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emboar
#500

Emboar

Mega Fire Pig Pokémon

FireFighting

It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends.

Base Stats

HP 110
Attack 123
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 65
Speed 65
Total 528

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Blaze Reckless (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

pignite Pignite Lv. 17
emboar Emboar Lv. 36

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Mega Fire Pig Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 150.0 kg
Base Exp 238
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

emboar Front Front
emboar Back Back
emboar Front Shiny Front Shiny
emboar Back Shiny Back Shiny
emboar Official Art Official Art
emboar Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 2.3%
Wallbreaker
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Reckless
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Despite Emboar's access to Reckless and high Attack stat, it finds itself outclassed by numerous other Fighting- and Fire-type wallbreakers in RU, such as Bewear, Toxicroak, Medicham, and Arcanine. Emboar's base 65 Speed stat and decent STAB combination mean it is able to outspeed and beat common Fighting- and Fire-type checks like Cresselia, Florges, Mega Ampharos, Adamant Tyrantrum, Rhyperior, and Milotic. It still falls short of prominent Pokemon such as Barbaracle, Tyrantrum, and Gardevoir, though. While Reckless is a great offensive ability, it comes with the downside of wearing down Emboar extremely quickly. Coupled with its relatively low Speed, lackluster bulk, and vulnerability to entry hazards, this often means Emboar won't last long in drawn-out battles against bulkier teams, unlike other wallbreakers with recovery and better defensive presences like Bewear and Toxicroak. Emboar's secondary STAB attack in Superpower also has a drawback in lowering its Attack and Defense stats; the opponent can take advantage of this to force Emboar out or set up on it, which further compounds its vulnerability to entry hazards. Despite its decent defensive typing, it offers very little defensive presence compared to Bewear, Toxicroak, or Arcanine.

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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc