Competitive Information for Woobat [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Flying
Abilities:
This Pokemon's held item has no effect, except Macho Brace. Fling cannot be used.
When one of this Pokemon's stat stages is raised or lowered, the amount is doubled.
This Pokemon ignores other Pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Woobat? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Get ready to meet Woobat, the sick Psychic and Flying-typed Pokémon! Woobat is not a Pokémon anyone usually expects to see on the battlefield. It is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Delve into Woobat's movesets below and strategize for victory!
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off / Assurance
- Acrobatics / Fly
- Facade / Endeavor
Woobat proves to be a superb Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to overwhelm foes with devastating physical moves. Choice Band will increase the damage of Woobat's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Woobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Woobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Woobat has no held item).
◆ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Woobat is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Woobat's hp).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Heat Wave
Woobat shows a spectacular Special Sweeper prowess in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with formidable special moves. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Woobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Woobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Woobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Woobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Woobat? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off / Assurance
- Acrobatics / Fly
- Facade / Endeavor
Woobat proves to be an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to overwhelm foes with heavy-hitting physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Woobat's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Woobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Woobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Woobat has no held item).
◆ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Woobat is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Woobat's hp).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Woobat shows an exquisite Special Sweeper prowess in double battles. This moveset attempts to overwhelm foes with devastating special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Woobat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Woobat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Woobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Woobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 212 Hp / 148 Def / 148 SpD
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Trick Room
Woobat thrives as a distinguished Defensive Trick Roomer perfect for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Woobat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unaware, Woobat ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Woobat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Woobat can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Woobat.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Woobat 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 Woobat
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Ability: Klutz + Move: Trick
- Ability: Klutz + Move: Skill swap
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Woobat's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Woobat
- Baton Pass
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Woobat in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Woobat's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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