Competitive Information for Grimmsnarl [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Grimmsnarl? 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.
Porygon2UrshifuZapdosHeatranRillaboomTapu FiniLandorus-TherianRotom-HeatTorkoalDusclops
Grimmsnarl is a wonderful Dark and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Grimmsnarl when battling in the 8th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Grimmsnarl is weak to Fairy, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Light Clay / Babiri Berry
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 164 Hp / 116 Def / 228 SpD
Moveset:
- Spirit Break
- Fake Out
- Light Screen
- Reflect
Double Wall Grimmsnarl (Popular/Trending)
Grimmsnarl is a spectacular Double Wall for single battles. It's meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Prankster, Grimmsnarl's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune. With a Light Clay equipped to it, Grimmsnarl's use of aurora veil, light screen, or reflect lasts 8 turns instead of 5.
◆ Fake Out is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (hits first. First turn out only. 100% flinch chance).
◆ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
◆ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
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Item: Light Clay / Babiri Berry
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 124 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Fake Tears
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Thunder Wave
Physical Tank Grimmsnarl (Popular/Trending)
Grimmsnarl is an awesome Physical Tank for single battles. It is meant to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Prankster, Grimmsnarl's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune. With a Light Clay equipped to it, Grimmsnarl's use of aurora veil, light screen, or reflect lasts 8 turns instead of 5.
◆ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
◆ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
◆ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Darkest Lariat
- Play Rough / Spirit Break
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Grimmsnarl (Prankster)
Grimmsnarl is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts 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. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Grimmsnarl's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Darkest Lariat is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Grimmsnarl? 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.
Porygon2UrshifuZapdosHeatranRillaboomTapu FiniLandorus-TherianRotom-HeatTorkoalDusclops
Item: Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 4 Atk / 124 Def / 116 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Spirit Break
- Light Screen
- Thunder Wave
- Reflect
Doubles Double Wall Grimmsnarl (Popular VGC)
Grimmsnarl is a fabulous Double Wall for double battles. This particular build was popular during earlier competitions. It's designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Prankster, Grimmsnarl's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune. With a Light Clay equipped to it, Grimmsnarl's use of aurora veil, light screen, or reflect lasts 8 turns instead of 5.
◆ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
◆ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
◆ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Darkest Lariat
- Play Rough / Spirit Break
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Grimmsnarl (Prankster)
Grimmsnarl is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is 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. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Grimmsnarl's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Darkest Lariat is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ 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 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 Grimmsnarl 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
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Body Press + Bulk Up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Burning Jealousy
Moves that boost Grimmsnarl's stats
- Bulk Up
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Grimmsnarl
- Fake Out
- Fake Tears
- Foul Play
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scary Face
- Spirit Break
- Sucker Punch
- Taunt
- Thunder Wave
Common Effort Values for Grimmsnarl in Sword and Shield
- Careful Nature ( 164/0/116/0/228/0 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/124/4/124/4 )
- Optimize Grimmsnarl's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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