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gallade
#475

Gallade

Blade Pokémon

PsychicFighting

True to its honorable-warrior image, it uses the blades on its elbows only in defense of something or someone.

Base Stats

HP 68
Attack 125
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 115
Speed 80
Total 518

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Blade Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 52.0 kg
Base Exp 233
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat

Sprites

gallade Front Front
gallade Back Back
gallade Front Shiny Front Shiny
gallade Back Shiny Back Shiny
gallade Official Art Official Art
gallade Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

All-out Attacker
Moves
Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
Knock Off / Leaf Blade / Thunder Punch
Item
Muscle Band / Assault Vest
Ability
Justified
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Moves
Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
Shadow Sneak / Knock Off
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Justified
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Gallade is a devastatingly powerful wallbreaker thanks to its strong STAB combination, excellent Attack stat, and solid coverage moves, which hit common physical walls such as Sandaconda and Doublade for super effective damage. With access to Shadow Sneak, it can pick off faster threats like Galarian Articuno and Whimsicott. Its STAB Close Combat is naturally strong in a tier with Rock- and Steel-types like Regirock and Togedemaru everywhere, and its Psychic-type STAB moves take on Fighting-resistant Pokemon like Comfey and Garbodor pretty well. With access to Swords Dance, Gallade can become even more powerful at the cost of losing coverage options. However, Gallade's Speed, while useful for outspeeding other slow wallbreakers like Centiskorch and Perrserker, is overall lackluster, and it relies heavily on ensuring faster foes like Ribombee and Sneasel are within Shadow Sneak range if it cannot survive a hit from them. Gallade's special bulk is decent, but its physical bulk is very subpar, which, combined with its few resistances and weaknesses to popular Fairy-, Flying-, and Ghost-type moves, leaves Gallade with little defensive utility. Finally, Gallade lacks recovery, and thus it gets quickly worn down by residual damage from entry hazards, Rocky Helmet, and stray hits.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
61.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
11.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc