Competitive Information for Wobbuffet [Sword/Shield]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wobbuffet? 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.
Wobbuffet is a wonderful Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's normal to see Wobbuffet show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Wobbuffet is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Custap Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Counter
- Amnesia
- Destiny Bond
- Safeguard
Physical Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Wobbuffet's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Shadow Tag, prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability. With a Custap Berry equipped to it, Wobbuffet moves first in its priority bracket when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Custap Berry gets consumed.
◆ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Wobbuffet's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
◆ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wobbuffet's party from status).
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Item: Custap Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Amnesia
- Destiny Bond
- Safeguard
Special Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is an awesome Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Wobbuffet's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Shadow Tag, prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability. With a Custap Berry equipped to it, Wobbuffet moves first in its priority bracket when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Custap Berry gets consumed.
◆ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Wobbuffet's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
◆ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wobbuffet's party from status).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 28 Hp / 228 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Encore
- Safeguard
- Counter
Wobbuffet Double Wall (Standard Wobbuffet)
Wobbuffet is pretty popular Double Wall for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Wobbuffet last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Shadow Tag, prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability.
◆ Encore is a status move (target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns).
◆ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wobbuffet's party from status).
◆ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wobbuffet? 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: Custap Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Counter
- Amnesia
- Destiny Bond
- Safeguard
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is a sensational Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Wobbuffet's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Shadow Tag, prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability. With a Custap Berry equipped to it, Wobbuffet moves first in its priority bracket when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Custap Berry gets consumed.
◆ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Wobbuffet's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
◆ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wobbuffet's party from status).
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Item: Custap Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Amnesia
- Destiny Bond
- Safeguard
Doubles Special Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is popular Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Wobbuffet's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Shadow Tag, prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this ability. With a Custap Berry equipped to it, Wobbuffet moves first in its priority bracket when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Custap Berry gets consumed.
◆ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Wobbuffet's special defense by 2 stages).
◆ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
◆ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wobbuffet's party from status).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wobbuffet 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 Wobbuffet 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 Wobbuffet
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Encore
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Mirror coat
Moves that boost Wobbuffet's stats
- Amnesia
Most notable and possible best moves for Wobbuffet
- Destiny Bond
Common Effort Values for Wobbuffet in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Wobbuffet's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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