Competitive Information for Sirfetch'd [Sword/Shield]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sirfetch'd? 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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Sirfetch'd is a marvelous Fighting-typed Pokemon. Sirfetch'd is a super common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Sirfetch'd is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Leek / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 116 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Meteor Assault / Close Combat
- Leaf Blade
- Coaching
- Detect
Double Wall Sirfetch'd (Popular/Trending)
Sirfetch'd is a stupendous Double Wall for single battles. It tries to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Sirfetch'd's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Scrappy, fighting normal moves hit ghost. Immune to intimidate. With a Leek equipped to it, if held by a farfetch’d or sirfetch’d, its critical hit ratio is raised by 2 stages.
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Sirfetch'd's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Leaf Blade is a physical 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Coaching is a status move (raises an ally's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Sirfetch'd this turn).
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Item: Leek / Shell Bell
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Meteor Assault
- Knock Off / First Impression
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Leaf Blade
Physical Sweeper Sirfetch'd (Steadfast)
Sirfetch'd is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Sirfetch'd recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Steadfast, if Sirfetch'd flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. Knock Off or First Impression are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Leek equipped to it, if held by a farfetch’d or sirfetch’d, its critical hit ratio is raised by 2 stages.
◆ Meteor Assault is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Fighting-type move (Sirfetch'd cannot move next turn).
◆ 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).
◆ First Impression is a physical priority-increased 90-base power Bug-type move (hits first. First turn out only).
◆ Brave Bird is a physical 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Leaf Blade is a physical 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sirfetch'd? 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: Leek / Shell Bell
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Meteor Assault
- Knock Off / First Impression
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Leaf Blade
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sirfetch'd (Steadfast)
Sirfetch'd is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Sirfetch'd recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Steadfast, if Sirfetch'd flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. Knock Off or First Impression are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Leek equipped to it, if held by a farfetch’d or sirfetch’d, its critical hit ratio is raised by 2 stages.
◆ Meteor Assault is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Fighting-type move (Sirfetch'd cannot move next turn).
◆ 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).
◆ First Impression is a physical priority-increased 90-base power Bug-type move (hits first. First turn out only).
◆ Brave Bird is a physical 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Leaf Blade is a physical 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sirfetch'd 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 Sirfetch'd 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 Sirfetch'd
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Feint, Quick Guard, First Impression
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
Moves that boost Sirfetch'd's stats
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Sirfetch'd
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Coaching
- Detect
- First Impression
- Helping Hand
- Knock Off
- Leaf Blade
- Meteor Assault
- Night Slash
- Protect
- Rest
- Simple Beam
Common Effort Values for Sirfetch'd in Sword and Shield
- Impish Nature ( 136/0/116/0/252/0 )
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Optimize Sirfetch'd's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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