Competitive Information for Gallade [Black/White]
Psychic / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gallade? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
BisharpRotom-HeatAbomasnowGastrodonGyaradosThundurus-TherianSwampertYanmegaSuicuneZapdos
Gallade is a sensational Psychic and Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Gallade show up as a Black/White opponent. Gallade's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Ghost.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Light Clay
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt / Reflect
- Drain Punch / Bulk Up
- Shadow Sneak
- Taunt
Physical Tank Gallade (Popular/Trending)
Gallade is pretty popular Physical Tank. This moveset attempts to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Steadfast, if Gallade flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Gallade recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Gallade's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Zen Headbutt / Psycho Cut
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Gallade (Steadfast)
Gallade is a decent Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Gallade's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Focus Sash helps protect Gallade from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Gallade's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Gallade flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Gallade recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Night Slash
- Shadow Sneak
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
Gallade Physical Sweeper (The Green Knight)
Gallade is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Gallade's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Gallade flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. It has sufficient bulk to set up, and enough Speed to dominate a good portion of the tier. If it is lucky enough to pick up a Justified boost, Gallade's immense power becomes amplified to frightening heights.
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Gallade's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Gallade's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gallade? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
BisharpRotom-HeatAbomasnowGastrodonGyaradosThundurus-TherianSwampertYanmegaSuicuneZapdos
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Frustration
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gallade (Steadfast)
Gallade is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Gallade's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Focus Sash helps protect Gallade from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Gallade's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Gallade flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Gallade recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gallade learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gallade can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Gallade
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand, Feint, Shadow Sneak, Vacuum Wave, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Gallade's stats
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Gallade
- Bulk Up
- Close Combat
- Destiny Bond
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Shadow Sneak
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Toxic
- Zen Headbutt
Common Effort Values for Gallade in Black and White
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0/ )
- Timid Nature ( 252/0/4/0/0/252/ )
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