Emboar
Mega Fire Pig Pokémon
It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends.
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Strategy Overview
Emboar has gained a great ability in Reckless, which increases its wallbreaking capabilities by boosting the power of its recoil attacks. These wallbreaking capabilities are supported by Emboar's very good base 123 Attack stat, which makes it an excellent choice for offensively based teams. Furthermore, Emboar has quite a wide movepool with a variety of coverage options to benefit from. Emboar also has a solid HP stat that helps it switch in against foes and take their attacks better, but most importantly, it lets Emboar take recoil from its attacking moves better. An immunity to Will-O-Wisp is excellent for a physical attacker like Emboar, as it means Emboar cannot be hampered by burn. Emboar also has a good offensive typing as well as a decent defensive typing, with several useful resistances but also a lot of weaknesses. Additionally, Emboar's high HP stat is let down by its mediocre Defense and Special Defense stats, and it is also easily worn down by the recoil damage induced by Flare Blitz, Wild Charge, and Head Smash. Emboar also has a low Speed stat, which leaves it outsped by a lot of common threats in the current metagame. Lastly, Emboar faces competition from Darmanitan as a wallbreaker because of the latter's access to U-turn and Sheer Force, but Emboar's niche lies in Reckless, its typing, and priority in Sucker Punch.
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