Competitive Information for Sudowoodo [Sword/Shield]
Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
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 an astounding Rock-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Sudowoodo out in the 8th generation battlefield. Sudowoodo is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 SpD
Moveset:
- Hammer Arm / Thunder Punch
- Wood Hammer / Hammer Arm
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Sudowoodo (Rattled)
Sudowoodo is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Sudowoodo recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wood Hammer. 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. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Sudowoodo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Sudowoodo's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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.
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 / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sudowoodo (Rattled)
Sudowoodo is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Sudowoodo recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wood Hammer. 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. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Sudowoodo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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 Pokemon 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).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Sudowoodo's speed by 1 stage).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
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
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Body Press + Defense Curl
- Moves: Body Press + Harden
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sudowoodo's stats
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Meteor Beam
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Sudowoodo
- Earthquake
- Head Smash
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sudowoodo in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Sudowoodo's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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