Competitive Information for Rolycoly [Sword/Shield]
Rock
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rolycoly? 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.
Rolycoly is pretty popular Rock-typed Pokemon. Rolycoly is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Rolycoly can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Rolycoly is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head / Gyro Ball
- Facade / Rapid Spin
- Dig
Physical Sweeper Rolycoly (Steam Engine)
Rolycoly is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rolycoly's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Rolycoly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steam Engine, Rolycoly's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Rolycoly than the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Rolycoly is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Rapid Spin is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move (free Rolycoly from hazards/bind/leech seed; +1 spe).
◆ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Incinerate
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Rolycoly (Steam Engine)
Rolycoly is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's 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 Round or Snore) and increases Rolycoly's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Rolycoly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steam Engine, Rolycoly's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves.
◆ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Rolycoly's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Rolycoly must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rolycoly? 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head / Gyro Ball
- Facade / Rapid Spin
- Dig
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rolycoly (Steam Engine)
Rolycoly is a notable Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rolycoly's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Rolycoly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steam Engine, Rolycoly's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Rolycoly than the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Rolycoly is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Rapid Spin is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move (free Rolycoly from hazards/bind/leech seed; +1 spe).
◆ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Steam Engine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Incinerate
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Rolycoly (Steam Engine)
Rolycoly is pretty popular Special Sweeper for double battles. It is 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 Round or Snore) and boosts Rolycoly's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Rolycoly's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steam Engine, Rolycoly's speed is raised by 6 stages after it is damaged by fire/water moves.
◆ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Meteor Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Rolycoly's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Rolycoly must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rolycoly 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 Rolycoly 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 Rolycoly
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Rolycoly's stats
- Ancient Power
- Iron Defense
- Meteor Beam
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Rolycoly
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
Common Effort Values for Rolycoly in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Rolycoly's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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