Competitive Information for Umbreon [Sword/Shield]


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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Umbreon? 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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Umbreon is a remarkable Dark-typed Pokemon. Umbreon is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Umbreon is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Snarl
- Fake Tears
- Moonlight
- Yawn
Special Wall Umbreon (Popular/Trending)
Umbreon is an awesome Special Wall. It's designed to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Umbreon last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Inner Focus, Umbreon cannot be made to flinch. immune to intimidate.
♦ Fake Tears is a status move (lowers the target's special defense by 2 stages).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Umbreon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Yawn is a status move (puts the target to sleep after 1 turn).
Item: Sitrus Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 164 Def / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Fake Tears
- Moonlight
- Yawn
Double Wall Umbreon (Popular/Trending)
Umbreon is an extraordinary Double Wall. It is meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Umbreon last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Inner Focus, Umbreon cannot be made to flinch. immune to intimidate.
♦ Fake Tears is a status move (lowers the target's special defense by 2 stages).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Umbreon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Yawn is a status move (puts the target to sleep after 1 turn).
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Crunch
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Double Kick
- Dig
Physical Sweeper Umbreon (Synchronize)
Umbreon is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Umbreon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Umbreon it also gets that status.
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Weather Ball / Hyper Voice
- Psychic / Stored Power
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Umbreon (Synchronize)
Umbreon is popular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Umbreon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Umbreon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Umbreon it also gets that status.
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Stored Power is a special 20-base power Psychic-type move ( + 20 power for each of your Umbreon's stat boosts).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Payback
- Wish / Moonlight
- Confuse Ray
- Toxic
Umbreon Double Wall (Haxbreon)
Umbreon is a remarkable Double Wall. It is meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Umbreon last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Umbreon it also gets that status. Strictly set an a Tanky Annoyer, it's main goal is to start off with Confuse Ray followed up quickly by a Toxic. Moonlight for recovery purposes then Assurance to chip more damage off the opposing Pokemon while still being able to take hits.
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Umbreon's max hp is restored).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Umbreon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Confuse Ray is a status move (confuses the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Wish
- Heal Bell / Yawn
- Protect
Umbreon Special Wall (Foul Defender)
Umbreon is a decent Special Wall. This moveset is designed to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Umbreon last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Umbreon it also gets that status. Umbreon can switch into many special attackers in the tier and can comfortably use one of its team-supporting moves. Wish can restore about 197 hp to a teammate and keeps Umbreon's team in a good fighting condition.
Foul Play is Umbreon's best attacking option as it can deal significant damage to physical attackers that try to exploit Umbreon's lower Defense stat.
The ability to remove status with Heal Bell is very useful, as it can give a crippled sweeper a second chance to sweep. This also works very well with Synchronize, as Umbreon can heal its status condition after inflicting it on the opponent. Yawn can shuffle the opponent's team and can render a Pokemon useless for the remainder of the match. Protect allows Umbreon to scout the opponent's next move, take better advantage of Wish and Yawn by negating the charging turn, and build up Toxic damage.
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Umbreon's max hp is restored).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Umbreon's party of all status conditions).
♦ Yawn is a status move (puts the target to sleep after 1 turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Umbreon this turn).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Payback
- Moonlight / Rest
- Heal Bell / Sleep Talk
- Curse
Umbreon Physical Tank (Cursebreon)
Umbreon is an interesting Physical Tank. It is primarily designed to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Umbreon last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Umbreon it also gets that status. Start with a Curse to boosts Umbreon's Attack and Defense (which works really well with it's already high Special Defense). Payback is probably the best STAB move for an Umbreon to use (other than Foul Play but that's based on your opponent). Payback gets the STAB bonus and doubles in power if Umbreon uses it after it gets hit (which is probably going to happen considering Umbreon's low Speed thanks to Curse).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Umbreon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Rest is a status move (Umbreon sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Umbreon's party of all status conditions).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Umbreon must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Payback / Foul Play
- Moonlight
- Curse
- Toxic / Confuse Ray
Umbreon Special Wall (Cursebreon Xy)**
Umbreon is a sensational Special Wall. It's primary goal is to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Umbreon last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Inner Focus, Umbreon cannot be made to flinch. immune to intimidate. Umbreon's physical defenses go up quite high after the first Curse giving you a ridiculous tank. The curse also purposely slows Umbreon down enough to double up your Payback damage later. Moonlight recovers your health quite nicely to keep Umbreon alive longer. Toxic to help stall out your opponent.
♦ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Umbreon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Umbreon? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Crunch
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Double Kick
- Dig
Doubles Physical Sweeper Umbreon (Synchronize)
Umbreon is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Umbreon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Umbreon it also gets that status.
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Weather Ball
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Psychic / Stored Power
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Umbreon (Synchronize)
Umbreon is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It is primarily 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 Hyper Voice or Snarl) and raises Umbreon's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Umbreon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Umbreon it also gets that status.
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Stored Power is a special 20-base power Psychic-type move ( + 20 power for each of your Umbreon's stat boosts).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Umbreon 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 Umbreon 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 Umbreon
- Moves: Wish + Baton Pass
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Baby-Doll Eyes
Most notable and possible best moves for Umbreon
- Fake Tears
- Foul Play
- Helping Hand
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Tickle
- Wish
- Yawn
Common Effort Values for Umbreon in Sword and Shield
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/4/252/0 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/164/0/92/0 )
- Optimize Umbreon's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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