What is a good competitive moveset for Silicobra? 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.
Silicobra is an interesting Ground-typed Pokemon. Silicobra is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Silicobra can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Silicobra is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Silicobra Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Sand Spit Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake / Drill Run - Headbutt / Facade - Poison Tail - Skitter Smack
Physical Sweeper Silicobra (Sand Spit)
Silicobra is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Silicobra's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Silicobra's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Spit, when Silicobra is hit sandstorm begins. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Silicobra is burn/poison/paralyzed). ◆ Poison Tail is a physical 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison). ◆ Skitter Smack is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Silicobra? 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: Silicobra Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Sand Spit Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake / Drill Run - Brutal Swing - Headbutt / Facade - Poison Tail
Doubles Physical Sweeper Silicobra (Sand Spit)
Silicobra is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Silicobra's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Silicobra's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Spit, when Silicobra is hit sandstorm begins. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Silicobra is burn/poison/paralyzed). ◆ Poison Tail is a physical 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Silicobra 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 Silicobra 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 Silicobra
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Glare, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Silicobra's stats
Coil
Scale Shot
Most notable and possible best moves for Silicobra
Earthquake
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Silicobra in Sword and Shield
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