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 stupendous 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- X-Scissor
Physical Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Hakamo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Hakamo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Hakamo recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ 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 great amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Protect
- Bulk Up
Special Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Hakamo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Hakamo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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 hefty 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).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Hakamo this turn).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Hakamo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Hakamo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Hakamo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Hakamo's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon; Note: Earthquake does double damage on Pokemon using dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Protect
- Bulk Up
Doubles Special Sweeper Hakamo-o (Bulletproof)
Hakamo is pretty popular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Hakamo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Hakamo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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 large 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).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Hakamo this turn).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Hakamo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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.
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: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- 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
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