Competitive Information for Tyrogue [Sword/Shield]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tyrogue? 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.
Tyrogue is an awesome Fighting-typed Pokemon. Tyrogue is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tyrogue can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Tyrogue is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Detect / Protect
Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Guts)
Tyrogue is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Tyrogue at the end of the turn which will activate Tyrogue's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Tyrogue is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Tyrogue a sweet boost.
◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Tyrogue is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tyrogue this turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tyrogue this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Thief / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Tyrogue's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Tyrogue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. Thief was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Tyrogue has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Vacuum Wave
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Curse
Special Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is 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 boosts Tyrogue's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Tyrogue from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
◆ 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 (Tyrogue must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tyrogue? 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: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Guts)
Tyrogue is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Tyrogue at the end of the turn which will activate Tyrogue's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Tyrogue is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Tyrogue a sweet boost.
◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Tyrogue is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tyrogue this turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tyrogue this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Thief / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Tyrogue's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Tyrogue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. Thief was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Tyrogue has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Vacuum Wave
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Curse
Doubles Special Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is 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 boosts Tyrogue's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Tyrogue from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
◆ 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 (Tyrogue must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tyrogue 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 Tyrogue 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 Tyrogue
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Mach Punch, Fake Out, Helping Hand, Feint, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Tyrogue's stats
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Rapid Spin
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Tyrogue
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tyrogue in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Tyrogue's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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