Competitive Information for Passimian [Sword/Shield]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Passimian? 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.
IncineroarCelesteelaWhimsicottDragapultLaprasExcadrillTapu FiniMudsdaleTapu KokoVenusaur
Passimian is a spectacular Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Passimian when battling in the 8th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Passimian is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Adrenaline Orb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 196 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Iron Head
- Seed Bomb
- Protect
Physical Tank Passimian (Popular/Trending)
Passimian is a spectacular Physical Tank for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Passimian is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Defiant, Passimian's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Adrenaline Orb equipped to it, raises Passimian's speed by 1 stage if it gets affected by intimidate then the Adrenaline Orb gets consumed.
◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Passimian this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- U-turn / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Passimian (Defiant)
Passimian is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Passimian from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Passimian's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Defiant, Passimian's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. U-turn was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Passimian recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Passimian switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Passimian? 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.
IncineroarCelesteelaWhimsicottDragapultLaprasExcadrillTapu FiniMudsdaleTapu KokoVenusaur
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Passimian (Defiant)
Passimian is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Passimian's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Defiant, Passimian's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Passimian's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Passimian recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Passimian 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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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Passimian 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 Passimian
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Feint, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Passimian's stats
- Bulk Up
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Passimian
- Acrobatics
- Brick Break
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Seed Bomb
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Passimian in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 196/252/0/0/0/60 )
- Adamant Nature ( 84/252/0/0/0/172 )
- Optimize Passimian's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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