Competitive Information for Type: Null [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Type: Null? 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.
Type: Null is a phenomenal Normal-typed Pokemon. Type: Null is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Type: Null's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Eviolite / Shell Bell
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Crush Claw
- Shadow Claw
- Dragon Claw
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Type: Null (Battle Armor)
Type: Null is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Type: Null is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. The Shell Bell item option is to help Type: Null recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Battle Armor, Type: Null cannot be struck by a critical hit.
◆ Crush Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Normal-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Air Slash
- Icy Wind
- Iron Defense
Special Sweeper Type: Null (Battle Armor)
Type: Null is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Type: Null is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Type: Null's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Battle Armor, Type: Null cannot be struck by a critical hit.
◆ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Type: Null cannot move next turn).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Type: Null's defense by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Type: Null? 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: Eviolite / Shell Bell
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Crush Claw
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Dragon Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Type: Null (Battle Armor)
Type: Null is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Type: Null is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. The Shell Bell item option is to help Type: Null recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Battle Armor, Type: Null cannot be struck by a critical hit.
◆ Crush Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Normal-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Icy Wind
- Air Slash
- Iron Defense
Doubles Special Sweeper Type: Null (Battle Armor)
Type: Null is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Type: Null is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Type: Null's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Battle Armor, Type: Null cannot be struck by a critical hit.
◆ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Type: Null cannot move next turn).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Type: Null's defense by 2 stages).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Type: Null 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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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Type: Null 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 Type: Null
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Type: Null's stats
- Flame Charge
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Type: Null
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Type: Null in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Type: Null's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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