Competitive Information for Smoochum [Sword/Shield]
Ice / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Smoochum? 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.
Smoochum is a remarkable Ice and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Smoochum is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Smoochum can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Smoochum is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Ghost, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Smoochum (Hydration)
Smoochum is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for single battles. 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 Smoochum's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Smoochum's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hydration, Smoochum has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
◆ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Smoochum? 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 Specs
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Smoochum (Hydration)
Smoochum is a wonderful Special Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Smoochum's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Smoochum's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hydration, Smoochum has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Smoochum (Hydration)
Smoochum is a stupendous Defensive Trick Room for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Smoochum from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Hydration, Smoochum has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
◆ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Smoochum 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 Smoochum 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 Smoochum
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Smoochum's stats
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Smoochum
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Smoochum in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Smoochum's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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