Competitive Information for Pyroar [X/Y]
Fire / Normal
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pyroar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Pyroar is a spectacular Fire and Normal-typed Pokemon. Pyroar are common Pokemon to see in the XY metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Pyroar is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Unnerve
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 SpA / 196 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Solar Beam
Special Sweeper Pyroar (Unnerve)
Pyroar is a notable Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pyroar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Pyroar's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Unnerve, while Pyroar is active it prevents opposing pokemon from using their berries.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Pyroar cannot move next turn).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Rivalry
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse
- Hyper Voice
- Protect
- Flamethrower
Pyroar Special Sweeper (Lion King Scar )
Pyroar is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Pyroar last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Rivalry, Pyroar's attacks do 1.25x on same gender targets; 0.75x on opposite gender. Tell them who is responsible for Mufasa's death!
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Pyroar this turn).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 120 Hp / 244 SpA / 20 SpD / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Sunny Day
- Fire Spin
- Solar Beam
- Flamethrower
Pyroar Special Tank (Hear Me Roar)
Pyroar is a spectacular Special Tank. It is meant to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Pyroar is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Moxie, Pyroar's attack is raised by 1 stage if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Fire Spin is a special STAB-boosted 35-base power Fire-type move (traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pyroar? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Unnerve
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 SpA / 196 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Solar Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Pyroar (Unnerve)
Pyroar is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pyroar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Pyroar's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Unnerve, while Pyroar is active it prevents opposing pokemon from using their berries.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Pyroar cannot move next turn).
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pyroar learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pyroar can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Pyroar
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Helping Hand, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Pyroar's stats
- Flame Charge
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Pyroar
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pyroar in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Pyroar's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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