Competitive Information for Sceptile [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sceptile? 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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Sceptile is a decent Grass-typed Pokemon. Sceptile is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Sceptile is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Psychic Seed
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade
- Acrobatics
- Protect / Endeavor
- Worry Seed
Physical Sweeper Sceptile (Popular/Trending)
Sceptile is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Weakness Policy activates if Sceptile 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 Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability. With a Psychic Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is psychic terrain, raises Sceptile's sp. Def by 1 stage then the Psychic Seed gets consumed.
◆ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Sceptile has no held item).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Sceptile this turn).
◆ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Sceptile's hp).
◆ Worry Seed is a status move (the target's ability becomes insomnia).
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Item: Weakness Policy / Psychic Seed
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Frenzy Plant
- Focus Blast
- Dragon Pulse
- Protect / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Sceptile (Popular/Trending)
Sceptile is a pretty decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Weakness Policy activates if Sceptile 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 Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability. With a Psychic Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is psychic terrain, raises Sceptile's sp. Def by 1 stage then the Psychic Seed gets consumed.
◆ Frenzy Plant is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Grass-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
◆ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Sceptile this turn).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 Def
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Sceptile (Unburden)
Sceptile is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sceptile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Sceptile afterwards).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 44 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Sceptile (Unburden)
Sceptile is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Sceptile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Petaya Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm
- Synthesis
- Dragon Breath
- Leech Seed
Unburden Sceptile
Sceptile is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Petaya Berry will raise Sceptile's Sp. Atk by 1 stage when it reaches 1/4 max HP or less and gets consumed. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Sceptile by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Sceptile every turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sceptile? 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: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 Def
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sceptile (Unburden)
Sceptile is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sceptile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 44 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Sceptile (Unburden)
Sceptile is a wonderful Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Sceptile from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sceptile 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 Sceptile 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 Sceptile
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Unburden + Move: Acrobatics
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Ability: Unburden + Item: Mirror herb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sceptile's stats
- Agility
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
- Scale Shot
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Sceptile
- Acrobatics
- Breaking Swipe
- Bulldoze
- Crunch
- Detect
- Dragon Pulse
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Endeavor
- Energy Ball
- Focus Blast
- Frenzy Plant
- Grass Pledge
- Hyper Beam
- Leaf Blade
- Leaf Storm
- Leer
- Protect
- Quick Attack
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Screech
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- Worry Seed
Common Effort Values for Sceptile in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252 )
- Optimize Sceptile's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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