Dracovish - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle | Pokemon Sword and Shield

This is a strategy guide for using Dracovish in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Builds, and Held Items to use with Dracovish, as well as its strengths and weak points.

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Basic Information for Dracovish

Types and Abilities

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Dracovish
Abilities
Strong Jaw	Boosts the power of biting moves.
Water Absorb	Restores HP if hit by an Water-type move.
Sand Rush (Hidden)	Boosts the Pokemon's Speed in a sandstorm.

Type Defenses

	Type
Takes 4x damage	-
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage
Takes 0x damage	-

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Dracovish

What are Natures?

Moveset & Best Build for Dracovish

Standard Moveset & Best Build

Dracovish has the Ability Strong Jaw, allowing it to do extra damage from biting moves, and together with the Choice Scarf, Dracovish can attack fast and hard with Fishious Rend. The Jolly Nature is also selected to provide an extra Speed boost.

All together, with Strong Jaw, Fishious Rend's doubled power when hitting first, and maxed out Attack Stats will come together for a damaging power of 382. Even opponents taking non-super-effective damage will receive a massive hit from this attack.

Other Viable Moves

How to Use Dracovish Effectively

A straight-up physical sweeper

By pushing Fishious Rend first and foremost, Dragovish is a highly capable physical attacker. Using the Choice Scarf will help ensure that Fishious Rend can hit first, enabling its massive damge boost. However, one of its main weaknesses is Dragapult, which can consistently outspeed it and foil its plans.

Counters for Dracovish

Attack with Fairy and Dragon-types

Dracovish has only two weaknesses, the Fairy and Dragon types. Taking advantages of these weaknesses can net a one-hit KO against Dracovish. Bringing in Dragapult in particular can allow you to hit quick with a Dragon move before Dracovish can say Fishious Rend three times fast.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Dragapult	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can outspeed even Choice Scarf Dracovish Best Ranked Battle Build for Dragapult
Mimikyu	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can absorb a Fishious Rend with Disguise and hit back with a Fairy-type Move Best Ranked Battle Build for Mimikyu
Lanturn	Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・Its ability Water Absorb renders Fishious Rend unusable
Ferrothorn	Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・Its high Defense can weather Fishious Rend Best Ranked Battle Build for Ferrothorn

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