Competitive Information for Hakamo (o) [Sword/Shield]
Dragon / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hakamo-o? 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.
Hakamo is a phenomenal Dragon and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Hakamo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Hakamo is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Hakamo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Hakamo afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Bulk Up
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's purpose is 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 Hakamo's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Hakamo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ 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 (Hakamo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Hakamo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hakamo-o? 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: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Hakamo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Hakamo's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Bulk Up
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's goal is 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 boosts Hakamo's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Hakamo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ 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 (Hakamo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Hakamo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Hakamo-o 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 Hakamo-o 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 Hakamo-o
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Hakamo-o
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Hakamo-o in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Hakamo-o's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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