Emboar

FireFighting

In HPL - Battle Connoisseur

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Base stats

HP110

Atk123

Def65

SpA100

SpD65

Spe65

BST528

Abilities

Primary: Blaze
Secondary: —
Hidden: Reckless

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 65 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.

Wallbreaker: Atk or SpA clears the 120 bar (105 with a breaker ability).
Mixed breaker: both attacking stats at 95+, hard to wall on one side.

Recovery

Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Setup

Offensive setup: Bulk Up
Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse): Curse

Priority

Sucker Punch (mind-gameable): Sucker Punch

Status

Will-O-Wisp
Yawn
Status chance riders (minor): Scald

Anti-setup

Phazing (Whirlwind / Roar / Dragon Tail / Circle Throw): Roar

Stallbreak / utility

Knock Off
Taunt
Substitute (near-universal): Substitute

Moves — Gen 9

Type

81 of 81 moves


Arm Thrust	Fighting	Physical	15	100	20	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100	10	Power doubles if target was damaged this turn.
Blast Burn	Fire	Special	150	90	5	User cannot move next turn.
Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	10	Uses user's Def stat as Atk in damage calculation.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	30% chance to paralyze the target.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	Destroys screens, unless the target is immune.
Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20	Raises the user's Attack and Defense by 1.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1.
Coaching	Fighting	Status	—	—	10	Raises an ally's Attack and Defense by 1.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40	Raises the user's Defense by 1.
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	Has 33% recoil.
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100	10	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10	Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig.
Ember	Fire	Special	40	100	25	10% chance to burn the target.
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5	Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5	10% chance to burn the target.
Fire Pledge	Fire	Special	80	100	10	Use with Grass or Water Pledge for added effect.
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15	10% chance to burn the target.
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85	15	Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns.
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100	20	100% chance to raise the user's Speed by 1.