What is a good competitive moveset for Salandit? 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.
Salandit is an awesome Poison and Fire-typed Pokemon. Salandit is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Salandit can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Salandit is weak to Ground, Psychic, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Salandit is a marvelous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Salandit is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Corrosion, Salandit can poison or badly poison a pokemon regardless of its typing. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Salandit's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Salandit's special attack by 2 stages). ◆ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ◆ Sludge Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon). ◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Salandit? 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.
Salandit is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Salandit is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. Life Orb boosts the power of Salandit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Corrosion, Salandit can poison or badly poison a pokemon regardless of its typing.
◆ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes). ◆ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem). ◆ Sludge Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon). ◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Salandit 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 Salandit 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 Salandit
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Fake Out
Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Salandit's stats
Flame Charge
Nasty Plot
Scale Shot
Most notable and possible best moves for Salandit
Fake Out
Knock Off
Protect
Rest
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Salandit in Sword and Shield
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