What is a good competitive moveset for Rockruff? 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.
Rockruff is an extraordinary Rock-typed Pokemon. Rockruff is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Rockruff can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Rockruff is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Rockruff Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Steadfast Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Play Rough - Iron Head - Crunch
Physical Sweeper Rockruff (Steadfast)
Rockruff is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rockruff's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Rockruff's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Rockruff flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ 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 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rockruff? 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.
Species: Rockruff Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Steadfast Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Play Rough - Iron Head - Crunch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rockruff (Steadfast)
Rockruff is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rockruff's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Rockruff's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Rockruff flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ 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 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rockruff 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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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rockruff 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 Rockruff
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, Sucker Punch
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Rockruff's stats
Howl
Iron Defense
Rock Polish
Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Rockruff
Howl
Protect
Rest
Snarl
Stealth Rock
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rockruff in Sword and Shield
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