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sigilyph
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Sigilyph

Avianoid Pokémon

PsychicFlying

They never vary the route they fly, because their memories of guarding an ancient city remain steadfast.

Base Stats

HP 72
Attack 58
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 103
Sp. Def 80
Speed 97
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Avianoid Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 14.0 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

sigilyph Front Front
sigilyph Back Back
sigilyph Front Shiny Front Shiny
sigilyph Back Shiny Back Shiny
sigilyph Official Art Official Art
sigilyph Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.4%
Offensive Defog
Moves
Roost / Air Slash
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Calm Mind
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Sigilyph can function as an offensive Defogger that can threaten Nidoqueen, Roserade, Metagross, and Registeel with its combination of Psychic and Heat Wave or a powerful wallbreaker with Calm Mind. Magic Guard prevents damage from Stealth Rock, Life Orb, and status, allowing Sigilyph to avoid chip damage and use Defog or set up more consistently. However, Sigilyph is largely outclassed by other hazard control options such as Mandibuzz, Mega Blastoise, and Donphan, which can check a lot of threats due to their superior bulk or offer better offensive presence. Because Sigilyph's Speed stat is only decent for an offensive Pokemon, it will struggle to revenge kill faster threats such as Shaymin, Virizion, and Salazzle. Bad defensive typing and bulk also leave it weak to common threats like Tyrantrum and susceptible to coverage moves found on Pokemon like Donphan, Virizion, and Mega Blastoise. Vulnerability to Pursuit from Pokémon like Drapion is another factor that makes it more unreliable. The prevalence of defensive Pokemon such as Mandibuzz, Milotic, and Porygon2 is a big problem, since Sigilyph can't beat them reliably with its STAB moves if not running Calm Mind.

Most Used Moves

Heat Wave
73.0%
Air Slash
61.7%
Psyshock
47.0%
Roost
42.8%
Defog
22.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
63.3%
Flame Orb
11.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc