Competitive Information for Whismur [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Whismur? 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.
Whismur is pretty popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Whismur is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Whismur can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Whismur's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Hammer Arm / Circle Throw
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Whismur recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Rattled, speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack or intimidated. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Whismur's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Whismur's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Circle Throw is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal 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 Hyper Voice or Round) and increases Whismur's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Whismur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack or intimidated.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Whismur? 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: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Hammer Arm / Circle Throw
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Whismur recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Rattled, speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack or intimidated. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Whismur's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Whismur's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Circle Throw is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Whismur (Rattled)
Whismur is popular Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal 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 Hyper Voice or Round) and raises Whismur's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Whismur's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack or intimidated.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Whismur 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 Whismur 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 Whismur
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Whismur's stats
- Defense Curl
- Howl
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Whismur
- Howl
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Whismur in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Whismur's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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