What is a good competitive moveset for Zubat? 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.
Zubat is a phenomenal Poison and Flying-typed Pokemon. Zubat is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Zubat can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Zubat is weak to Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Zubat is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Zubat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Zubat recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Brave Bird. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil.
◆ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Zubat recovers 50% of the damage dealt). ◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Zubat switches out after damaging the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zubat? 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.
Zubat is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Zubat's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Zubat recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Brave Bird. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil.
◆ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Zubat recovers 50% of the damage dealt). ◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Zubat switches out after damaging the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zubat 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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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zubat 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 Zubat
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Guard, Quick Attack
Moves that Break Screens: Defog
Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Zubat's stats
Agility
Curse
Nasty Plot
Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Zubat
Protect
Rest
Roost
Taunt
Toxic
U-turn
Common Effort Values for Zubat in Sword and Shield
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