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 pretty popular Dark and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Grimmsnarl when battling in the 8th generation meta. Grimmsnarl is weak to Fairy, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Grimmsnarl is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's 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. 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).
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 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.
Grimmsnarl is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It was 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. 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).
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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.
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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 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
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