What is a good competitive moveset for Sudowoodo? 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.
Sudowoodo is popular Rock-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Sudowoodo when battling in the 8th generation meta. Sudowoodo is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Sudowoodo Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack Ability: Rattled Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 SpD Moveset: - Wood Hammer / Foul Play - Hammer Arm / Thunder Punch - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Sudowoodo (Rattled)
Sudowoodo is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rattled, speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack or intimidated. Hammer Arm or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Sudowoodo's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Sudowoodo's last move failed).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sudowoodo? 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: Sudowoodo Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack Ability: Rattled Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Hammer Arm / Thunder Punch - Wood Hammer / Foul Play
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sudowoodo (Rattled)
Sudowoodo is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rattled, speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack or intimidated. Hammer Arm or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage). ♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Sudowoodo's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Wood Hammer is a physical 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sudowoodo 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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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 Sudowoodo 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 Sudowoodo
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Sudowoodo
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Sudowoodo in Sword and Shield
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