NationalDex
perrserker
#863

Perrserker

Viking Pokémon

Steel

What appears to be an iron helmet is actually hardened hair. This Pokémon lives for the thrill of battle.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 110
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 60
Speed 50
Total 440

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

persian Persian Lv. 28

Moves

Details

Category Viking Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 28.0 kg
Base Exp 154
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

perrserker Front Front
perrserker Back Back
perrserker Front Shiny Front Shiny
perrserker Back Shiny Back Shiny
perrserker Official Art Official Art
perrserker Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 2.8%
Swords Dance
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Steely Spirit
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Tough Claws / Steely Spirit
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Boasting a high Attack stat, two abilities that boost its damage output even further, and access to moves like Seed Bomb and Close Combat to shred the likes of Quagsire and Ferroseed, Perrserker is a very powerful wallbreaker in PU with very few safe switch-ins. In combination with its natural immunity to Toxic and sand damage, this makes for a Pokemon adept at shredding defensive cores. However, Perrserker is very slow for an offensive Pokemon, leaving it outrun and dispatched by many offensive Pokemon such as Charizard, Gallade, Archeops, and Lycanroc. This gives it a much tougher matchup against faster, more offensive teams. Its special bulk is also very lacking, so Pokemon like Galarian Articuno and Ribombee can still heavily damage Perrserker, even though it resists their STAB moves—despite being a Steel-type, Perrserker doesn't contribute much defensive value to your team.

Most Used Moves

Iron Head
100.0%
U-turn
94.8%
Crunch
45.9%
Seed Bomb
31.0%
Fake Out
20.5%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc