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emolga
#587

Emolga

Sky Squirrel Pokémon

ElectricFlying

They live on treetops and glide using the inside of a cape-like membrane while discharging electricity.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 75
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 60
Speed 103
Total 428

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Sky Squirrel Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 5.0 kg
Base Exp 150
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 200
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

emolga Front Front
emolga Back Back
emolga Front Shiny Front Shiny
emolga Back Shiny Back Shiny
emolga Official Art Official Art
emolga Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.9%
Support
Moves
Encore / Thunderbolt
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Motor Drive
Nature
Jolly / Timid
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Emolga is a bad Pokemon in PU that is outclassed by other Electric-types, such as Zebstrika and Raichu, which are faster and more powerful. Emolga does have a nice support movepool that includes Roost, Encore, and Taunt and a great typing that gives it resistances to Electric-, Fighting-, and Grass-type moves from many common Pokemon, but its poor bulk prevents it from checking them. Motor Drive allows Emolga to switch into Electric-type Pokemon such as Raichu, but it cannot do much to them besides locking them into a move with Encore, and Emolga loses to their coverage moves, such as Hidden Power Ice. In addition to this, Emolga has a crippling weakness to Stealth Rock, which is detrimental because it needs to pivot out and stay healthy during the match. Emolga is also quite passive and vulnerable to strong attackers, such as Stoutland and Golem.

Most Used Moves

Air Slash
74.3%
Encore
37.7%
Nuzzle
21.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
27.1%
Life Orb
12.3%
Zap Plate
10.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc