Competitive Information for Liepard [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Liepard? 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.
Liepard is a phenomenal Dark-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Liepard out in the 8th generation battlefield. Liepard is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Flame Orb
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Snarl
- Copycat
- Fake Tears
- Screech
Special Sweeper Liepard (Popular/Trending)
Liepard is a stupendous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Liepard from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Liepard at the end of the turn. With Prankster, Liepard's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Copycat is a status move (uses the last move used in the battle).
◆ Fake Tears is a status move (lowers the target's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Screech is a status move (lowers the target's defense by 2 stages).
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Item: Focus Sash / Flame Orb
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fake Out
- Copycat
- Fake Tears / Foul Play
- Screech
Physical Sweeper Liepard (Popular/Trending)
Liepard is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Liepard from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Liepard at the end of the turn. With Prankster, Liepard's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Copycat is a status move (uses the last move used in the battle).
◆ Fake Tears is a status move (lowers the target's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Screech is a status move (lowers the target's defense by 2 stages).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Play Rough / Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Psycho Cut
Physical Sweeper Liepard (Unburden)
Liepard is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Liepard from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability. Play Rough was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Liepard (Unburden)
Liepard is a sensational Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts 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 Hyper Voice) and boosts Liepard's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Liepard from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Liepard cannot move next turn).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Limber
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Fake Tears
- Encore
- Swagger
Liepard Physical Sweeper (Black Panthers)
Liepard is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Liepard last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Limber, Liepard cannot be paralyzed. Gaining this ability while paralyzed cures it.
◆ Fake Tears is a status move (lowers the target's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
◆ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Liepard? 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: Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fake Out
- Foul Play
- Snarl
- Copycat
Doubles Support Liepard (Popular VGC)
Liepard is a marvelous Support for double battles. This particular build was popular during recent competitions. Focus Sash helps protect Liepard from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Prankster, Liepard's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Copycat is a status move (uses the last move used in the battle).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Play Rough / Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Psycho Cut
Doubles Physical Sweeper Liepard (Unburden)
Liepard is popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Liepard from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability. Play Rough was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Foul Play / Snarl
- Burning Jealousy
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Liepard (Unburden)
Liepard is pretty popular Special Sweeper for double battles. It is 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 Hyper Voice or Snarl) and increases Liepard's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Liepard from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Liepard cannot move next turn).
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Burning Jealousy is a special 70-base power Fire-type move (100% burns a target that had a stat rise this turn).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Liepard 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 Liepard 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 Liepard
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Unburden + Item: Mirror herb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Yawn, Burning Jealousy
Moves that boost Liepard's stats
- Hone Claws
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Liepard
- Baton Pass
- Copycat
- Fake Out
- Fake Tears
- Foul Play
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Screech
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Trick
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Liepard in Sword and Shield
- Hasty Nature ( 0/4/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Liepard's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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