Competitive Information for Mudsdale [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Mudsdale
Ground
Abilities:
Inner FocusInner Focus: This Pokemon cannot be made to flinch. Immune to Intimidate.
, Own TempoOwn Tempo: This Pokemon cannot be confused. Immune to Intimidate.
, StaminaStamina: This Pokemon's Defense is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a move.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mudsdale? 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.
Common team mates for Mudsdale in Pokemon Sword/Shield:
Tapu FiniIncineroarKartanaPorygon2ZapdosIndeedee-FPheromosaHattereneTorkoalVenusaur
Tapu FiniIncineroarKartanaPorygon2ZapdosIndeedee-FPheromosaHattereneTorkoalVenusaur
Mudsdale is a remarkable Ground-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Mudsdale when battling in the 8th generation meta. Mudsdale is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Mudsdale
Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Heavy Slam / Iron Head
- Protect
Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Heavy Slam / Iron Head
- Protect
Physical Tank Mudsdale (Popular/Trending)
Mudsdale is an astounding Physical Tank. The purpose of this moveset is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Mudsdale's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Mudsdale cannot be made to flinch. immune to intimidate.
♦ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Mudsdale than the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Mudsdale this turn).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Mudsdale than the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Mudsdale this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Mudsdale
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Close Combat / Body Press
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
- Iron Head / Heavy Slam
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Close Combat / Body Press
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
- Iron Head / Heavy Slam
Physical Sweeper Mudsdale (Own Tempo)
Mudsdale is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Mudsdale's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Own Tempo, Mudsdale cannot be confused. immune to intimidate. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mudsdale's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Mudsdale's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Mudsdale than the target).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mudsdale's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Mudsdale's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Mudsdale than the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mudsdale? 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.
Common team mates for Mudsdale in Pokemon Sword/Shield:
Tapu FiniIncineroarKartanaPorygon2ZapdosIndeedee-FPheromosaHattereneTorkoalVenusaur
Tapu FiniIncineroarKartanaPorygon2ZapdosIndeedee-FPheromosaHattereneTorkoalVenusaur
Species: Mudsdale
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Close Combat / Body Press
- Iron Head / Double-Edge
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Close Combat / Body Press
- Iron Head / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mudsdale (Own Tempo)
Mudsdale is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Mudsdale's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Own Tempo, Mudsdale cannot be confused. immune to intimidate. Iron Head was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mudsdale's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Mudsdale's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mudsdale's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Mudsdale's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mudsdale 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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mudsdale 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 Mudsdale
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Mudsdale
- Body Press
- Close Combat
- Heavy Slam
- High Horsepower
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rock Slide
Common Effort Values for Mudsdale in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Brave Nature ( 252/116/132/0/4/0 )
- Optimize Mudsdale's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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