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emboar
#500

Emboar

Mega Fire Pig Pokémon

FireFighting

It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends.

Base Stats

HP 110
Attack 123
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 65
Speed 65
Total 528

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Blaze Reckless (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

pignite Pignite Lv. 17
emboar Emboar Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Mega Fire Pig Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 150.0 kg
Base Exp 238
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

emboar Front Front
emboar Back Back
emboar Front Shiny Front Shiny
emboar Back Shiny Back Shiny
emboar Official Art Official Art
emboar Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 9.6%
All-Out Attacker
Item
Choice Band / Expert Belt
Ability
Reckless
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Reckless
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Emboar is one of the most fearsome wallbreakers in the tier thanks to its ability Reckless. This ability significantly powers up Emboar's main STAB move, Flare Blitz, allowing it to hit extremely hard even against resisted targets. Apart from its excellent STAB type combination, Emboar has a solid offensive movepool with coverage options such as Wild Charge and Sucker Punch. Emboar's typing allows it to check common offensive threats such as Escavalier and Houndoom. In addition, Emboar sports a fair amount of versatility, as it can use a Choice Band to wallbreak, a Choice Scarf to revenge kill faster threats, as well as a defensive set to take advantage of its unique typing. However, common Water-types such as Qwilfish, Jellicent, and Alomomola prevent Emboar from continually spamming its strongest attacks. Unfortunately, Emboar has a fairly average Speed stat, leaving it outsped by common offensive Pokemon such as Meloetta, Delphox, and Mesprit; Emboar is also quickly worn down by Flare Blitz recoil and entry hazards.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Life Orb
15.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc