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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Runerigus

Base Stats for Runerigus

Ground / Ghost

Abilities:

Evolutions / Family:
Yamask-Galar
Runerigus

Weakness Chart for Ground/Ghost-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.5x

2x

0x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

2x

0x

0.25x

0.5x

2x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

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.

Common single-battle team mates for Runerigus in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

KrookodileHattereneBronzongDiggersbyZweilousToxtricityMaractusPangoroGastrodonDragalge

Runerigus is an interesting Ground and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to see Runerigus show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Runerigus is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.

Species: Runerigus
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 marvelous Physical Wall. It is meant to take a substantial 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.

♦ 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).
♦ 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).

Species: Runerigus
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 pretty decent 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.

♦ 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).
♦ 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.

Common double-battle team mates for Runerigus in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

CorviknightToxapexFerrothornPyukumukuGastrodonHattereneMimikyuIncineroarCrawdauntCopperajah

Species: Runerigus
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 phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is designed 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.

♦ 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).
♦ 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).

Species: Runerigus
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 spectacular 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.

♦ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Runerigus's defense by 2 stages).
♦ 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.

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

Competitive Information for Runerigus [Sword/Shield]