Competitive Information for Emboar [Sun/Moon]
Fire / Fighting
Abilities:
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Fire attacks.
This Pokemon's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not Struggle.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Emboar? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Get hyped for Emboar, a dazzling Pokémon with Fire and Fighting typing! Emboar is a common Pokémon to see in the SM metagame. It is weak to Flying, Ground, Psychic, and Water-typed attacks. Check out the movesets listed below to learn more about Emboar's strategies.
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Reckless
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpA
Moveset:
- Head Smash
- Flare Blitz
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
Emboar is an extraordinary Physical Tank. It's primary goal is to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Emboar's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Emboar's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Reckless, Emboar's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not struggle.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Emboar).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Emboar's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Emboar's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Firium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Reckless
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Wild Charge / Earthquake
- Return / Body Slam
Emboar is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Reckless, Emboar's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not struggle.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Emboar's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Emboar's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Crash / Flare Blitz
- Brick Break / Superpower
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake / Wild Charge
Emboar is a pretty decent Physical Tank. It tries to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Emboar's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Emboar's attacking stat is 1.5x with fire attacks.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Emboar).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Emboar's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 77 Hp / 220 Atk / 213 Spe
Moveset:
- Rollout
- Defense Curl
- Earthquake
- Thunder Punch
Emboar is popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Emboar's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Emboar's attacking stat is 1.5x with fire attacks.
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Emboar's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
Emboar is a pretty decent Support. Life Orb boosts the power of Emboar's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Emboar's attacking stat is 1.5x with fire attacks.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Emboar? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Firium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Reckless
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
Emboar is popular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Reckless, Emboar's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not struggle.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Emboar's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Emboar's speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Emboar can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Emboar.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Emboar can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Emboar
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Blaze + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Recoil moves boosted by Reckless: Flare Blitz, Wild Charge, Head Smash, Take Down
- Moves with Priority: Helping Hand, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Scald, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Emboar's stats
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Flame Charge
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Emboar
- Blast Burn
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Flare Blitz
- Hammer Arm
- Head Smash
- Hidden Power
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Substitute
- Sucker Punch
- Superpower
- Taunt
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
- Wild Charge
Common Effort Values for Emboar in Sun and Moon
- Brave Nature ( 248/252/0/8/0/0/ )
- Brave Nature ( 248/252/0/0/8/0/ )
- Optimize Emboar's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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