Competitive Information for Kommo (o) [Sword/Shield]
Dragon / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kommo-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.
RillaboomTogekissCinderaceDuraludonPorygon2Indeedee-FDusclopsBisharpMarowak-AlolaWhimsicott
Kommo is an outstanding Dragon and Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Kommo out in the 8th generation battlefield. Kommo is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 36 Def / 4 SpA / 212 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Clanging Scales
- Flamethrower
- Protect / Boomburst
- Stealth Rock
Special Wall Kommo-o (Popular/Trending)
Kommo is a wonderful Special Wall for single battles. It's primary goal is to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Kommo's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Clanging Scales or Boomburst) and boosts Kommo's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Overcoat, Kommo is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Kommo this turn).
◆ Boomburst is a special 140-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
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Item: Sitrus Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Body Press / Drain Punch
- Clangorous Soul / Dragon Claw
- Protect
- Stealth Rock
Physical Wall Kommo-o (Popular/Trending)
Kommo is a wonderful Physical Wall for single battles. It's goal is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Kommo's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Clangorous Soul) and boosts Kommo's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Overcoat, Kommo is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail.
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Kommo recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Clangorous Soul is a status move (Kommo loses 33% of its max hp. +1 to all stats).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Kommo this turn).
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Close Combat / Body Press
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Kommo-o (Bulletproof)
Kommo is a notable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Kommo'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). With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Kommo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Kommo's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Press is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Kommo's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ 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).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Clanging Scales
- Boomburst / Hyper Voice
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Kommo-o (Bulletproof)
Kommo is a pretty decent 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 Clanging Scales or Boomburst) and boosts Kommo's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Kommo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Clanging Scales is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Kommo's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Boomburst is a special 140-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kommo-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.
RillaboomTogekissCinderaceDuraludonPorygon2Indeedee-FDusclopsBisharpMarowak-AlolaWhimsicott
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Breaking Swipe / Outrage
- Close Combat / Body Press
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kommo-o (Bulletproof)
Kommo is a sensational Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Kommo'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). With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Kommo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Kommo afterwards).
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Kommo's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Press is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Kommo's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ 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).
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Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Clanging Scales / Draco Meteor
- Boomburst / Hyper Voice
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
Doubles Special Sweeper Kommo-o (Bulletproof)
Kommo is a pretty decent Special Sweeper for double 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 Clanging Scales or Boomburst) and boosts Kommo's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc). With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Kommo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Kommo's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Boomburst is a special 140-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Kommo-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 Kommo-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 Kommo-o
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Body Press + Bulk Up
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Moves: Body Press + Clangorous Soul
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Kommo-o's stats
- Autotomize
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
- Clangorous Soul
- Dragon Dance
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
- Scale Shot
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Kommo-o
- Aura Sphere
- Body Press
- Boomburst
- Clanging Scales
- Clangorous Soul
- Close Combat
- Dragon Claw
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
- Iron Defense
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Kommo-o in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/36/4/212/4 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Optimize Kommo-o's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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