Competitive Information for Skwovet [Sword/Shield]


Normal
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Skwovet? 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.
Skwovet is an astounding Normal-typed Pokemon. Skwovet is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Skwovet can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Skwovet's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 168 SpD
Moveset:
- Body Slam / Facade
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Crunch / Bite
- Dig
Physical Sweeper Skwovet (Cheek Pouch)
Skwovet is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Cheek Pouch, if Skwovet eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Liechi Berry equipped to it, raises Skwovet's attack by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Liechi Berry gets consumed.
◆ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Skwovet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Bullet Seed is a physical 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Skwovet? 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: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 168 SpD
Moveset:
- Body Slam / Facade
- Brutal Swing / Crunch
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Dig
Doubles Physical Sweeper Skwovet (Cheek Pouch)
Skwovet is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Cheek Pouch, if Skwovet eats a berry it restores 1/3 of its max hp after the berry's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Liechi Berry equipped to it, raises Skwovet's attack by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Liechi Berry gets consumed.
◆ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Skwovet is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Bullet Seed is a physical 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
◆ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Skwovet 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 Skwovet 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 Skwovet
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stuff cheeks + Belch
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that boost Skwovet's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Defense Curl
- Stockpile
- Stuff Cheeks
Most notable and possible best moves for Skwovet
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Skwovet in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Skwovet's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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