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altaria
#334

Altaria

Humming Pokémon

DragonFlying

It looks like a fluffy cloud when it is in flight. It hums with its soprano voice.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 70
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 105
Speed 80
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

altaria Altaria Lv. 35

Moves

Details

Category Humming Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 20.6 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Flying ,Dragon

Sprites

altaria Front Front
altaria Back Back
altaria Front Shiny Front Shiny
altaria Back Shiny Back Shiny
altaria Official Art Official Art
altaria Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 4.4%
Offensive Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Bulky Dragon Dance
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Atk 16
SpD 176
Spe 64
Support
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 40
SpD 216
Choice Band
Moves
Sleep Talk / Dragon Claw
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 108
Atk 252
Spe 148
Mono-Attacker
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Atk 220
Spe 36
Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 108
SpA 252
Spe 148

Strategy Overview

Altaria is often known as the "UU Dragon" because it's simply outclassed by Dragonite and other Dragons in OU. While it is outclassed in OU, it has a very interesting niche in the UU metagame. Being able to resist many of the most common attacks that are used in UU (Grass, Fire, Water, and Ground) as well as resisting common priority moves (Aqua Jet, Vacuum Wave, and Mach Punch), Altaria makes a great special wall and bulky Dragon Dance sweeper. Altaria's Special Defense is often high enough to even take Ice-type attacks after a Roost.

While Altaria is a great defensive Pokemon, it's often held back by its mediocre offensive stats. Draco Meteor and Outrage compensate for this to an extent; however, even with these moves Altaria has trouble dealing enough damage to sweep without Dragon Dance boosts. After a Dragon Dance, however, with perfect coverage granted in two moves, decent Speed, and a 120 Base Power STAB attack, Altaria will be able to devastate unprepared teams.

Most Used Moves

Roost
72.8%
Outrage
55.9%
Rest
25.4%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
46.5%
Leftovers
28.9%
Nothing
0.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc