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Escavalier, a Bug and Steel type Pokémon, official artwork

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Escavalier: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Escavalier is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (135) and Defense (105), with a base stat total of 495.

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What is Escavalier weak to?

How much damage Escavalier takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toFire
0.5×ResistsBugDragonFairyIceNormalPsychicSteel
0.25×ResistsGrass
0×Immune toPoison

Escavalier takes super-effective damage from Fire (Fire hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Steel, Grass and is immune to Poison.

Best moveset for Escavalier

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

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Steel BeamSteel140
  • Close CombatFighting120
  • MegahornBug120

Best nature for Escavalier

Adamant. Escavalier is a physical attacker (135 Attack vs 60 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • SwarmAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
  • Shell ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.
  • OvercoatThis Pokemon is immune to powder moves, Sandstorm damage, and Effect Spore.

Evolution line

Karrablast
Escavalier
Full learnset (67 moves; tap to expand)

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

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Steel BeamSteel14095%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
MegahornBug12085%Physical
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Drill RunGround8095%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Razor ShellWater7595%Physical
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Smart StrikeSteel70-Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RevengeFighting60100%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
Fell StingerBug50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
PeckFlying35100%Physical
TwineedleBug25100%Physical
InfestationBug20100%Special
Fury AttackNormal1585%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Metal BurstSteel?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Laser FocusNormal--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status