Competitive Information for Perrserker [Sword/Shield]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Perrserker? 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.
Perrserker is a fabulous Steel-typed Pokemon. Perrserker is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Perrserker is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Choice Band
Ability: Steely Spirit
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Play Rough
- Iron Head / Gyro Ball
- Fake Out
Physical Tank Perrserker (Popular/Trending)
Perrserker is an outstanding Physical Tank for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Perrserker's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Steely Spirit, Perrserker and its allies' steel-type moves have their power multiplied by 1.5. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Perrserker's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.
◆ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Gyro Ball is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Perrserker than the target).
◆ Fake Out is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (hits first. First turn out only. 100% flinch chance).
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Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 164 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Foul Play / Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Perrserker (Tough Claws)
Perrserker is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Perrserker recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Tough Claws, Perrserker's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Perrserker's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Perrserker's attack by 1 stage).
◆ 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).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Perrserker? 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: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Tough Claws
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 164 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Foul Play / Night Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Perrserker (Tough Claws)
Perrserker is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Perrserker recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Tough Claws, Perrserker's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Perrserker's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Perrserker's attack by 1 stage).
◆ 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).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Perrserker 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 Perrserker 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 Perrserker
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- 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
- Contact moves boosted by Tough Claws: Dig, Double-Edge, Slash, Thrash, Body Slam, Fury Swipes, Scratch, Flail, Thief, Crunch, Iron Tail, Metal Claw, Covet, Fake Out, Facade, Payback, Assurance, Gyro Ball, Close Combat, Giga Impact, Iron Head, Night Slash, Shadow Claw, U-turn, Heavy Slam, Foul Play, Retaliate, Play Rough, Throat Chop, Lash Out
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out
Moves that boost Perrserker's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Nasty Plot
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Perrserker
- Baton Pass
- Close Combat
- Fake Out
- Gunk Shot
- Gyro Ball
- Iron Head
- Play Rough
- Protect
- Rest
- Screech
- Seed Bomb
- Taunt
- Throat Chop
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Perrserker in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0 )
- Optimize Perrserker's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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