Competitive Information for Galarian Stunfisk [Sword/Shield]
Ground / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Stunfisk-galar? 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.
Stunfisk is an interesting Ground and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Stunfisk when battling in the 8th generation meta. Stunfisk is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Mimicry
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Crunch / Foul Play
- Metal Claw
- Rock Slide / Ice Fang
Physical Sweeper Stunfisk-Galar (Mimicry)
Stunfisk is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Stunfisk's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Stunfisk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Mimicry, Stunfisk's type changes to match the terrain. Type reverts when terrain ends. Rock Slide or Ice Fang are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Stunfisk's last move failed).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Stunfisk's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Mimicry
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Scald
Special Sweeper Stunfisk-Galar (Mimicry)
Stunfisk is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Stunfisk's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Stunfisk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mimicry, Stunfisk's type changes to match the terrain. Type reverts when terrain ends.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Stunfisk-galar? 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: Mimicry
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Crunch / Foul Play
- Metal Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Stunfisk-Galar (Mimicry)
Stunfisk is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Stunfisk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Stunfisk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mimicry, Stunfisk's type changes to match the terrain. Type reverts when terrain ends.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Stunfisk's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Mimicry
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 224 Hp / 252 SpA / 32 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Surf / Scald
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
Doubles Special Sweeper Stunfisk-Galar (Mimicry)
Stunfisk is a remarkable Special Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Stunfisk's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Stunfisk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mimicry, Stunfisk's type changes to match the terrain. Type reverts when terrain ends.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Stunfisk-galar 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 Stunfisk-galar 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 Stunfisk-galar
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Stunfisk-galar's stats
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
Most notable and possible best moves for Stunfisk-galar
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
Common Effort Values for Stunfisk-galar in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Stunfisk-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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