Seismitoad - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

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

Seismitoad - Related Guides
Evolution and Learnset	Build for Ranked Battle

Basic Information for Seismitoad

Types and Abilities

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Seismitoad
Abilities
Swift Swim	Boosts the Pokemon's Speed in rain.
Poison Touch	May poison targets when a Pokemon makes contact.'
Water Absorb (Hidden)	Restores HP if hit by an Water-type move.

Seismitoad Weaknesses and Resistances

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

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
105	95	75	85	75	74

Best Nature for Seismitoad

Best Natures
Modest (+SpAtk, -Atk)	Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Seismitoad

Special Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Modest (+SpAtk, -Atk)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Sp.Atk. 252 / Spd. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 181 / Def. 95 / Sp.Atk. 150 / Sp.Def. 95 / Spd. 126
Ability	Swift Swim
Held Item	Life Orb Expert Belt
Moveset	・ Hydro Pump ・ Grass Knot ・ Earth Power ・ Sludge Wave

These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.

Seismitoad's destructive power comes from its quick special attacks and giving it a Life Orb will boost its overall attack power.

The type variety of Seismitoad's special attacks would also benefit from giving it an Expert Belt, increasing their super effectiveness.

Alternate Move Choices

Scald	A Water-type attack with 100% Accuracy, that can also burn.
Sludge Bomb	Has a higher probability of poisoning than Sludge Wave.
Toxic	Converts to Max Guard when Dynamaxed. Best used when opponent switches Pokemon.
Rain Dance	Allows activation of Swift Swim's Spd. boost, without the need for Max Geyser.
Icy Wind	Lower your opponent's Spd, though its power is low.

Physical Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Atk. 252 / Spd. 252
Final Stat Values	HP 181 / Atk. 161 / Def. 95 / Sp.Def. 95 / Spd. 126
Ability	Swift Swim
Held Item	Life Orb Expert Belt
Moveset	・ Liquidation ・ Earthquake ・ Power Whip ・ Brick Break

These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.

Like its special attacker moveset, Seismitoad's physical attack damage and super effectiveness can be increased with a Life Orb or an Expert Belt respectively.

Alternate Move Choices

Poison Jab	Effective against Fairy-types.
Drain Punch	A Fighting-type move than recovers HP.
Ice Punch	Super effective against Dragon-types.
Bounce	Converts to Max Airstream, increasing Spd. without the need for rain.
Rain Dance	Allows activation of Swift Swim's Spd. boost, without the need for Max Geyser.
Toxic	Converts to Max Guard when Dynamaxed. Best used when opponent switches Pokemon.

How to Use Seismitoad Effectively

Special and Physical Attacker

Seismitoad's special and physical attack movesets have similar final stat values, so you can rely on both movesets to give you an advantage during a battle. Both movesets also give Seismitoad a wide range of type advantages, allowing you to exploit your opponent's weaknesses.

Special Attacker Advantages

• Hydro Pump deals high damage.
• The -50% attack effect of the Burn status effect does not affect special attacks, making it negligible when using Seismitoad.
• You can reduce your opponent's speed with Icy Wind.

Physical Attacker Advantages

• The ground-type move, Earthquake, and the grass-type move, Power Whip, deal high damage.
• Brick Break cancels out the effects of Light Screen and Reflect.
• Bounce becomes Max Airstream when Dynamaxed, allowing Seismitoad to increase its speed.

Attack First with Seismitoad's Swift Swim Ability

The Swift Swim Ability doubles Seismitoad's speed in the rain. Used with the alternate move, Rain Dance, you can potentially attack first with the increased damage of your other water-type moves.

Potentially attacking first with these speed boosts is useful against high-powered opponents, like Hydreigon, known to have one of the highest base special attacks.

Counters for Seismitoad

Weakness

Strike hard with a Grass-type attack

Seismitoad is especially vulnerable to grass type attacks, which deal 4x damage. Additionally, Seismitoad can be easily overpowered by physical and special attacks because of its low defense and special defense values.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Ferrothorn	Ranking: ★★★★★ Moveset & Best Build for Ferrothorn
Mow Rotom	Ranking: ★★★★☆ Moveset & Best Build for Mow Rotom

Related Links

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Movesets & Best Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Null	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry	Tsareena
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Competitive Pokemon Battle Guides
Tier List		Best Builds		Series 10 List of Contenders
Doubles Tier List		Team Building		Rental Teams

Best Builds for Returning Pokemon

Movesets & Best Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Null	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry	Tsareena
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