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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Lickitung

Base Stats for Lickitung

Normal

Abilities:
,
,

Evolutions / Family:
Lickitung
Lickilicky

Weakness Chart for Normal-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

2x

0x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Lickitung? 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.

Common team mates for Lickitung in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

SnorlaxIndeedee-FBraviaryIncineroarBlastoiseKrookodileLaprasTalonflameRotom-HeatGengar

Lickitung is a notable Normal-typed Pokemon. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Lickitung's only type-related weakness is Fighting.

Species: Lickitung
Item: Eviolite / Shell Bell
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Steel Roller / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Knock Off

Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)

Lickitung is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.

♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the terrain).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lickitung's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Lickitung's last move failed).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).

Species: Lickitung
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Flamethrower / Incinerate
- Ice Beam

Special Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)

Lickitung is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.

♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Lickitung cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Lickitung? 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.

Common team mates for Lickitung in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

SnorlaxIndeedee-FBraviaryIncineroarBlastoiseKrookodileLaprasTalonflameRotom-HeatGengar

Species: Lickitung
Item: Eviolite / Shell Bell
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Steel Roller / Knock Off

Doubles Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)

Lickitung is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.

♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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 pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the terrain).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).

Species: Lickitung
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round

Doubles Special Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)

Lickitung is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.

♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn 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 STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Lickitung cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Lickitung 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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Lickitung 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 Lickitung

Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Belly drum + Rest
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break

Optimize Lickitung's EVs for Sword/Shield

Competitive Information for Lickitung [Sword/Shield]