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cherubi
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Cherubi

Cherry Pokémon

Grass

Sunlight colors it red. When the small ball is drained of nutrients, it shrivels to herald evolution.

Base Stats

HP 45
Attack 35
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 62
Sp. Def 53
Speed 35
Total 275

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

cherrim Cherrim Lv. 25

Moves

Details

Category Cherry Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 3.3 kg
Base Exp 55
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Fairy ,Plant

Sprites

cherubi Front Front
cherubi Back Back
cherubi Front Shiny Front Shiny
cherubi Back Shiny Back Shiny
cherubi Official Art Official Art
cherubi Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.0%
Chlorophyll Sweeper
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 76
SpA 180
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Despite being outclassed as a lone Chlorophyll sweeper due to a lack of Sleep Powder and a secondary STAB type, Cherubi excels at opening holes for and generally supporting other Chlorophyll sweepers. Cherubi is one of two Pokemon with access to both Chlorophyll and Healing Wish, which works perfectly alongside its access to Weather Ball and Dazzling Gleam, which allow it to take on many common checks to sun teams and clear the way for another Chlorophyll sweeper. Unfortunately, Cherubi's coverage misses out on Fire-types unless it uses Hidden Power. This is slightly augmented by Stealth Rock support and Cherubi's decent offensive stats coupled with a Life Orb, yet this does leave it rather frail and forced out by anything it does not KO. Additionally, Cherubi mandates the presence of both Vulpix and a second Chlorophyll sweeper to be used effectively, limiting its usefulness to very specific team builds.

Most Used Moves

Sunny Day
15.5%
Growth
10.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
70.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc