Competitive Information for Sobble [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Sobble
Water
Abilities:
TorrentTorrent: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's attacking stat is 1.5x with Water attacks.
, SniperSniper: If this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sobble? 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.
Sobble is an awesome Water-typed Pokemon. Sobble is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Sobble's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Species: Sobble
Item: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pledge
- Weather Ball / Round
- Mud Shot
- Light Screen
Item: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pledge
- Weather Ball / Round
- Mud Shot
- Light Screen
Special Sweeper Sobble (Sniper)
Sobble is a notable Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Sobble critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Sobble's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. Focus Sash helps protect Sobble from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sniper, if Sobble strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Water Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (use with grass or fire pledge for added effect).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
♦ Water Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (use with grass or fire pledge for added effect).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
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 Sobble? 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: Sobble
Item: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pledge
- Weather Ball / Round
- Mud Shot
- Light Screen
Item: Scope Lens / Focus Sash
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pledge
- Weather Ball / Round
- Mud Shot
- Light Screen
Doubles Special Sweeper Sobble (Sniper)
Sobble is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Sobble critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Sobble's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. Focus Sash helps protect Sobble from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sniper, if Sobble strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Water Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (use with grass or fire pledge for added effect).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
♦ Water Pledge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (use with grass or fire pledge for added effect).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sobble 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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Damage Modifiers:
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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 Sobble 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 Sobble
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Sniper + Item: Scope Lens
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze
Optimize Sobble's EVs for Sword/Shield
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