Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire) Movesets and Best Builds

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon in Regulation D Ranked Battle in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Teal Mask	Hearthflame Mask	Wellspring Mask	Cornerstone Mask

Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire) Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Kitakami #200.2		Type
Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)
		Abilities
		Mold Breaker Embody Aspect
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
	(0.25x)

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire)

What are Natures?

1.2x Damage Boost to All Damaging Moves in Masked Forms

When Ogrepon has a Mask Held Item (Wellspring Mask, Hearthflame Mash, or Cornerstone Mask, not the Teal Mask base form), it receives an additional 20% damage boost on all moves, regardless of whether they are STAB or not.

This bonus also applies even if Ogrepon is not Terastallized. This amounts to a total of a 1.7x damage boost when accounting for STAB + Mask Boost. If Terastallized and using a move which matches the Tera Type, this reaches up to a 2.2x Damage boost!

Singles Movesets for Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire)

Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire) Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread	252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	155 HP / 189 Atk / 104 Def / 72 Sp. Atk / 117 Sp. Def / 162 Spe
Ability	Mold Breaker
Tera Type
Held Item	Hearthflame Mask
Moveset	・ Ivy Cudgel ・ Play Rough ・ Swords Dance ・ Trailblaze

Summary

Can 2HKO defensive walls after Terastallizing. Excellent coverage with Fire, Grass, and Fairy. Hearthflame Mask gives a 1.2x damage boost to Ogerpon.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Mold Breaker	Hearthflame Mask

Ogerpon's Ability when it is in its Hearthflame Mask form is Mold Breaker, which will allow it to use moves, regardless of effects the effects of the opponent's Abilities. Ogerpon also uniquely has Embody Aspect, an additional ability that triggers upon Terastallization, and gives Ogerpon a stat boost based on what Mask it is wearing.

In this form, Ogerpon will get an Attack boost upon Terastallization.

The chosen Held Item for this build is the Hearthflame Mask, which will change Ogerpon's type to Fire / Grass when held.

Moves Breakdown

Ivy Cudgel, or 'Fire Cudgel' as it is sometimes called in the community, is Ogerpon's strongest STAB attack. Ivy Cudgel in this form is a powerful Fire-type attack that doesn't make contact.

Trailblaze are Ogerpon's other STAB Attack. Traiblaze is a Grass-type attack that increases Ogerpon's speed by one stage after attacking.

Play Rough is a good coverage move that will threaten many of the strong Fighting, Dragon, and Dark types in the current metagame.

Swords Dance boosts Ogerpon's attack by two stages. This synergizes well with its Hearthflame form, since Ogerpon gets another attack boost after Terastallizing thanks to Embody Aspect.

Best Tera Type: Fire

Fire Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Fire is the best Tera Type for Ogerpon as it can remove Ogerpon's weaknesses from its Grass typing. Fire Tera can also increase the damage output of Ivy Cudgel. It is also the only Tera Type available when it is holding the Hearthflame Mask.

Best Fire Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

Full Attack and Speed EV investment, as well as an Adamant Nature ensures that Ogerpon hits as hard and as fast as possible with its moves, while the remaining 4 EVs are placed in Sp. Def to slightly boost its bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Ogerpon
130 HP｜75 Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 Sp. Def Item: Booster Energy	Fire Ivy Cudgel 171 ~ 202 (131.5 ~ 155.3%) Guaranteed OHKO
175 HP｜120 Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 Sp. Def Item: Safety Goggles	Trailblaze 128 ~ 152 (73.1 ~ 86.8%) Guaranteed 2HKO
130 HP｜100 Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 Sp. Def Item: Life Orb	Tera Type: Fire Ivy Cudgel 128 ~ 151 (98.4 ~ 116.1%) Guaranteed OHKO

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Doubles Movesets for Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire)

Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire) Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread	4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	156 HP / 172 Atk / 104 Def / 116 Sp. Def / 178 Spe
Ability	Mold Breaker
Tera Type
Held Item	Hearthflame Mask
Moveset	・ Wood Hammer ・ Ivy Cudgel ・ Knock Off ・ Spiky Shield

Summary

Uniquely has Embody Aspect, an additional Ability that gives it an Attack boost when it Terastallizes. Signature Move, Ivy Cudgel is very powerful, and can change its type depending on Ogerpon's Form. In this case, it becomes a Fire-type Move.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Mold Breaker	Hearthflame Mask

Ogerpon's Ability when it is in its Hearthflame Mask form is Mold Breaker, which will allow it to use moves, regardless of effects the effects of the opponent's Abilities. Ogerpon also uniquely has Embody Aspect, an additional ability that triggers upon Terastallization, and gives Ogerpon a stat boost based on what Mask it is wearing.

