Competitive Information for Skiddo [X/Y]
Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Sap Sipper ability are immune to Grass attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Skiddo? 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.
Skiddo is an astounding Grass-typed Pokemon. Skiddo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Skiddo can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Skiddo is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Grass Pelt
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Zen Headbutt / Double-Edge
- Wild Charge / Zen Headbutt
- Brick Break
Physical Sweeper Skiddo (Grass Pelt)
Skiddo is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Skiddo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Skiddo's defense is multiplied by 1.5. Zen Headbutt was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Grass Pelt
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Surf
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Skiddo (Grass Pelt)
Skiddo is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Skiddo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Skiddo's defense is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Skiddo recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Skiddo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Skiddo by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Skiddo? 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: Shell Bell / Expert Belt
Ability: Grass Pelt
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Rock Slide
- Wild Charge / Brick Break
- Bulldoze
Doubles Physical Sweeper Skiddo (Grass Pelt)
Skiddo is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Skiddo's defense is multiplied by 1.5. Wild Charge or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Grass Pelt
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Round / Snore
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Skiddo (Grass Pelt)
Skiddo is a spectacular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Skiddo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Grass Pelt, if grassy terrain is active Skiddo's defense is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Skiddo recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Skiddo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Skiddo by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Skiddo learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Skiddo 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 Skiddo
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Skiddo's stats
- Bulk Up
- Defense Curl
- Growth
Most notable and possible best moves for Skiddo
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Skiddo in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Skiddo's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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