Competitive Information for Rowlet [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rowlet? 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.
Rowlet is a stupendous Grass and Flying-typed Pokemon. Rowlet is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Rowlet can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Rowlet is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
Physical Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rowlet recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ 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).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Shadow Sneak is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
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Item: Yache Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Grass Pledge
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
- Curse
Special Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is a marvelous Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily 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 raises Rowlet's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Grass Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (use with fire or water pledge for added effect).
◆ 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 (Rowlet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Rowlet by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rowlet? 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: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is a decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rowlet recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ 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).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Shadow Sneak is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
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Item: Yache Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Long Reach
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Grass Pledge
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
- Curse
Doubles Special Sweeper Rowlet (Long Reach)
Rowlet is a spectacular Special Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is 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 raises Rowlet's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Long Reach, Rowlet's attacks do not make contact with the target. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Grass Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (use with fire or water pledge for added effect).
◆ 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 (Rowlet must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Rowlet by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rowlet 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 Rowlet 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 Rowlet
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Rowlet's stats
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Rowlet
- Baton Pass
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rowlet in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Rowlet's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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