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This is a strategy guide for using Rillaboom 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 Rillaboom, as well as its strengths and weak points.
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Overgrow | Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch. | |
Grassy Surge (Hidden) | The Pokemon creates a Grassy Terrain when it enters a battle. |
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HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed |
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100 | 125 | 90 | 60 | 70 | 85 |
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Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk) |
Adamant[nl(+Atk, -SpAtk) |
Hammer Arm | Inherit from Rhydon (Learnable on evolution) or Stufful(learns at Lv. 32) |
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Nature | Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk) |
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EV Spread | Atk. 252 / Spd. 252 / HP 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 176 / Atk. 177 / Def. 110 / Sp.Def. 90 / Spd. 150 |
Ability | Grassy Surge |
Held Item | Choice Scarf / Choice Band |
Moveset | ・U-turn ・Drum Beating ・Knock Off ・Grassy Glide |
This set focuses on taking advantage of Rillaboom's high Defense and Speed, while escaping from difficult matchups with U-turn. Even if the opponents outspeeds Rillaboom, it can use Drum Beating to decrease its opponent's Speed and gain the upper hand.
With its Hidden Ability Grassy Surge, Rillaboom will automatically set up Grassy Terrain to power up all Grass-type moves to 1.3x power. This allows it to take out Wash Rotom with 252 EVs placed in HP with a single Drum Beating, and handle a variety of opponents that it could not have before with its newfound power boost.
Grassy Surge also ensures Rillaboom's Grassy Glide has increased priorty, allowing it to hit faster Water, Rock, and Ground-type Pokemon for super effective damage.
A free Grookey with the Grassy Surge Ability is available via Pokemon HOME. Learn how to get all three Galar Starters with Hidden Abilities and transfer them to Pokemon Sword and Shield with our guide below:
How to Get & Transfer Hidden Ability Starters from Pokemon HOME
Wood Hammer | An alternate choice for Drum Beating for when you want to prioritize damage above all else. |
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High Horsepower | An alternate Ground move for when you want to Dynamax Rillaboom. Its power doesn't decrease with Grassy Terrain, making it more effective than Earthquake in this context. |
Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk) |
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EV Spread | Atk. 252 / HP 140 / Sp.Def. 84 / Spd. 28 / Def. 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 190 / Atk. 194 / Def. 111 / Sp.Def. 101 / Spd. 109 |
Ability | Grassy Surge |
Held Item | Assault Vest |
Moveset | ・Drum Beating ・U-turn ・Grassy Glide ・Knock Off |
This build is a better for handling opponents like Primarina, Excadrill and Wash Rotom. These Pokemon rarely have an attack which can hit Rillaboom effectively, so use Drum Beating on whatever switches and Grassy Glide on Pokemon that can outspeed you.
Its EVs are placed here to allow it to outspeed a Mimikyu with its Speed decreased by one stage, so it can take the upper hand when Mimikyu comes out on a switch-in. When Mimikyu hasn't used Swords Dance yet, Rillaboom can handle its hits with no problem, and it can beat back to net a KO.
High Horsepower | An alternate Ground move for when you want to Dynamax Rillaboom. Its power doesn't decrease with Grassy Terrain, making it more effective than Earthquake in this context. |
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Hammer Arm | An alternate choice for Knock Off if you need extra coverage. It drops Rillaboom's speed by 1 stage every time you use it, but this can be alleviated by using Grassy Glide. |
Rillaboom is able to hit hard with its high Attack. It also has high Speed, so arming it with a Choice Scarf can allow it to take advantage of this to move faster and defeat many opponents.
As a Grass-type Pokemon, Rillaboom is cursed with weaknesses to Fire, Flying and others which are frequently held even by non-STAB opponents. Don't send it up against opponents who it can't handle.
As Rillaboom is a Grass-type Pokemon, a type with several weaknesses, and since it can only learn Moves of a few types, it's easy to exploit these weaknesses with an advantageously-typed Pokemon.
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Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can go for a knockout with Overheat ・Can handle almost all of Rillaboom's attacks with its type combination and Levitate |
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Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・A physical attacker with a great dual-typing of Flying and Steel ・Can take an attack even when switched in on Rillaboom Best Ranked Battle Build for Corviknight |
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Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・Can deal super effective damage while raising its Speed with Max Airstream Best Ranked Battle Build for Gyarados |
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Hi why do you choose superpower instead of brick break. Cause superpower decreases attack and defense. And brick break allows you to hit through screens Just doesn't make sense.
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>>1 You’re telling me. I’m all in for powerhouses, but rejecting Brick Break is abysmal from my understanding.