Competitive Information for Grubbin [Sword/Shield]
Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Grubbin? 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.
Grubbin is popular Bug-typed Pokemon. Grubbin is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Grubbin is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 Def / 44 SpD
Moveset:
- X-Scissor / Skitter Smack
- Wild Charge / Spark
- Crunch / Bite
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Grubbin
Grubbin is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Grubbin's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grubbin's attacking stat is 1.5x with bug attacks.
♦ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Spark is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Hp / 44 Def / 252 SpA / 44 SpD
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Round / Snore
- Mud Shot / Mud-Slap
- Harden
Special Sweeper Grubbin
Grubbin is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and raises Grubbin's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Grubbin's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grubbin's attacking stat is 1.5x with bug attacks.
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Grubbin must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Grubbin's defense by 1 stage).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Grubbin? 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.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 Def / 44 SpD
Moveset:
- X-Scissor / Skitter Smack
- Wild Charge / Spark
- Crunch / Bite
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Grubbin
Grubbin is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Grubbin's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grubbin's attacking stat is 1.5x with bug attacks.
♦ Skitter Smack is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Spark is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Hp / 44 Def / 252 SpA / 44 SpD
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Round / Snore
- Mud Shot / Mud-Slap
- Harden
Doubles Special Sweeper Grubbin
Grubbin is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and raises Grubbin's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Grubbin's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grubbin's attacking stat is 1.5x with bug attacks.
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Grubbin must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Grubbin's defense by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Grubbin 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 Grubbin 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 Grubbin
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Optimize Grubbin's EVs for Sword/Shield
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