Competitive Information for Loudred [Sword/Shield]


Normal
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Loudred? 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.
Loudred is a decent Normal-typed Pokemon. Loudred is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Loudred's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 8 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Def / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Loudred (Scrappy)
Loudred is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Scrappy, fighting normal moves hit ghost. immune to intimidate.
♦ 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).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Loudred's last move failed).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Loudred's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 8 Hp / 124 Def / 252 SpA / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Loudred (Scrappy)
Loudred is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's goal is 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 Round) and increases Loudred's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Scrappy, fighting normal moves hit ghost. immune to intimidate.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Loudred's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Loudred? 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: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 8 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Def / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Loudred (Scrappy)
Loudred is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Scrappy, fighting normal moves hit ghost. immune to intimidate.
♦ 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).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Loudred's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 8 Hp / 124 Def / 252 SpA / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Incinerate / Overheat
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Loudred (Scrappy)
Loudred is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's purpose is 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 Round) and boosts Loudred's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Loudred's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Scrappy, fighting normal moves hit ghost. immune to intimidate.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Loudred's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Loudred 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 Loudred 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 Loudred
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Loudred
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Loudred in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Loudred's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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