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koraidon
#1007

Koraidon

Paradox Pokémon

FightingDragon

This seems to be the Winged King mentioned in an old expedition journal. It was said to have split the land with its bare fists.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 135
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 100
Speed 135
Total 670

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Paradox Pokémon
Height 2.5 m
Weight 303.0 kg
Base Exp 335
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

koraidon Front Front
koraidon Front Shiny Front Shiny
koraidon Official Art Official Art
koraidon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Scarf
Moves
Low Kick / Close Combat
Outrage / Dragon Claw
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Tera Type
GhostFire
Scale Shot
Item
Loaded Dice
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Tera Type
FireGhost
Life Orb
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Tera Type
FireGhost
Anti-Webs
Moves
Low Kick / Close Combat
Outrage / Dragon Claw
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Tera Type
Fire

Strategy Overview

Koraidon is arguably the most impactful Pokemon in Ubers and is used on the majority of teams. Extremely high Speed and Attack boosted by Orichalcum Pulse and the high Base Power of its moves make Koraidon a nightmare to switch into. Scale Shot combined with Loaded Dice gives Koraidon the tools to break past would-be checks such as Ho-Oh without much trouble, leaving very few reliable checks to it; in fact, Koraidon's incredible breaking power makes dedicated checks such as Arceus-Fairy viable by its sheer presence alone. Despite Scale Shot Koraidon's attention-grabbing power, Koraidon's most used set is in fact Choice Scarf, which provides massive amounts of utility. It's able to revenge kill nearly the entire tier, clean up weakened teams with ease, provide momentum with U-turn, and serve as a pseudo-check to powerful wallbreakers like Extreme Killer Arceus, Kyogre, and Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM. Koraidon is somewhat held back by its reliance on moves like Flare Blitz, which has a lot of recoil, and Scale Shot, which can fail to achieve certain KOs should it miss or not get the right amount of hits. Furthermore, despite the lack of proper checks to Koraidon, it is often pivoted into by Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Flutter Mane, Kyogre, and Landorus-T, which can either absorb a Dragon-type move and KO back or cripple Koraidon through Drizzle or Intimidate. As such, Koraidon requires proper prediction to realize its full potential.

Most Used Moves

Low Kick
42.0%
U-turn
35.3%
Outrage
26.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc