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Adamant

Primary

+Attack -Sp. Atk

Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage

Jolly

Alternative

+Speed -Sp. Atk

If speed advantage needed

#624

pawniard

Dark Steel

Blades comprise this Pokémon’s entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.

Height

0.5m

Weight

10.2kg

Generation

Gen V (BW/B2W2)

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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

340

Abilities (Click for details)

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Fighting Fire Ground

Resistances (×½)

Ghost Dark Normal Grass Ice Flying Rock Dragon Steel

Immunities (×0)

Psychic Poison

Evolution Chain

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Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv.1	scratch	normal	physical	40	100	35
Lv.1	leer	normal	status	-	100	30
Lv.5	fury-cutter	bug	physical	40	95	20
Lv.6	leer	normal	status	-	100	30
Lv.9	fury-cutter	bug	physical	40	95	20
Lv.10	metal-claw	steel	physical	50	95	35
Lv.14	torment	dark	status	-	100	15
Lv.15	torment	dark	status	-	100	15
Lv.17	feint-attack	dark	physical	60	-	20
Lv.20	scary-face	normal	status	-	100	10
Lv.22	scary-face	normal	status	-	100	10
Lv.25	metal-claw	steel	physical	50	95	35
Lv.25	assurance	dark	physical	60	100	10
Lv.30	slash	normal	physical	70	100	20
Lv.30	metal-sound	steel	status	-	85	40
Lv.33	assurance	dark	physical	60	100	10
Lv.35	slash	normal	physical	70	100	20
Lv.38	metal-sound	steel	status	-	85	40
Lv.40	night-slash	dark	physical	70	100	15
Lv.41	embargo	dark	status	-	100	15
Lv.45	iron-defense	steel	status	-	-	15
Lv.46	iron-defense	steel	status	-	-	15
Lv.49	night-slash	dark	physical	70	100	15
Lv.54	iron-head	steel	physical	80	100	15
Lv.55	iron-head	steel	physical	80	100	15
Lv.57	swords-dance	normal	status	-	-	20
Lv.60	swords-dance	normal	status	-	-	20
Lv.62	guillotine	normal	physical	-	30	5
Lv.65	guillotine	normal	physical	-	30	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
swords-dance	normal	status	-	-	20
cut	normal	physical	50	95	30
take-down	normal	physical	90	85	20
thunder-wave	electric	status	-	90	20
dig	ground	physical	80	100	10
toxic	poison	status	-	90	10
double-team	normal	status	-	-	15
rest	psychic	status	-	-	5
substitute	normal	status	-	-	10
thief	dark	physical	60	100	25
protect	normal	status	-	-	10
scary-face	normal	status	-	100	10
sandstorm	rock	status	-	-	10
endure	normal	status	-	-	10
false-swipe	normal	physical	40	100	40
swagger	normal	status	-	85	15
attract	normal	status	-	100	15
sleep-talk	normal	status	-	-	10
return	normal	physical	-	100	20
frustration	normal	physical	-	100	20
metal-claw	steel	physical	50	95	35
hidden-power	normal	special	60	100	15
rain-dance	water	status	-	-	5
rock-smash	fighting	physical	40	100	15
torment	dark	status	-	100	15
facade	normal	physical	70	100	20
taunt	dark	status	-	100	20
brick-break	fighting	physical	75	100	15
secret-power	normal	physical	70	100	20
rock-tomb	rock	physical	60	95	15
metal-sound	steel	status	-	85	40
aerial-ace	flying	physical	60	-	20
payback	dark	physical	50	100	10
embargo	dark	status	-	100	15
fling	dark	physical	-	100	10
rock-polish	rock	status	-	-	20
poison-jab	poison	physical	80	100	20
dark-pulse	dark	special	80	100	15
air-slash	flying	special	75	95	15
x-scissor	bug	physical	80	100	15
shadow-claw	ghost	physical	70	100	15
flash-cannon	steel	special	80	100	10
stone-edge	rock	physical	100	80	5
grass-knot	grass	special	-	100	20
hone-claws	dark	status	-	-	15
low-sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	20
round	normal	special	60	100	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
headbutt	normal	physical	70	100	15
mean-look	normal	status	-	-	5
pursuit	dark	physical	40	100	20
revenge	fighting	physical	60	100	10
sucker-punch	dark	physical	70	100	5
psycho-cut	psychic	physical	70	100	20
stealth-rock	rock	status	-	-	20

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
low-kick	fighting	physical	-	100	20
snore	normal	special	50	100	15
spite	ghost	status	-	100	10
role-play	psychic	status	-	-	10
knock-off	dark	physical	65	100	20
snatch	dark	status	-	-	10
iron-defense	steel	status	-	-	15
magnet-rise	electric	status	-	-	10
iron-head	steel	physical	80	100	15
foul-play	dark	physical	95	100	15

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets

Physical Attacker Moveset Physical

foul-play crunch focus-punch swords-dance

pawniard's physical attacker moveset, STAB moveknock-off high power, paired withfocus-punchbetter coverage.

Sand Team Core Moveset Weather

earthquake stone-edge stone-edge rest

pawniardas a Sand Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.

👥 Team Recommendations

Sand Team Core Sand

tyranitar excadrill garchomp gliscor ferrothorn

pawniardas a Sand Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.

Balanced Team Core Balance

landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados

pawniardas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.

Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense

dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame

pawniardas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.