Competitive Information for Joltik [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Joltik? 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.
Joltik is a phenomenal Bug and Electric-typed Pokemon. Joltik is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Joltik can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Joltik's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Rock.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Sucker Punch
- X-Scissor / Leech Life
- Slash / Facade
- Cross Poison / Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Joltik (Compound Eyes)
Joltik is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Joltik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Joltik recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge. With Compound Eyes, Joltik's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Joltik recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Joltik is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Cross Poison is a physical 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Bug Buzz / Struggle Bug
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Joltik (Compound Eyes)
Joltik is an interesting Special Sweeper for single battles. 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 Bug Buzz or Round) and increases Joltik's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Joltik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Compound Eyes, Joltik's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Joltik recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ 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 (Joltik must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Joltik? 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: Compound Eyes
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Sucker Punch
- X-Scissor / Leech Life
- Slash / Facade
- Cross Poison / Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Joltik (Compound Eyes)
Joltik is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Joltik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Joltik recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge. With Compound Eyes, Joltik's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Joltik recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Joltik is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Cross Poison is a physical 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Joltik (Compound Eyes)
Joltik is a remarkable Special Sweeper for double battles. It's meant 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 Bug Buzz or Round) and increases Joltik's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Joltik's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Compound Eyes, Joltik's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
◆ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Joltik recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ 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 (Joltik must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Joltik 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 Joltik 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 Joltik
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Joltik's stats
- Agility
- Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Joltik
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Joltik in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Joltik's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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