Competitive Information for Tapu Fini [Sword/Shield]
Water / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tapu Fini? 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.
IncineroarKartanaRegielekiUrshifuLandorus-TherianDusclopsGlastrierRotom-HeatMetagrossMoltres-Galar
Tapu Fini is pretty popular Water and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Tapu Fini are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Tapu Fini can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Tapu Fini is weak to Electric, Grass, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Wiki Berry
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 236 Hp / 4 Def / 204 SpA / 12 SpD / 52 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Muddy Water / Scald
- Calm Mind
- Protect
Special Tank Tapu Fini (Popular/Trending)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Special Tank for single battles. It is designed to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Tapu Fini last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. With a Wiki Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -spa nature then the Wiki Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Muddy Water is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (30% chance to lower the foes accuracy by 1 stage).
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Tapu Fini's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tapu Fini this turn).
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Item: Terrain Extender / Misty Seed
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Waterfall / Dive
- Knock Off / Fling
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. With a Terrain Extender equipped to it, Tapu Fini's use of electric/grassy/misty/psychic terrain lasts 8 turns instead of 5. With a Misty Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is misty terrain, raises Tapu Fini's sp. Def by 1 stage then the Misty Seed gets consumed.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Tapu Fini's item at the target. Power varies).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Terrain Extender / Misty Seed
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. With a Terrain Extender equipped to it, Tapu Fini's use of electric/grassy/misty/psychic terrain lasts 8 turns instead of 5. With a Misty Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is misty terrain, raises Tapu Fini's sp. Def by 1 stage then the Misty Seed gets consumed.
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tapu Fini? 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.
IncineroarKartanaRegielekiUrshifuLandorus-TherianDusclopsGlastrierRotom-HeatMetagrossMoltres-Galar
Item: Wiki Berry
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 124 Def / 12 SpA / 60 SpD / 68 Spe
Moveset:
- Heal Pulse
- Scald
- Icy Wind
- Nature's Madness
Doubles Double Wall Tapu Fini (Popular VGC)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Double Wall for double battles. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. It's purpose is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. With a Wiki Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -spa nature then the Wiki Berry gets consumed.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Nature's Madness is a special STAB-boosted 0-base power Fairy-type move (does damage equal to 1/2 target's current hp).
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Item: Terrain Extender / Misty Seed
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Waterfall / Dive
- Knock Off / Fling
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. With a Terrain Extender equipped to it, Tapu Fini's use of electric/grassy/misty/psychic terrain lasts 8 turns instead of 5. With a Misty Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is misty terrain, raises Tapu Fini's sp. Def by 1 stage then the Misty Seed gets consumed.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Tapu Fini's item at the target. Power varies).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Terrain Extender / Misty Seed
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. With a Terrain Extender equipped to it, Tapu Fini's use of electric/grassy/misty/psychic terrain lasts 8 turns instead of 5. With a Misty Seed equipped to it, if the terrain is misty terrain, raises Tapu Fini's sp. Def by 1 stage then the Misty Seed gets consumed.
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tapu Fini 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 Tapu Fini 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 Tapu Fini
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Tapu Fini's stats
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Withdraw
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Tapu Fini
- Calm Mind
- Dazzling Gleam
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Moonblast
- Muddy Water
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tapu Fini in Sword and Shield
- Modest Nature ( 236/0/4/204/12/52 )
- Modest Nature ( 132/0/4/252/4/116 )
- Optimize Tapu Fini's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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