Competitive Information for Palpitoad [Sword/Shield]
Water / Ground
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Palpitoad? 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.
Palpitoad is a notable Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. Palpitoad is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Palpitoad's only type-related weakness is Grass.
Item: Rindo Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Bulldoze
- Facade / Flail
- Rock Smash
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Palpitoad (Swift Swim)
Palpitoad is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Palpitoad's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Palpitoad's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Palpitoad is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Flail is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (more power the less hp your Palpitoad has left).
◆ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Weather Ball / Surf
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Hyper Voice / Round
Special Sweeper Palpitoad (Swift Swim)
Palpitoad is an interesting Special Sweeper for single battles. It was 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 Hyper Voice or Round) and raises Palpitoad's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Swift Swim, Palpitoad's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Palpitoad? 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: Rindo Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Bulldoze
- Facade / Flail
- Rock Smash
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Palpitoad (Swift Swim)
Palpitoad is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Palpitoad's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Palpitoad's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Palpitoad is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Flail is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (more power the less hp your Palpitoad has left).
◆ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 56 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Weather Ball
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
Doubles Special Sweeper Palpitoad (Swift Swim)
Palpitoad is popular Special Sweeper for double battles. It was 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 Hyper Voice or Round) and boosts Palpitoad's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Swift Swim, Palpitoad's speed is doubled during rainy weather. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Palpitoad 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 Palpitoad 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 Palpitoad
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Most notable and possible best moves for Palpitoad
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Palpitoad in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Palpitoad's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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