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Armaldo, a Rock and Bug type Pokémon, official artwork

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Armaldo: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Armaldo is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (125) and Defense (100), with a base stat total of 495.

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What is Armaldo weak to?

How much damage Armaldo takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toRockSteelWater
0.5×ResistsNormalPoison

Armaldo takes super-effective damage from Rock, Steel, Water. It resists Normal, Poison.

Best moveset for Armaldo

Armaldo has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Meteor BeamRock120
  • SuperpowerFighting120
  • EarthquakeGround100

Best nature for Armaldo

Adamant. Armaldo is a physical attacker (125 Attack vs 70 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Battle ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.
  • Swift SwimIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.

Evolution line

Full learnset (79 moves; tap to expand)

Armaldo is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
SuperpowerFighting120100%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Crush ClawNormal7595%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Cross PoisonPoison70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
BrineWater65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Seismic TossFighting?100%Physical
AttractNormal-100%Status
BlockNormal--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HardenNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
MimicNormal--Status
Mud SportGround--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Rock PolishRock--Status
SandstormRock--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
String ShotBug-95%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status