Competitive Information for Swampert (mega) [X/Y]

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Competitive Pokemon X/Y Movesets and Strategies for Swampert-mega

Base Stats for Swampert-Mega

Water / Ground

Abilities:

Swift SwimSwift Swim: If Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.

Evolutions / Family:
Swampert

Weakness Chart for Water/Ground-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.5x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0.5x

¼x

½x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Swampert-mega? 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.

Swampert is pretty popular Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Swampert when battling in the 6th generation meta. Swampert's only type-related weakness is Grass.

Species: Swampert-Mega
Item: Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
- Superpower / Hammer Arm

Physical Sweeper Swampert-Mega (Swift Swim)

Swampert is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Swift Swim, Swampert's speed is doubled during rainy weather.

♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Swampert afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's speed by 1 stage).

No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array ( )

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Swampert-mega? 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.

Species: Swampert-Mega
Item: Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage

Doubles Physical Sweeper Swampert-Mega (Swift Swim)

Swampert is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Swift Swim, Swampert's speed is doubled during rainy weather.

♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Swampert afterwards).

No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array ( )

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Swampert-mega 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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Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups

Damage Modifiers:

Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.

Apply STABS.T.A.B : Same-Type Attack Bonus
These moves are always highlighted below in bold. When this box is checked, the bonus is calculated into the Versus column when a type-matchup is selected.

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 Swampert-mega 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 Swampert-mega

Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break

Most notable and possible best moves for Swampert-mega

Protect
Rest

Common Effort Values for Swampert-mega in X and Y

Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
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