Competitive Information for Morgrem [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Morgrem? 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.
Morgrem is popular Dark and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Morgrem is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Morgrem is weak to Fairy, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Throat Chop
- Play Rough
- Shadow Claw
- Leech Life
Physical Sweeper Morgrem (Prankster)
Morgrem is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Morgrem's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Morgrem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Morgrem's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Morgrem recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Burning Jealousy
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Morgrem (Prankster)
Morgrem is a sensational Special Sweeper for single battles. It's 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 Round or Snore) and boosts Morgrem's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Morgrem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Morgrem's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Morgrem recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
◆ Burning Jealousy is a special 70-base power Fire-type move (100% burns a target that had a stat rise this turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Morgrem must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Morgrem? 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Throat Chop
- Play Rough
- Shadow Claw
- Leech Life
Doubles Physical Sweeper Morgrem (Prankster)
Morgrem is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Morgrem's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Morgrem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Morgrem's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Morgrem recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Burning Jealousy
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Morgrem (Prankster)
Morgrem is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset 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 Round or Snore) and increases Morgrem's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Morgrem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Morgrem's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Morgrem recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Burning Jealousy is a special 70-base power Fire-type move (100% burns a target that had a stat rise this turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Morgrem must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Morgrem 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 Morgrem 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 Morgrem
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Burning Jealousy, Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Morgrem's stats
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Morgrem
- Fake Out
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
Common Effort Values for Morgrem in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Morgrem's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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