Competitive Information for Lycanroc (midnight) [Sword/Shield]
Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lycanroc-midnight? 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.
CinderaceIncineroarRillaboomGrimmsnarlGoodraTalonflameAmoongussMeowsticTogekissPincurchin
Lycanroc is an astounding Rock-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Lycanroc when battling in the 8th generation meta. Lycanroc is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Razor Claw / Life Orb
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Tail / Iron Head
- Stone Edge / Rock Slide
- Play Rough
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Lycanroc-Midnight (Popular/Trending)
Lycanroc is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Lycanroc critical hit ratio by 1 stage. Life Orb boosts the power of Lycanroc's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With No Guard, every move used by or against Lycanroc will always hit.
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lycanroc this turn).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge / Rock Slide
- Outrage
- Close Combat
- Play Rough / Psychic Fangs
Physical Sweeper Lycanroc-Midnight (No Guard)
Lycanroc is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lycanroc's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With No Guard, every move used by or against Lycanroc will always hit. Play Rough or Psychic Fangs are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Lycanroc afterwards).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lycanroc's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lycanroc-midnight? 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.
CinderaceIncineroarRillaboomGrimmsnarlGoodraTalonflameAmoongussMeowsticTogekissPincurchin
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Stone Edge
- Outrage
- Close Combat
- Play Rough / Psychic Fangs
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lycanroc-Midnight (No Guard)
Lycanroc is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lycanroc's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With No Guard, every move used by or against Lycanroc will always hit. Play Rough or Psychic Fangs are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Lycanroc afterwards).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lycanroc's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lycanroc-midnight 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 Lycanroc-midnight 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 Lycanroc-midnight
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Psychic Fangs
Most notable and possible best moves for Lycanroc-midnight
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Fire Punch
- Iron Head
- Iron Tail
- Play Rough
- Protect
- Psychic Fangs
- Rock Slide
- Stomping Tantrum
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
Common Effort Values for Lycanroc-midnight in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Adamant Nature ( 196/220/60/0/28/4 )
- Optimize Lycanroc-midnight's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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