Competitive Information for Walrein [Sword/Shield]
Ice / Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Walrein? 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.
Walrein is an interesting Ice and Water-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to see Walrein show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Walrein is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Walrein (Ice Body)
Walrein is an astounding Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Walrein's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Walrein's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Body, if hail is active Walrein heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Walrein cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Chesto Berry
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Snore
- Rest
- Ice Beam
- Surf
Walrein Special Tank (Beast Walrus)
Walrein is an extraordinary Special Tank for single battles. This moveset attempts to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Thick Fat, fire/ice-type moves against Walrein deal damage with a halved attacking stat. Very strong with high Hp but it lacks the Speed. Surf and Ice Beam are good for it to attack with hitting Flying, Dragon, Ground, Rock, Grass, and Fire with Super effective-ness. The next 2 moves are for it's recovery. If your Walrein gets low on Hp, Rest. The Chesto Berry will wake you up, that way you can continue to fight. If this happens again, you will be forced to use that last move. Snore them while your sleeping that way you can still cause them some pain, even if it's a little.With a Chesto Berry equipped to it, Walrein wakes up if it is asleep then the Chesto Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rest is a status move (Walrein sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Walrein? 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: Ice Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Steel Roller / Double-Edge
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
Doubles Physical Sweeper Walrein (Ice Body)
Walrein is an awesome Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Walrein's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Walrein's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Body, if hail is active Walrein heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ 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).
◆ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Walrein (Ice Body)
Walrein is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Walrein's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Walrein's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Body, if hail is active Walrein heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
◆ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Walrein cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Walrein 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 Walrein 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 Walrein
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Brine + Super fang
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Body Press + Defense Curl
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Stockpile
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Walrein's stats
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Walrein
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Walrein in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Walrein's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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