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altaria
#334

Altaria

Humming Pokémon

DragonFlying

As it flies in a calm and relaxed manner, Altaria performs a humming song that would enrapture any audience.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

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

Defog
Moves
Hurricane / Flamethrower
Toxic / Flamethrower / Heal Bell
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
SpD 164
Spe 96

Strategy Overview

Altaria works well as a role compressor in PU thanks to its part-Dragon typing, fair bulk, and reliable recovery, which allow it to check even the most popular special attackers in the metagame, like Jellicent and Charizard. With access to both Defog and Heal Bell, Altaria can act well as entry hazard control and a cleric all in one. However, its typing leaves it weak to STAB and coverage moves from common Stealth Rock setters like Gigalith and Mesprit with Dazzling Gleam. It also tends to be quite passive, as it has neither pivot moves to gain momentum for its team nor a threatening offensive presence. On top of that, it's also easily overwhelmed due to its unimpressive stats, especially after its Heavy-Duty Boots has been removed.

Most Used Moves

Roost
98.7%
Defog
92.4%
Hurricane
63.7%
Toxic
48.7%
Heal Bell
40.0%
Roar
10.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc