Is Raboot Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Raboot at 94 Speed outpaces most midgame threats. Fire coverage keeps it useful through Opal's gym. Quick evolution at 35 into Cinderace. The Fire starter trajectory is smooth from start to finish.
Raboot has the type edge here and should clean up Milo's team.
Raboot trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Kabu's typing presses Raboot's defenses.
Raboot trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Cinderace has the type edge here and should clean up Opal's team.
Cinderace trades roughly evenly with Gordie's team.
Cinderace has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Cinderace trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Cinderace has the type edge here and should clean up Bede's team.
Cinderace trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Scorbunny is available as a starter.
Your Raboot should hit Level 35 before you reach Opal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Raboot in Sword & Shield
Raboot isn't available in the wild in Sword & Shield. Start by transferring Scorbunny from Scarlet & Violet. The evolution path from Scorbunny to Raboot is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Raboot in SwSh
Step 1Obtain ScorbunnyBREEDINGAvailableLeave Raboot with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Scorbunny egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Polar Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Raboot ✓
Step 3Evolve into Cinderace
Raboot Weakness
Type-wise, Raboot takes extra damage from Water, Ground, and Rock. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fire typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Raboot Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Raboot
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Roggenrola builds →Smack Down 2x53-63% Mud-Slap 2x10-13% | ||
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Corphish Water | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
 Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Sand Tomb 2x32-39% | ||
 Carkol RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Carkol builds →Ancient Power 2x53-63% Sand Tomb 2x21-25% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Quagsire builds →Mud Shot 2x49-58% Water Gun 2x39-46% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x101-120%KO Rock Tomb 2x83-98% Sand Tomb 2x34-40% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x118-139%KO Sand Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
Carkol RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Carkol builds →Ancient Power 2x50-60% Sand Tomb 2x21-25% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x126-149%KO Rock Slide 2x77-91% | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x101-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x82-96% Dig 2x72-85% | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Coalossal builds →Ancient Power 2x61-73% Dig 2x54-64% | ||
 Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x138-163%KO | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x126-149%KO Rock Slide 2x78-92% | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x103-121%KO Rock Tomb 2x83-99% Dig 2x72-86% | ||
Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Coalossal builds →Ancient Power 2x62-74% Dig 2x54-64% | ||
Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x138-162%KO | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x129-151%KO Bulldoze 2x58-69% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x122-144%KO Rock Slide 2x76-91% | ||
 Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Barbaracle builds →Razor Shell 2x94-111%KO Dig 2x66-77% Ancient Power 2x47-55% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x107-126%KO Mud Shot 2x29-35% | ||
Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x129-152%KO Bulldoze 2x59-69% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x77-90% | ||
Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Barbaracle builds →Dive 2x100-119%KO Rock Slide 2x94-111%KO Dig 2x67-79% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x73-85% Mud Shot 2x30-35% | ||
 Crawdaunt WaterDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Crawdaunt builds →Dive 2x113-133%KO Dig 2x75-89% Rock Slide 2x69-82% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x132-156%KO Bulldoze 2x59-70% | ||
 Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Kingler builds →Dive 2x121-142%KO Dig 2x80-95% Rock Slide 2x76-89% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Flygon builds →Earthquake 2x121-142%KO Rock Slide 2x61-73% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x126-149%KO Rock Slide 2x78-92% | ||
Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Barbaracle builds →Dive 2x101-120%KO Rock Slide 2x96-113%KO Dig 2x67-80% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x190-223%KO Dig 2x68-80% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x158-186%KO Rock Slide 2x79-93% | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x206-242%KO Liquidation 2x117-138%KO Dig 2x73-86% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x182-214%KO Dig 2x65-77% | ||
Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x153-180%KO Dig 2x81-96% Rock Slide 2x77-91% | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x190-223%KO Earthquake 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x215-253%KO Earthquake 2x95-113%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x158-186%KO Rock Slide 2x79-93% | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x206-242%KO Liquidation 2x117-138%KO Earthquake 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Carracosta builds →Aqua Tail 2x117-138%KO Rock Slide 2x98-116%KO Earthquake 2x86-102%KO | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x190-223%KO Earthquake 2x85-100%KO | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x215-253%KO Earthquake 2x95-113%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x158-186%KO Rock Slide 2x79-93% | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x206-242%KO Liquidation 2x117-138%KO Earthquake 2x92-108%KO | ||
Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Carracosta builds →Aqua Tail 2x117-138%KO Rock Slide 2x98-116%KO Earthquake 2x86-102%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Urshifu can KO Raboot with Close Combat (89-104%). Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (102-120%). Rhyperior's Earthquake also KOs at 88-103%.
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Urshifu builds →Close Combat89-104%KO Sucker Punch52-61% U Turn17-20% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x102-120%KO Rapid Spin17-20% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Raboot View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake 2x88-103%KO Avalanche9-10% | ||
Raboot Evolutions
Partway through Scorbunny's chain. Raboot still has another evolution ahead before reaching Cinderace. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. Speed has grown the most so far (+25), but there's still another 110 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Raboot to get Scorbunny eggs easily using 152 partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include High Jump Kick, Sand Attack, Sucker Punch and 1 more.
SwSh Raboot Best Moveset
86 Attack at 94 Speed with AbilityLibero giving TermStab to every move used. The moveset has Speed but not enough power. One evolution from Cinderace's S-tier offense where AbilityLibero turns every coverage move into a boosted attack.
Best Build
Raboot best EVs are HP and Speed
Pivot Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Blaze Kick
- High Jump Kick
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. High Jump Kick and Sand Attack give Raboot options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Overheat and Flare Blitz. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its thick and fluffy fur protects it from the cold and enables it to use hotter fire moves.
It kicks berries right off the branches of trees and then juggles them with its feet, practicing its footwork.
Raboot Sword & Shield Guide
Raboot is meant to evolve into Cinderace. At 420 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Libero is what you want on Raboot. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Blaze) work on paper but Libero is what makes Raboot worth using.
In Sword & Shield, Libero is the hidden ability. It libero changes the Pokémon's type to that of its previously used attack. Worth hunting for if you want Raboot to compete at a higher level.
Base 94 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Raboot is a physical attacker with base 86 Attack.
Game Availability
Raboot joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves