Competitive Information for Trubbish [Sword/Shield]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Trubbish? 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.
Trubbish is an interesting Poison-typed Pokemon. Trubbish is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Trubbish's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Drain Punch
- Facade / Pound
- Thief / Payback
Physical Sweeper Trubbish (Aftermath)
Trubbish is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Trubbish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Trubbish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aftermath, if Trubbish is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Trubbish recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Trubbish is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Pound is a physical 40-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Trubbish has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Trubbish moves after the target).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Dark Pulse
- Giga Drain
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Trubbish (Aftermath)
Trubbish is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and raises Trubbish's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Trubbish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aftermath, if Trubbish is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Trubbish recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Trubbish must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Trubbish? 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Drain Punch
- Facade / Pound
- Thief / Payback
Doubles Physical Sweeper Trubbish (Aftermath)
Trubbish is an awesome 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 Trubbish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Trubbish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aftermath, if Trubbish is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Trubbish recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Trubbish is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Pound is a physical 40-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Trubbish has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Trubbish moves after the target).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Dark Pulse
- Giga Drain
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Trubbish (Aftermath)
Trubbish is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Trubbish's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Trubbish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aftermath, if Trubbish is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Trubbish recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Trubbish must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Trubbish 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 Trubbish 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 Trubbish
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze
Optimize Trubbish's EVs for Sword/Shield
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