Competitive Information for Sceptile [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Grass attacks.
Speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Sceptile? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Sceptile is here! This sick Pokémon is Grass-typed and ready to shine! It's a sight to see Sceptile out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks. Discover how Sceptile excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
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
Sceptile is a distinguished Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is tailored to take down the opponent's team with destructive physical moves. 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
Sceptile is a stupendous Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with formidable special moves. 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 mighty 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
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Earthquake
Sceptile is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. The main aim of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with forceful 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 good amount of damage.
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Sceptile afterwards).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty 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).
◆ 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
Sceptile is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. This configuration strives to take down the opponent's team with powerful special moves. 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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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
Sceptile is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset design focuses to take down the opponent's team with overwhelming 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
Need a strong doubles moveset for Sceptile? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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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
Sceptile is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for double battles. The intention of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with devastating 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 nice 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
Sceptile is a sensational Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset design focuses to take down the opponent's team with devastating 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 decent 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
Want to know what moves Sceptile can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Sceptile.
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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: Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Guard, Quick Attack
- 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
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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