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Entei

Volcano Pokémon

Fire

A Pokémon that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears.

Base Stats

HP 115
Attack 115
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 75
Speed 100
Total 580

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Volcano Pokémon
Height 2.1 m
Weight 198.0 kg
Base Exp 261
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 35
Gender Genderless
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

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Competitive

Assault Vest
Item
Assault Vest
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 132
Atk 252
Def 52
SpD 52
Spe 20
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Pressure Stall
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 20
Atk 228
Def 4
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Entei can make even the mightiest physical attackers cower in fear of Sacred Fire, if that is what you wish. Sacred Fire is the main selling point of Entei, as it deals good damage to most Pokemon that don't resist it and has a 50% chance to burn the target. Since it is not a contact move, it also avoids the Attack drop from King's Shield, which can make Entei a decent check to Aegislash. In addition to this, it doesn't have to worry about Rocky Helmet, unlike other physical attackers. Entei provides a check against many dangerous Pokemon in Battle Spot Singles, such as Volcarona, Rotom-H, Mega Charizard Y, Thundurus, Gengar, and Aegislash. Its lack of a Fighting-type weakness differentiates it from Heatran and complements its overall bulk, and Base 100 Speed allows it to outspeed Pokemon such as Breloom and Heracross with little investment.

Entei's downsides are its incredibly shallow movepool and inability to deal with bulky Water- and Ground-types. The loss of Extreme Speed and Flare Blitz in the Battle Spot Singles metagame limits its movepool further and makes it very predictable. It is weak to many common Pokemon in the metagame, such as Garchomp, Kangaskhan, Landorus-T, and Suicune. However, many of these threats cannot safely switch into Sacred Fire.

Most Used Moves

Bulldoze
88.2%
Iron Head
42.6%
Protect
18.5%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
20.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc