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pawniard
#624

Pawniard

Sharp Blade Pokémon

DarkSteel

After shredding its prey, it sharpens its blades on a stone by the river. Each Pawniard has its own favorite sharpening stone.

Base Stats

HP 45
Attack 85
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 40
Speed 60
Total 340

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

bisharp Bisharp Lv. 52
kingambit Kingambit Three Defeated Bisharp

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Sharp Blade Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 10.2 kg
Base Exp 68
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 120
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

pawniard Front Front
pawniard Back Back
pawniard Front Shiny Front Shiny
pawniard Back Shiny Back Shiny
pawniard Official Art Official Art
pawniard Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 26.3%
Bulky Attacker
Moves
Stealth Rock / Swords Dance / Brick Break
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 156
Def 36
SpD 116
Spe 196
Choice Scarf Attacker
Moves
Brick Break / Sucker Punch
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 236
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 196
Life Orb Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 236
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Pawniard is a metagame-defining force and a very potent wallbreaker with excellent STAB coverage and the strongest Knock Off in the tier. Its great offensive typing is really good defensively as well, taking on Flying- and Grass-type Pokemon with ease. It also severely threatens anything slower than it due to its good coverage, powerful attacks, and the potential for an Iron Head flinch. Additionally, unlike many of the best wallbreakers, Pawniard is no slouch against offense due to its powerful Sucker Punch. It does have a few flaws, though; a middling Speed stat leaves Pawniard in an awkward Speed tier, and it struggles with Fighting- and Fire-type Pokemon, which make for its best checks. Lastly, Pawniard suffers from having shaped the metagame in the past, as more Pokemon run coverage moves for Pawniard than for any other Pokemon.

Most Used Moves

Iron Head
98.9%
Knock Off
98.1%
Pursuit
26.9%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
67.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc