Competitive Information for Ninjask [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Moves ignore substitutes and foe's Reflect/Light Screen/Safeguard/Mist/Aurora Veil.
This Pokemon's Speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Ninjask? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Discover the strength of Ninjask, a distinguished Pokémon known for its Bug and Flying typing! It's to see Ninjask show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. It is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Explore the movesets of Ninjask below to understand its battle capabilities.
Item: Expert Belt / Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 116 Spe
Moveset:
- Dig
- Leech Life
- Dual Wingbeat / Acrobatics
- Baton Pass / Flail
Ninjask is a magnificent Physical Tank to use for single battles. It's designed to withstand physical attacks and hit back effectively. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Ninjask's super effective moves by 20%. Focus Sash helps protect Ninjask from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Ninjask recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Ninjask has no held item).
◆ Baton Pass is a status move (Ninjask switches, passing stat changes and more).
◆ Flail is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (more power the less hp your Ninjask has left).
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Item: Focus Sash / Charti Berry
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Dual Wingbeat / Acrobatics
- Night Slash / Thief
Ninjask excels as a distinguished Physical Sweeper during single battles. This moveset was constructed to take down the opponent's team with destructive physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Ninjask from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Ninjask has no held item).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Ninjask has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 241 Hp / 30 Def / 237 Spe
Moveset:
- Baton Pass
- Sandstorm
- Substitute
- Screech
Ninjask proves to be a superb Support for single battles. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Ninjask last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
◆ Sandstorm is a status move (for 5 turns, a sandstorm rages. Rock: 1.5x spd).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Ninjask takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Screech is a status move (lowers the target's defense by 2 stages).
Note: This moveset is vulnerable to Taunt. Ensure you include at least one damage-dealing move to avoid this risk.
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Dig
Ninjask excels as a superb Physical Sweeper during single battles. This strategy is built to take down the opponent's team with destructive physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Ninjask from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field. Throw off your opponent to BP your speed into another Pokemon that can absorb the incoming hit.
◆ Baton Pass is a status move (Ninjask switches, passing stat changes and more).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Ninjask this turn).
◆ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Ninjask? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash / Charti Berry
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Dual Wingbeat / Acrobatics
- Night Slash / Thief
Ninjask excels as a spectacular Physical Sweeper during double battles. This moveset attempts to crush rivals using devastating physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Ninjask from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Ninjask has no held item).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Ninjask has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 192 Atk / 68 Spe
Moveset:
- Protect
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
When it comes to double battles, Ninjask shines as a decent Physical Tank. The objective of this moveset is to withstand physical attacks and hit back effectively. Focus Sash helps protect Ninjask from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field. Ninjask's absurd Speed allows it to set up on almost any Pokemon lacking Taunt.Swords Dance is vital to this set, as Speed Boost and Swords Dance work in conjunction to pass as many boosts to the next Pokemon as quickly as possible. Substitute is also an important move, as it allows Ninjask to attain more boosts in safety. Furthermore, passing a Substitute along with the boosts provided by Ninjask can often mean the difference between a swift victory and a wasted slot on the team.
◆ Baton Pass is a status move (Ninjask switches, passing stat changes and more).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Ninjask takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Ninjask's attack by 2 stages).
Note: This moveset is vulnerable to Taunt. Ensure you include at least one damage-dealing move to avoid this risk.
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Ninjask can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Ninjask.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Ninjask 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 Ninjask
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Speed boost + Move: Protect
- Ability: Speed boost + Move: Baton pass
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Ninjask's stats
- Agility
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Ninjask
- Acrobatics
- Baton Pass
- Dig
- Dual Wingbeat
- Endure
- Flail
- Leech Life
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Round
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Ninjask in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 132/252/4/0/4/116 )
- Lonely Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Ninjask's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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