What is a good competitive moveset for Swinub? 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.
Swinub is a phenomenal Ice and Ground-typed Pokemon. Swinub is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Swinub can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Swinub is weak to Fighting, Fire, Grass, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Swinub Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band Ability: Oblivious Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 128 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Rock Slide / Double-Edge - Superpower / Rock Smash - Icicle Crash / Avalanche
Physical Sweeper Swinub (Oblivious)
Swinub is a notable Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Swinub's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Oblivious, Swinub cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to intimidate. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Swinub's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ 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). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swinub's attack and defense by 1 stage). ◆ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Swinub is damaged by the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swinub? 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: Swinub Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band Ability: Oblivious Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 128 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Icicle Crash / Double-Edge - Superpower / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swinub (Oblivious)
Swinub is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Swinub's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Oblivious, Swinub cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to intimidate. Icicle Crash was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Swinub's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ 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). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swinub's attack and defense by 1 stage). ◆ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swinub 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 Swinub 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 Swinub
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Swinub's stats
Amnesia
Ancient Power
Curse
Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Swinub
Earthquake
Ice Beam
Light Screen
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Swinub in Sword and Shield
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