Competitive Information for Kyogre [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kyogre? 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.
Kyogre is a marvelous Water-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Kyogre out in the 8th generation battlefield. Kyogre is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Kyogre's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Damp Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Thunder / Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Kyogre (Drizzle)
Kyogre is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Kyogre's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Kyogre is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active. Equipping Damp Rock helps extend rainy weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead.
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Thunder is a special 110-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. Can't miss in rain).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Kyogre cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Scald
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
- Roar
Kyogre Special Wall (Weather Control Kyogre)
Kyogre is a legendary Special Wall for single battles. It is primarily designed to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Kyogre last longer regaining it's life every turn. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Kyogre is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.
◆ Sleep Talk is a status move (Kyogre must be asleep. Uses another known move).
◆ Rest is a status move (Kyogre sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
◆ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kyogre? 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: Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Thunder
- Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Kyogre (Popular VGC)
Kyogre is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during past competitions. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Scarf will increase Kyogre's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Kyogre is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.
◆ Origin Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Water-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Thunder is a special 110-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. Can't miss in rain).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Damp Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Thunder / Thunderbolt
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Kyogre (Drizzle)
Kyogre is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Kyogre's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Kyogre is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active. Equipping Damp Rock helps extend rainy weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead.
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Thunder is a special 110-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. Can't miss in rain).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Kyogre cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Kyogre 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 Kyogre 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 Kyogre
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Drizzle + Move: Thunder
- Ability: Drizzle + Item: Damp rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Kyogre's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Kyogre
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Kyogre in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Kyogre's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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