In this form, Ogerpon will get a Attack boost upon Terastallization.

The chosen Held Item for this build is the Hearthflame Mask, which will change Ogerpon's type to Fire / Grass when held.

Moves Breakdown

Wood Hammer is a strong Grass-type STAB Move that inflicts recoil damage on Ogerpon.

Ivy Cudgel, or 'Fire Cudgel' as it is sometimes called in the community, is a powerful coverage option with 100 Base Power. It will be a Fire-type Attack in this build.

It is worth noting that this can hit Tera Grass Heatran for super-effective damage thanks to Mold Breaker. Ivy Cudgel will not damage Heatran if Ogerpon Terastallizes because Mold Breaker will be replaced by Embody Aspect.

Knock Off is a strong utility move that can also be disruptive because of its ability to remove an opposing Pokemon's valuable Held Item.

Spiky Shield can protect Ogerpon and deal a small amount of damage to the opponent upon contact.

Best Tera Type: Fire

Fire Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Fire is the best Tera Type for Ogerpon as it can remove Ogerpon's weaknesses from its Grass typing. Fire Tera can also increase the damage output of Ivy Cudgel. It is also the only Tera Type available when it is holding the Hearthflame Mask.

Best Fire Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

Full Attack and Speed EV investment, as well as a Jolly Nature ensures that Ogerpon hits as hard and as fast as possible with its moves, while the remaining 4 EVs are placed in HP to slightly boost its bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Ogerpon
100 HP｜100 Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 Sp. Def Item: Safety Goggles	Wood Hammer 194 ~ 230 (110.2 ~ 130.6%) Guaranteed OHKO
87 HP｜95 Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 Sp. Def Item: Choice Specs	Fire Ivy Cudgel 254 ~ 300 (155.8 ~ 184%) Guaranteed OHKO
91 HP｜106 Def Defensive EV Investment: 252 HP Item: Sitrus Berry Tera Type:	Fire Ivy Cudgel 234 ~ 276 (118.1 ~ 139.3%) Guaranteed OHKO

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How to Use Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire) Effectively

Use its Strong Fire and Grass Typing

Fire and Grass are a unique offensive type combination that hasn't been seen outside of Scovillain. Make sure to use its strong STAB coverage moves to keep your opponent on their toes.

Embody Aspect's Stat Buff

Utilize Hearthflame Masks bonus to Attack with Embody Aspect to deal tons of damage to opposing Pokemon. Even Pokemon that take neutral damage from Ivy Cudgel can still get OHKO.

How to Build a Team with Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire)

Hearthflame Ogerpon is naturally suited to Sun Teams. Tornadus can manually set up Sun, while Torkoal can set it up when it enters the field, and can even support it with Yawn.

Sample Singles Teams

Focus Sash Lead	Physical Attacker	Special Attacker
Glimmora	Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)	Flutter Mane

Ogerpon Hearthflame Mask is best used on a fast hyper offense team in order to best use its unique Fire / Grass typing. Terastallizing to activate Embody Aspect's Attack boost will also help ensure easy knock outs.

Use Glimmora or other hazard setters as your lead to cause chip damage with moves like Stealth Rock to break any Focus Sashes and have another fast Pokemon with strong coverage like Flutter Mane in the back.

Sample Doubles Teams

Support / Special Attacker	Physical Attacker
Tornadus (Incarnate Forme)	Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)
Special Attacker	Physical Attacker
Torkoal	Flutter Mane

Tornadus is able to support Ogerpon with Tailwind, as well as set up Sun for it so that it can use powerful, Sun-boosted Ivy Cudgels.

Torkoal can also set up Sun, and provide Yawn support if necessary.

Flutter Mane can improve the team's match up against Chien-Pao and Dragonite, being immune to Extreme Speed, and being able to threaten both with Fairy-type attacks. It also has natural synergy with Sun because of Protosynthesis.

Counters for Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire)

Use Priority Moves

While Ogerpon is decently fast, Priority and faster Pokemon can handily deal with it.

The best users of Priority are the combo of Chien-Pao and Dragonite, who both can threaten Ogerpon with their offensive options.

List of Priority Moves

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Chien-Pao	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Chien-Pao is able to threaten 2/4 of the Ogerpon forms with its access to powerful Ice STAB Attacks and Sword of Ruin Ability. ▶️Chien-Pao Best Movesets
Dragonite	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Chien-Pao's usual partner, Dragonite resists most Ivy Cudgel types, and can hit back with powerful Extreme Speeds and Flying Tera Blasts ・Is especially effective next to Chien-Pao with its Sword of Ruin Ability. ▶️Dragonite Best Movesets

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