Competitive Information for Runerigus [Sword/Shield]
Ground / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Runerigus? 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.
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Runerigus is a notable Ground and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Runerigus are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Runerigus is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Red Card
Ability: Wandering Spirit
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Protect
- Trick Room
Physical Wall Runerigus (Popular/Trending)
Runerigus is a phenomenal Physical Wall. It is primarily designed to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Runerigus is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Wandering Spirit, pokemon making contact with Runerigus have their ability swapped with this one.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Runerigus this turn).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Wandering Spirit
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Body Press / Revenge
- Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Runerigus (Wandering Spirit)
Runerigus is a notable Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Runerigus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Runerigus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Wandering Spirit, pokemon making contact with Runerigus have their ability swapped with this one.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Runerigus's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Runerigus is damaged by the target).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Runerigus? 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.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Wandering Spirit
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Rock Slide
- Brutal Swing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Runerigus (Wandering Spirit)
Runerigus is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Runerigus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Runerigus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Wandering Spirit, pokemon making contact with Runerigus have their ability swapped with this one.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).
Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Wandering Spirit
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Defense
- Substitute
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Runerigus (Wandering Spirit)
Runerigus is a decent Defensive Trick Room. Weakness Policy activates if Runerigus is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Wandering Spirit, pokemon making contact with Runerigus have their ability swapped with this one.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Runerigus takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Runerigus 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 Runerigus 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 Runerigus
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ally Switch, Crafty Shield
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze
Optimize Runerigus's EVs for Sword/Shield
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