Sawk
Karate Pokémon
Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping.
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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.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc