Competitive Information for Lapras (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
Water / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lapras-gmax? 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.
Lapras is a wonderful Water and Ice-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to see Lapras show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Lapras is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Avalanche / Iron Head
- Outrage
- Drill Run
Physical Sweeper Lapras-Gmax (Water Absorb)
Lapras is popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lapras's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Avalanche or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Lapras is damaged by the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Lapras afterwards).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sparkling Aria / Surf
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Weather Ball / Hyper Voice
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Lapras-Gmax (Water Absorb)
Lapras is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is 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 Sparkling Aria or Hyper Voice) and boosts Lapras's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Lapras's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lapras-gmax? 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: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Avalanche / Iron Head
- Outrage
- Drill Run / Bulldoze
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lapras-Gmax (Water Absorb)
Lapras is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lapras's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Avalanche or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Lapras is damaged by the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Lapras afterwards).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Sparkling Aria
- Hyper Voice / Weather Ball
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Lapras-Gmax (Water Absorb)
Lapras is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It was 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 Sparkling Aria or Hyper Voice) and raises Lapras's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Lapras's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Sparkling Aria is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (the target is cured of its burn).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lapras-gmax 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 Lapras-gmax 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 Lapras-gmax
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Perish Song + Protect
- Moves: Whirlpool + Perish Song
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Ice Shard
Optimize Lapras-gmax's EVs for Sword/Shield
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