What is a good competitive moveset for Nickit? 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.
Nickit is pretty popular Dark-typed Pokemon. Nickit is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Nickit can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Nickit is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Nickit is a sensational Special Sweeper for single 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 Snarl or Round) and raises Nickit's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ 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). ◆ 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 (Nickit must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target). ◆ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Nickit's special attack by 2 stages).
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 Nickit? 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.
Nickit is an extraordinary 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 Snarl or Round) and raises Nickit's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage). ◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ◆ 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 (Nickit must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target). ◆ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Nickit's special attack by 2 stages).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Nickit 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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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 Nickit 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.
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