Competitive Information for Skrelp [Sword/Shield]
Poison / Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Skrelp? 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.
Skrelp is a sensational Poison and Water-typed Pokemon. Skrelp is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Skrelp is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Poison Tail
- Outrage / Dragon Tail
- Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Skrelp (Adaptability)
Skrelp is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Skrelp's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Skrelp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Adaptability, Skrelp's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Skrelp afterwards).
♦ Dragon Tail is a physical 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Scald
- Thunderbolt
- Dragon Pulse
Special Sweeper Skrelp (Adaptability)
Skrelp is popular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Skrelp's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Skrelp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Adaptability, Skrelp's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Skrelp? 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.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Poison Tail
- Outrage / Dragon Tail
- Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Skrelp (Adaptability)
Skrelp is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Skrelp's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Skrelp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Adaptability, Skrelp's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Skrelp afterwards).
♦ Dragon Tail is a physical 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Skrelp (Adaptability)
Skrelp is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Skrelp's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Skrelp's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Adaptability, Skrelp's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Skrelp 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 Skrelp 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 Skrelp
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze
Optimize Skrelp's EVs for Sword/Shield
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