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armarouge
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Armarouge

Fire Warrior Pokémon

FirePsychic

Armarouge evolved through the use of a set of armor that belonged to a distinguished warrior. This Pokémon is incredibly loyal.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 60
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 125
Sp. Def 80
Speed 75
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Fire Warrior Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 85.0 kg
Base Exp 263
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 20
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

armarouge Front Front
armarouge Front Shiny Front Shiny
armarouge Official Art Official Art
armarouge Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Calm Mind + 3 Attacks
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Weak Armor
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Tera Type
FairyGrass
Endure + Weakness Policy
Moves
Psyshock / Stored Power / Expanding Force
Energy Ball / Calm Mind
Item
Weakness Policy
Ability
Weak Armor
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Tera Type
NormalPsychicGround

Strategy Overview

The incredible power of Armor Cannon makes Armarouge a terrifying foe in the RU tier, often threatening a KO whenever it enters the field. With its excellent STAB combination that hits most of the metagame, Weak Armor that constantly deters weak physical moves like U-turn and Rapid Spin, and the physical bulk to make use of it, Armarouge can serve as both a wallbreaker and sweeper simultaneously. Armarouge is unique among the Psychic-types in the tier due to its ability to threaten Steel-types like Jirachi, Magnezone, and Registeel with Armor Cannon. Armarouge's drawbacks, however, are evident; its Speed is lower than much of the tier, allowing many Pokemon like Basculegion-F and Gengar to outspeed it prior to Weak Armor's activation, and its ability to take special attacks is poor. Its weakness to Stealth Rock and the combined Defense drops from both Weak Armor and Armor Cannon can cause damage to add up quickly, resulting in Armarouge being unable to survive subsequent attacks from revenge killers and bulky Pokemon.

Most Used Moves

Psyshock
85.7%
Endure
52.4%
Calm Mind
51.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc