NationalDex
sawk
#539

Sawk

Karate Pokémon

Fighting

The sound of Sawk punching boulders and trees can be heard all the way from the mountains where they train.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 125
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 75
Speed 85
Total 465

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Karate Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 51.0 kg
Base Exp 163
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

sawk Front Front
sawk Back Back
sawk Front Shiny Front Shiny
sawk Back Shiny Back Shiny
sawk Official Art Official Art
sawk Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

1v1 Usage: 3.4%
Fightinium Z
Item
Fightinium Z
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Sawk is one of the premier Fighting-type Pokemon in 1v1, as thanks to access to Sturdy coupled with a good Speed tier that allows it to outspeed bulky offensive threats like Magearna and Magnezone, it poses a huge threat to a wide range of the 1v1 metagame. Furthermore, its ability to run a lot of great viable item options, such as Fightinium Z and Choice Scarf, allows it to fill many potential different roles and adds to its unpredictability in Team Preview. It can deal with hyper offensive Pokemon like Greninja, Kartana, and Hoopa-U by taking a hit with Sturdy and hitting back hard or utilizing a Choice Scarf to outspeed them while also being able to take on bulkier Pokemon like Deoxys-S and Magearna with utility moves like Laser Focus. Its access to strong coverage moves like Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Ice Punch, and Poison Jab allows it to cover Flying-, Poison-, and Fairy-types such as Mega Charizard Y, Jumpluff, Naganadel, and Mega Gardevoir that resist Fighting. Unfortunately, 1v1 also has a myriad of bulky Pokemon that can generally brush off any of Sawk's attacks, like Mega Slowbro, Mega Sableye, and Mega Venusaur. Common priority move users like Donphan and Mold Breaker Pokemon like Haxorus also have ways of dealing with Sturdy users and make it hard for Sawk to keep up.

Most Used Moves

Rock Tomb
77.7%
Counter
53.2%
Protect
27.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc