Competitive Information for Lickitung [Sword/Shield]
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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.
Lickitung is an astounding Normal-typed Pokemon. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Lickitung's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
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 pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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. 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.
♦ 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 effects of 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).
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 remarkable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was 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%. 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.
♦ 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.
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 pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. 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.
♦ 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 effects of 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).
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 stupendous Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was 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%. 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.
♦ 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.
Damage Modifiers:
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: 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
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