Jellicent Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

This is a strategy guide for using Jellicent 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 Jellicent, as well as its strengths and weak points.

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Basic Information for Jellicent

Types and Abilities

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Jellicent
Abilities
Water Absorb	Restores HP if hit by an Water-type move.
Cursed Body	May disable a move used on the Pokemon.
Damp (Hidden)	Prevents the use of self-destructing moves.

Jellicent 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

Best Nature for Jellicent

Singles Moveset for Jellicent

Mixed Defensive Wall Moveset & Best Build

Jellicent finds a niche in the metagame as a bulky mixed wall with key resistances and immunities, as well as access to great utility moves.

About Jellicent's Moves

Strength Sap is a powerful utility move that lowers the target's attack stat while also healing Jellicent an amount based on the target's effective attack stat.

If this move is used on Haxuros, who has an effective attack stat of 191, Jellicent will heal that amount!

Night Shade allows Jellicent to hit opposing Pokemon for consistent damage equal to the target's level. Taunt allows it to shut down slower opposing walls, while Will-O-Wisp makes Jellicent a difficult Pokemon for physical sweepers to switch into.

About Jellicent's EV Spread

We're using a custom EV spread with full investment on HP and 196 Defensive EVs. Jellicent has a lower Defense stat, but with a Bold Nature and the right EVs, it will have a more well-rounded and equal defensive stats.

With the given Defense EVs, Jolly Choice Band Dracovish can't outright KO it even with a super effective Strong Jaw boosted Crunch!

Finally, 60 Speed EVs allows Jellicent to outspeed slower walls, such as Ferrothorn and Toxapex and cripple them with Taunt.

About Jellicent's Ability

Water Absorb allows Jellicent to wall opposing Water-type Pokemon common in the Metagame, such as Urshifu Rapid-Strike, Dracovish, and Gyarados.

About Jellicent's Held Item

We're using Leftovers to provide Jellicent some much-needed passive recovery.

Other Viable Moves

How to Use Jellicent Effectively

A Sturdy Mixed Wall with Unique Resistances

Jellicent sets itself apart from other defensive Pokemon thanks to its resistance to Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, and Ice-type moves, as well as immunity to Normal, Fighting, and Water-type moves.

How to Build a Team with Jellicent

Jellicent easily fits into many teams and is a popular choice for defensive core with other walls in defensive-oriented teams.

An Aggressive Wall

Unlike other walls, Jellicent is best played aggressively against both physical sweepers and walls using its moves. When it's not crippling sweepers with Strength Sap and Will-O-Wisp, it's blocking slower walls with Taunt and chipping their health with Nightshade. Thanks to its unique playstyle, it's a popular choice for defensive teams.

Check out our guide below to learn how to build a defensive team.
How to Build a Defensive Team

A Rain Counter

Jellicent is also a great counter to Water-type sweepers in Rain Teams. The ability to wall terrifying sweepers like Choice Locked Dracovish and Urshifu Rapid-Strike make it a great choice for teams struggling against Hyper Offense teams.

Despite countering Rain Teams, Jellicent is often used as the main defensive wall in one although it faces stiff competition from Toxapex.

Check out our article below to learn how to build a Weather Team.
How to Build a Weather Team

Counters for Jellicent

Weakness

Use a Strong Attacker with a Super Effective Attack

Despite its great bulk, there are certain sweepers that can easily take down Jellicent with their super effective attacks.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Urshifu Single-Strike Style	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can KO Jellicent with a super effective Wicked Blow Moveset & Best Build for Urshifu Single-Strike Style
Crawdaunt	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can KO Jellicent with a super effective Knock Off Moveset & Best Build for Crawdaunt

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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