Competitive Information for Jangmo (o) [Sword/Shield]
Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jangmo-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.
Jangmo is pretty popular Dragon-typed Pokemon. Jangmo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Jangmo can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Jangmo is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
- Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Jangmo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, Jangmo is immune to bullet moves.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty 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).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Bulk Up
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. 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 raises Jangmo's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, Jangmo is immune to bullet moves.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice 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 (Jangmo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Jangmo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Jangmo-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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Jangmo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, Jangmo is immune to bullet moves.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Bulk Up
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is a decent Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts 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 Jangmo's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, Jangmo is immune to bullet moves.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice 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 (Jangmo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Jangmo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Jangmo-o learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Jangmo-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 Jangmo-o
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Jangmo-o's stats
- Bulk Up
- Dragon Dance
- Iron Defense
- Scale Shot
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Jangmo-o
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Jangmo-o in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Jangmo-o's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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