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If you have a good competitive moveset for Feraligatr, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

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Feraligatr Pokédex and learnset for reference.

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Gen V

Feraligatr (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 140 Def / 116 Spe
Impish Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
- Rock Slide

Dragon Dance. Such a wonderful move. Easily the best stat raising move of Gens III and IV. Feraligatr has the EV spread it does as it gives it enough Speed and power along with Dragon Dance. Especially with Sheer Force and Life Orb. All moves (besides Dragon Dance of course) are boosted by Sheer Force, and no recoil is given by Life Orb. Waterfall provides STAB. Ice Punch and Rock Slide are type coverage. Feraligatr also has some EVs put into defense. This is to protect against priority, of which all but the rare Vacuum Wave is physical.

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Double/Triple Battle

Feraligatr (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Adamant Nature
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch

Damn the unreliability of stat boosting!!! Now I have some sort of tank. Rock Slide and Earthquake hit multiple foes, Rock Slide boosted by Sheer Force. Waterfall is Sheer Force boosted STAB. Ice Punch is Sheer Force boosted coverage.

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Gen 6+ Feraligatr

Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Crunch
- Ice Punch / Superpower

Feraligatr's Dream World Ability is here and here is my set. Dragon Dance is used for boosting its Attack and Speed to good levels.

Waterfall hits hard when factoring STAB, Sheer Force and Life Orb. Crunch also hits hard due to Sheer Force and Life Orb, and is good against Pokemon that resist Water. Ice Punch provides useful coverage for Grass- and Dragon-types, while Superpower can be used to hit Steel-types harder than other moves on this set.

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Gen 6-7 UU

Feraligatr @ Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall / Liquidation (For use in Gen 7 UU)
- Ice Punch
- Swords Dance
- Agility

Dual Dance set. Waterfall is STAB and gets boosted by Sheer Force. Liquidation can be used if you use this in Gen 7 UU. Ice Punch is coverage against grass and dragon types, and few Pokémon in the tier resist the water + ice type move combo. Swords Dance is to boost your attack. Agility is to boost your speed.

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Ooh, cool. Double dance Feraligatr. +1
Life Orb would definitely work better with Sheer Force.
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Feraligatr

Feraligatr @ Focus Sash / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Block
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall

Pair this with Scarf Truant Durant with Entrainment. The other moves can be anything you want.

Explanation:
Send out Durant and use Entrainment so the other Pokemon has the ability Truant. Then switch out to Feraligatr and use Block. It won't be able to escape and this gives you the opportunity to set up D-Dance. Use Protect on every turn when Truant is not active and D-Dance when it is. Finally, when you finished maxing out the stats, you can sweep using Waterfall.

Note: Focus Sash helps Feraligatr survive a hit from a super-effective move and deal as much as damage as possible.

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For posterity: Pokemon with trapping abilities are plainly better than Feraligatr at this. If seeing Durant and Entrainment didn't tip you off the first time, you get *another* chance to switch on the turn Feraligatr uses Block.
Hi Fizz,
Thanks for commenting on my moveset. Obviously, this is a gimmick movset, but keep in mind that trapping abilities were banned in most formats around Gen 6, which is when this moveset was made. I don't think because one Pokemon could fit this niche better if it was unbanned (e.g. dugtrio) is a valid argument against this proof of concept, which only applies to this Pokemon.
I think it's a great proof of concept, but a poor strategy.
Also water absorb and storm drain
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A lovely little moveset for maximum type coverage. Actually, there are 592 Pokemon that this guy can hit super-effectively against, he only has two weaknesses himself and he has fair speed and good bulk meaning he's a very versatile player. Anyway, my type-advantage Feraligatr.

Feraligatr @ Expert Belt / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 128 Atk / 128 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Shadow Claw / Crunch
- Ice Punch/ Ice Fang
- Brick Break / Dragon Dance
- Earthquake / Bulldoze

Explanation: Basically, this guy hits every type (based on the moves on the left) apart from Water, Fighting, Bug and Fairy (and a few dual types resist him, such as Charizard and Malamar), but every single other Pokemon (including those dual-types) is hit for neutral damage. Expert Belt takes advantage of this, it boosts the power of super-effective moves by 20%, which is basically giving Feraligatr a Life Orb with no recoil. That brings us to the Life Orb, thanks to Sheer Force Feraligatr gets no recoil on Sheer Force boosted moves (Ice Punch/Fang, Crunch and Bulldoze), which brings us to his moves. Shadow Claw gives you coverage against about 12 more Pokemon, but doesn't abuse the Sheer Force/Life Orb combo, whereas Crunch does. Ice Punch is more accurate, but Ice Fang has more power (both abuse the SF/LO combo). Brick Break is coverage and gets rid of Reflect from Klefki, etc. but isn't affected by Sheer Force. Earthquake has higher base power, but isn't boosted by Sheer Force so it will have recoil, whereas SF boosts Bulldoze's power to 90, which is 10 less than Earthquake, but the LO won't give you any recoil. Your choice on the moves. This moveset makes him a lethal opponent. If you want, you can swap Brick Break for Dragon Dance and use his bulk to set up, but this will reduce the number of opponents you can super-effectively hit by just over 100, so it's not recommended. Sheer Force allows you to swap some of his Attack EVs for Defense and utilise his respectable defence. Adamant makes him more of a powerhouse, whereas Jolly lets him have a respectable 143 Speed (at lv. 50 with 31 IV's), which is enough to outspeed a large amount of commonly used Pokemon whilst still having nice bulk. Hope this set is useful :)

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Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD
Jolly Nature
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance

Explanation: A Dragon Dance sweeper set. Feraligatr doesn't take damage from Life Orb due to Sheer Force. Waterfall is STAB and powered up with Sheer Force. Ice Punch is Grass and Dragon coverage also boosted with Sheer Force. EQ is Electric type coverage but since it doesn't have a secondary effect, you still take Life Orb damage. Dragon Dance raises Attack and Speed by 1 Stage each and allows Feraligatr to become a sweeper.

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Do you want to deal a surprising amount of special damage to your opponents? Do you want to capitalize on your opponents switching in Pokemon with good Defense but bad Special Defense against you, because they think you are running a (standard) physical Feraligatr? Do you want to make your opponents salty because they are getting swept by a Feraligatr with a set that is never used? If so, special attacking Feraligatr is for you.

Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 HP / 4 Def
Modest Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Focus Blast
- Toxic

Scald
Sheer Force boosted STAB.

Ice Beam
Sheer Force boosted Ice coverage. Kills Grass types (which hit you super effectively) and common threats like Garchomp and Landorus.

Focus Blast
Sheer Force boosted Fighting coverage.

Toxic
If all else fails, you can badly poison your opponent.

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Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch

Similar to the popular Dragon Dance set, but slanted towards being a wallbreaker more than a sweeper due to Swords Dance. Max Speed is needed in the absence of Dragon Dance.

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Waterfall is stronger than Aqua Tail with Sheer Force, so replace it with Waterfall.
I edited Waterfall in (plus some description).
It is also worth mentioning that Crunch is stronger than Earthquake due to Sheer Force, so it is better coverage for targets that resist Water (though OP may have their reasons for using Earthquake).
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This menacing croc is one of the coolest Pokémon ever created, and it has also one of the best shinies in the game. Like crocs in real life, Feraligatr shows true sheer force in battle

Gen VII UU/ Nat Dex RU/ BDSP OU

Dragon Dance
Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall/ Liquidation
- Ice Punch
- Crunch/ Rock Slide
- Dragon Dance

High Attack and Sheer Force + Life Orb is fearsome, but Feraligatr has mediocre Speed. That is when Dragon Dance comes in, fixing the croc's Speed problems while making it even more powerful. Feraligatr also has a great defensive type and passable bulk, alowing it to set up more easily.

Liquidation is STAB (you are unfortunately stuck with Waterfall in BDSP).
Ice Punch is coverage for Grass and Dragon types that resist its water STAB.
Both Crunch and Rock Slide are here to hit mons that resist both Water and Ice for at least neutral damage (most of the time). Crunch is the preferred move thanks to higher BP and accuracy.
Addionally, all of the damaging moves on this set are boosted by Sheer Force, so you don't need to worry about Life Orb recoil and just focus on doing damage >:)

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Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Earthquake / Dragon Claw / Brick Break / Crunch/ Superpower / Stone Edge
- Ice Punch / Dragon Claw / Brick Break / Crunch / Superpower / Stone Edge
- Dragon Dance

This set is very straightforward. Waterfall is STAB, Dragon Dance is to set up. I would recommend Earthquake and Ice Punch, to cover weaknesses, but the other moves I listed provide coverage.

Hope I helped!

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BDSP competitive moveset:

Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Atk / 128 Def
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake / Rock Slide
- Dragon Dance / Swords Dance

Set up with Dragon Dance or Swords Dance depending on your needs. Waterfall for STAB. Ice Punch can become boosted via Sheer Force. Earthquake for coverage or Rock Slide for Sheer Force boost.

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Why bulk over speed?