Darkest Lariat is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Spirit Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fairy-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Spirit Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fairy-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Grimmsnarl's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Grimmsnarl-gmax 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.
Cat
Type
Movename
Damage
Accuracy
PP
Effect
Burning Jealousy
70
100%
5
100% burns a target that had a stat rise this turn.
Dark Pulse
80
100%
15
20% chance to flinch the target.
Dazzling Gleam
80
100%
10
No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes.
Draining Kiss
50
100%
10
User recovers 75% of the damage dealt.
Focus Blast
120
70%
5
10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Hyper Beam
150
90%
5
User cannot move next turn.
Round
60
100%
15
Power doubles if others used Round this turn.
Snore
50
100%
15
User must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target.
Uproar
90
100%
10
Lasts 3 turns. Active Pokemon cannot fall asleep.
Assurance
60
100%
10
Power doubles if target was damaged this turn.
Bite
60
100%
25
30% chance to flinch the target.
Body Press
80
100%
10
Uses user's Def stat as Atk in damage calculation.
Body Slam
85
100%
15
30% chance to paralyze the target.
Brick Break
75
100%
15
Destroys screens, unless the target is immune.
Crunch
80
100%
15
20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.
Darkest Lariat
85
100%
10
Ignores the target's stat stage changes.
Drain Punch
75
100%
10
User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Facade
70
100%
20
Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Fake Out
40
100%
10
Hits first. First turn out only. 100% flinch chance.
False Surrender
80
--
10
This move does not check accuracy.
Fire Punch
75
100%
15
10% chance to burn the target.
Foul Play
95
100%
15
Uses target's Attack stat in damage calculation.
Giga Impact
150
90%
5
User cannot move next turn.
Hammer Arm
100
90%
10
Lowers the user's Speed by 1.
Ice Punch
75
100%
15
10% chance to freeze the target.
Lash Out
75
100%
5
2x power if the user had a stat lowered this turn.
Leech Life
80
100%
10
User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Low Kick
--
100%
20
More power the heavier the target.
Low Sweep
65
100%
20
100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.
Mega Kick
120
75%
5
No additional effect.
Mega Punch
80
85%
20
No additional effect.
Play Rough
90
90%
10
10% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1.
Power Whip
120
85%
10
No additional effect.
Power-Up Punch
40
100%
20
100% chance to raise the user's Attack by 1.
Retaliate
70
100%
5
Power doubles if an ally fainted last turn.
Revenge
60
100%
10
Power doubles if user is damaged by the target.
Shadow Claw
70
100%
15
High critical hit ratio.
Spirit Break
75
100%
10
100% chance to lower the target's Sp. Atk by 1.
Stomping Tantrum
75
100%
10
Power doubles if the user's last move failed.
Sucker Punch
70
100%
5
Usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking.
Superpower
120
100%
5
Lowers the user's Attack and Defense by 1.
Thief
60
100%
25
If the user has no item, it steals the target's.
Throat Chop
80
100%
15
For 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves.
Thunder Punch
75
100%
15
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Attract
--
100%
15
A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.
Bulk Up
--
--
20
Raises the user's Attack and Defense by 1.
Confide
--
--
20
Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1.
Endure
--
--
10
User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Fake Tears
--
100%
20
Lowers the target's Sp. Def by 2.
Flatter
--
100%
15
Raises the target's Sp. Atk by 1 and confuses it.
Focus Energy
--
--
30
Raises the user's critical hit ratio by 2.
Light Screen
--
--
30
For 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved.
Metronome
--
--
10
Picks a random move.
Nasty Plot
--
--
20
Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2.
Power Swap
--
--
10
Swaps Attack and Sp. Atk stat stages with target.
Protect
--
--
10
Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.
Reflect
--
--
20
For 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved.
Rest
--
--
10
User sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.
Scary Face
--
100%
10
Lowers the target's Speed by 2.
Sleep Talk
--
--
10
User must be asleep. Uses another known move.
Substitute
--
--
10
User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute.
Swagger
--
85%
15
Raises the target's Attack by 2 and confuses it.
Taunt
--
100%
20
Target can't use status moves its next 3 turns.
Thunder Wave
--
90%
20
Paralyzes the target.
Torment
--
100%
15
Target can't select the same move twice in a row.
Trick
--
100%
10
User switches its held item with the target's.
Wonder Room
--
--
10
For 5 turns, all Defense and Sp. Def stats switch.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Grimmsnarl-gmax 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 Grimmsnarl-gmax
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
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