Competitive Information for Terrakion [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Terrakion? 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.
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Terrakion is an awesome Rock and Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Terrakion when battling in the 8th generation meta. Terrakion is weak to Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Psychic, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Focus Sash
Ability: Justified
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Terrakion (Popular/Trending)
Terrakion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Terrakion from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Weakness Policy activates if Terrakion is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Justified, Terrakion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Sacred Sword is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Terrakion this turn).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Terrakion (Justified)
Terrakion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Terrakion's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Justified, Terrakion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Terrakion's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Item: White Herb
Ability: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 198 Hp / 209 Atk / 103 Spe
Moveset:
- Sacred Sword
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Reflect
Terrakion Physical Tank (Wrath Of Terra)
Terrakion is a legendary Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. White Herb will reset Terrakion's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). With Justified, Terrakion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Terrakion's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Justified
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Rock Polish
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
Terrakion Physical Sweeper (Dbd Terrakion)
Terrakion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Terrakion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Terrakion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move. With Rock Polish and Swords Dance boosting Terrakion's already impressive Speed and Attack, Terrakion can be a huge force to be reckoned with. Add Terrakion's great offensive coverage due to its STAB moves, and you have the makings of an extremely potent sweeper.
♦ Rock Polish is a status move (raises your Terrakion's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Terrakion's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Terrakion's attack by 2 stages).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Terrakion? 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.
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Terrakion (Justified)
Terrakion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Terrakion's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Justified, Terrakion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Terrakion's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Terrakion's attack and defense 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).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Terrakion 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 Terrakion 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 Terrakion
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Terrakion's EVs for Sword/Shield
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