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Ceruledge, a Fire and Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

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Ceruledge: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Ceruledge is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (125) and Sp. Def (100), with a base stat total of 525. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 7.1% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 4.5% usage.

Build a team with Ceruledge

What is Ceruledge weak to?

How much damage Ceruledge takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkGhostGroundRockWater
0.5×ResistsFairyFireGrassIcePoisonSteel
0.25×ResistsBug
0×Immune toFightingNormal

With Flash Fire, Fire attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Ceruledge takes super-effective damage from Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, Water. It resists Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Bug and is immune to Fighting, Normal. That is by type alone: with Flash Fire, Fire attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Best moveset for Ceruledge

The most-used moves on Ceruledge in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Bitter BladeFire9024.5%
  • Swords DanceNormal-23.3%
  • PoltergeistGhost11021%
  • Shadow SneakGhost4020.4%
  • Close CombatFighting1207.2%
  • Bulk UpFighting-1.4%

Best nature for Ceruledge

Adamant. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Adamant with 0/252/0/0/4/252 EVs (42.1% of sets).

Abilities

  • Flash FireThis Pokemon's Fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity.
  • Weak ArmorIf a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.

Evolution line

Charcadet
ArmarougeCeruledge

Best counters for Ceruledge

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Ceruledge:

Best teammates for Ceruledge

Pokémon most often paired with Ceruledge on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (58 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
OverheatFire13090%Special
Solar BladeGrass125100%Physical
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
PoltergeistGhost11090%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Bitter BladeFire90100%Physical
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Lava PlumeFire80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
Clear SmogPoison50-Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
EmberFire40100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Shadow SneakGhost40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status