Competitive Information for Armaldo [X/Y]
Rock / Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Armaldo? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Armaldo is a phenomenal Rock and Bug-typed Pokemon. Armaldo is a super common Pokemon to see in Generation 6. Armaldo is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower
- X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Armaldo (Swift Swim)
Armaldo is a notable Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Armaldo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Armaldo's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Item: Red Card
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 225 Hp / 225 Atk / 60 Def
Moveset:
- Hone Claws
- Cross Poison / Rock Slide
- Curse
- Earthquake / Bug Bite
Armaldo Physical Tank (Army Strong)
Armaldo is a wonderful Physical Tank. It is meant to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Battle Armor, Armaldo cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Cross Poison is a physical 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Armaldo steals and eats the target's berry).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Armaldo? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Superpower
- X-Scissor
Doubles Physical Sweeper Armaldo (Swift Swim)
Armaldo is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Armaldo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Armaldo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Armaldo's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Armaldo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Armaldo 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 Armaldo can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Armaldo
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Armaldo's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Armaldo
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Armaldo in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Armaldo's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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