Competitive Information for Pyukumuku [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pyukumuku? 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.
GrimmsnarlRotom-HeatMetagrossLandorus-TherianTogekissExcadrillClefableRillaboomZapdosTerrakion
Pyukumuku is a remarkable Water-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Pyukumuku when battling in the 8th generation meta. Pyukumuku's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Rocky Helmet
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 156 Def / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Helping Hand
- Protect
- Recover
- Toxic
Double Wall Pyukumuku (Popular/Trending)
Pyukumuku is a pretty decent Double Wall for single battles. It's meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Unaware, Pyukumuku ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Rocky Helmet equipped to it, if Pyukumuku is hit by a contact move, the attacker loses 1/6 of its max hp.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Pyukumuku this turn).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Pyukumuku by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Counter
- Purify
- Harden
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Pyukumuku (Unaware)
Pyukumuku is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pyukumuku's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Pyukumuku ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Black Belt equipped to it, Pyukumuku's fighting-type attacks have 1.2x power.
◆ Purify is a status move (cures target's status; heals Pyukumuku 1/2 max hp if so).
◆ Harden is a status move (raises your Pyukumuku'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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pyukumuku? 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.
GrimmsnarlRotom-HeatMetagrossLandorus-TherianTogekissExcadrillClefableRillaboomZapdosTerrakion
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Counter
- Purify
- Harden
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pyukumuku (Unaware)
Pyukumuku is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pyukumuku's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Pyukumuku ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Black Belt equipped to it, Pyukumuku's fighting-type attacks have 1.2x power.
◆ Purify is a status move (cures target's status; heals Pyukumuku 1/2 max hp if so).
◆ Harden is a status move (raises your Pyukumuku'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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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pyukumuku 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 Pyukumuku 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 Pyukumuku
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pyukumuku's stats
- Curse
- Harden
Most notable and possible best moves for Pyukumuku
- Baton Pass
- Helping Hand
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Recover
- Reflect
- Rest
- Soak
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pyukumuku in Sword and Shield
- Calm Nature ( 228/0/156/0/124/0 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/52/0/204/0 )
- Optimize Pyukumuku's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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