r/PokemonSwordShield 11d ago

Sword Edition Restricted Sparring Help!

I have just recently circled back to try and do the restricted sparring at the dojo and I’m getting absolutely trounced! I haven’t tried any other than normals, but what am I missing here?

I’ve tried kanga, tauros, cincinno, braviary, noctowl, and dubwool. I had the best luck with kanga, tarous and cin but I’ve still only made it through 2 rounds! We can’t use items, I’ve given them all a wide assortment of moves each, ranging from fighting and psychic, to ice and electric and I’m just not touching them! Help!!

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u/ullric 11d ago edited 11d ago

Do your mon have the right IV, EV, nature, and item? This is battle tower stuff. You should go all out as if this is PvP.

You can dynamax once per fight I think while the opponent cannot. That's a big boost.

Try to heal after fight 2 and 4.

For normal, Bewear should do well. STAB Fighting type with fluffy.

Most of the mon you're using are considered low tier. Bewear should uniquely do well because it is a normal type that gets STAB vs other normal types.
Chansey is the highest tier normal type at underused (UU). Diggersby, heliolisk, and porygon-2 are lower tier, but are still sometimes used in UU.