Competitive Information for Guzzlord [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Guzzlord? 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.
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Guzzlord is a wonderful Dark and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Guzzlord show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Guzzlord is weak to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Steel Roller / Shadow Claw
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
Physical Sweeper Guzzlord (Beast Boost)
Guzzlord is a remarkable 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 Guzzlord's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Guzzlord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Guzzlord's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower / Heat Wave
Special Sweeper Guzzlord (Beast Boost)
Guzzlord is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Guzzlord's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Guzzlord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Guzzlord's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Guzzlord? 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.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Knock Off / Brutal Swing
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Guzzlord (Beast Boost)
Guzzlord is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Guzzlord's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Guzzlord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Guzzlord's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Flamethrower
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Dragon Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Guzzlord (Beast Boost)
Guzzlord is a notable Special Sweeper for double battles. It is 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 Snarl) and increases Guzzlord's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Guzzlord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Guzzlord's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Guzzlord 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 Guzzlord 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 Guzzlord
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Body Press + Stockpile
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that boost Guzzlord's stats
- Amnesia
- Iron Defense
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Guzzlord
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Lash Out
- Protect
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
- Snarl
- Steel Roller
Common Effort Values for Guzzlord in Sword and Shield
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0 )
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/0/0 )
- Optimize Guzzlord's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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