Competitive Information for Tympole [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tympole? 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.
Tympole is a wonderful Water-typed Pokemon. Tympole is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tympole's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Focus Sash / Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Facade / Flail
- Toxic
- Protect
- Substitute
Physical Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is a notable Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Tympole from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Swift Swim, Tympole's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Flail is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (more power the less hp your Tympole has left).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tympole this turn).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Tympole takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Weather Ball / Surf
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind / Hyper Voice
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
Special Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is a marvelous Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Tympole's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Tympole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Tympole's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Icy Wind was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tympole? 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: Focus Sash / Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Facade / Flail
- Toxic
- Protect
- Substitute
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is a notable Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Tympole from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Swift Swim, Tympole's speed is doubled during rainy weather. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Flail is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (more power the less hp your Tympole has left).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tympole this turn).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Tympole takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Weather Ball
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Tympole (Swift Swim)
Tympole is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's meant 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 Hyper Voice or Round) and boosts Tympole's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Tympole's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Tympole's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tympole learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tympole 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 Tympole
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Optimize Tympole's EVs for Sword/Shield
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