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sawk
#539

Sawk

Karate Pokémon

Fighting

Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 125
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 75
Speed 85
Total 465

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Karate Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 51.0 kg
Base Exp 163
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

sawk Front Front
sawk Back Back
sawk Front Shiny Front Shiny
sawk Back Shiny Back Shiny
sawk Official Art Official Art
sawk Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 4.9%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Sawk is a fantastic wallbreaker in RU thanks to its great STAB in Close Combat and wide array of coverage moves that make it extremely threatening against defensive teams. Furthermore, it has a decent Speed stat, allowing it to outspeed all defensive Pokemon in the tier such as Uxie and Venusaur, as well as some offensive ones such as Medicham and Meloetta. Sawk also has a good ability in Sturdy, allowing Sawk to take any one hit and retaliate, making it especially dangerous for offensive teams and a great revenge killer too.

However, Sawk faces stiff competition from other offensive Fighting-types such as Hitmonlee. It is also relatively frail and, as a result, it is susceptible to being revenge killed, which is compounded by its less than stellar Speed stat that leaves it outsped by offensive Pokemon such as Flygon, Rotom, and Delphox.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
94.5%
Ice Punch
27.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc