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Gallade, a Psychic and Fighting type Pokémon, official artwork

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Gallade: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Gallade is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (125) and Sp. Def (115), with a base stat total of 518. Competitively it is a strong choice in RarelyUsed. In the VGC ladder it sits at 2.4% usage.

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What is Gallade weak to?

How much damage Gallade takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFairyFlyingGhost
0.5×ResistsFightingRock

Gallade takes super-effective damage from Fairy, Flying, Ghost. It resists Fighting, Rock.

Best moveset for Gallade

The most-used moves on Gallade in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Sacred SwordFighting9025.6%
  • Psycho CutPsychic7024.7%
  • Leaf BladeGrass9017%
  • ProtectNormal-12.7%
  • Trick RoomPsychic-10.7%
  • Wide GuardRock-5.5%

Best nature for Gallade

Brave. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Brave with 21/32/13/0/0/0 EVs (42.3% of sets).

Abilities

  • SteadfastIf this Pokemon flinches, its Speed is raised by 1 stage.
  • SharpnessThis Pokemon's slicing moves have their power multiplied by 1.5.
  • JustifiedThis Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a Dark-type move.

Evolution line

Ralts
Kirlia
GardevoirGallade

Best teammates for Gallade

Pokémon most often paired with Gallade on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (108 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Solar BladeGrass125100%Physical
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Leaf BladeGrass90100%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sacred SwordFighting90100%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Alluring VoiceFairy80100%Special
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
Aqua CutterWater70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
FeintNormal30100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Triple AxelIce2090%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
CoachingFighting--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Heal PulsePsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Life DewWater--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TeleportPsychic--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Wide GuardRock--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status