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kilowattrel
#941

Kilowattrel

Frigatebird Pokémon

ElectricFlying

Kilowattrel inflates its throat sac to amplify its electricity. By riding the wind, this Pokémon can fly over 430 miles in a day.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 70
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 105
Sp. Def 60
Speed 125
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Frigatebird Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 38.6 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Flying

Sprites

kilowattrel Front Front
kilowattrel Front Shiny Front Shiny
kilowattrel Official Art Official Art
kilowattrel Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive Pivot
Moves
Air Slash / Hurricane
U-turn / Volt Switch
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Volt Absorb / Competitive
Nature
Timid
EVs
0 [object Object]
1 [object Object]
Tera Type
SteelFairy

Strategy Overview

Kilowattrel's high Speed, great STAB combination, and access to two great abilities make it a great pivot that can benefit many teams. Volt Absorb makes it a decent soft check to opposing Electric-types like Bellibolt, Raikou, and Toxtricity, and with Tera Steel it can full-on wall these foes; additionally, with how common stat-dropping moves and abilities are in NU, Kilowattrel's Competitive is quite useful, allowing it to capitalize on Brambleghast's Strength Sap and both Paldean Tauros-W's and Incineroar's Intimidate. On top of that, Kilowattrel being able to fire off a powerful Volt Switch or an unblockable U-turn helps it keep up pressure and momentum, and this aids Kilowattrel with wearing down checks like Diancie, Copperajah, and Bronzong. Kilowattrel's counters aren't that common; however, whenever Kilowattrel comes across one like Bellibolt, it struggles to deal with them and is forced to pivot, giving away free turns. Kilowattrel's low bulk also can be detrimental, as any neutral hit can easily 2HKO it, such as Jolly Barraskewda's Liquidation or Loaded Dice Flygon's Scale Shot. Even Pokemon Kilowattrel would normally take out can beat Kilowattrel one-on-one if they have access to priority moves, like Sucker Punch Toxicroak and Aqua Jet Basculegion-M, due to its disappointing bulk.

Most Used Moves

Air Slash
75.6%
Roost
72.6%
U-turn
63.0%
Hurricane
27.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc