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altaria
#334

Altaria

Humming Pokémon

DragonFlying

If it bonds with a person, it will gently envelop the friend with its soft wings, then hum.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 70
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 105
Speed 80
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

altaria Altaria Lv. 35

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Humming Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 20.6 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Flying ,Dragon

Sprites

altaria Front Front
altaria Back Back
altaria Front Shiny Front Shiny
altaria Back Shiny Back Shiny
altaria Official Art Official Art
altaria Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.0%
Special Attacker
Moves
Dragon Pulse / Power Swap
Rest / Roost
Item
Choice Specs / Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 120
SpA 252
Spe 136
Support
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Offensive Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb / Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Defensive Dragon Dance
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
SpD 192
Spe 64

Strategy Overview

Dragon is a fantastic typing in RU, and Altaria offers a unique Flying typing to go along with it. This nice typing offers a Fighting resistance and, more importantly, a Ground and Spikes / Toxic Spikes immunity. The Stealth Rock weakness sucks, but the advantages that the Flying typing presents Altaria can make up for it at times. While Druddigon outclasses Altaria in most regards due to its amazing power and bulk, Altaria offers a lot of diversity. Its special attacking set is its main niche, sporting the strongest Draco Meteor in the tier alongside a wide movepool and a great Speed stat compared to the other Dragons in the tier. Natural Cure + Heal Bell is another fantastic niche Altaria holds in RU, and with its great defenses, it can utilize defensive sets very well. In the end, Altaria can certainly hold its own in RU, but you should always consider Druddigon before choosing Altaria, as its pure Dragon typing and super high Attack stat are better suited for most teams.

Most Used Moves

Outrage
73.4%
Roost
47.8%
Toxic
26.6%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
73.4%
Leftovers
26.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc