What is a good competitive moveset for Sawk? 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.
Sawk is a remarkable Fighting-typed Pokemon. Sawk are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Sawk is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Species: Sawk Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band Ability: Sturdy Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Moveset: - Close Combat / Brick Break - Earthquake - Knock Off / Throat Chop - Strength
Physical Sweeper Sawk (Sturdy)
Sawk is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Sawk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Sturdy, if Sawk is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. Immune to ohko. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Sawk's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Sawk's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ 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). ◆ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves). ◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sawk? 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.
Species: Sawk Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band Ability: Sturdy Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Moveset: - Close Combat / Brick Break - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Rock Slide - Knock Off / Throat Chop
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sawk (Sturdy)
Sawk is a sensational 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 Sawk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Sturdy, if Sawk is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. Immune to ohko. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Sawk's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Sawk's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage). ◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ 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). ◆ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sawk 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 Sawk 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 Sawk
Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Moves: Pain split + Toxic
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Guard
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