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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Gallade in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Gallade, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Gallade Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

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Type
Gallade ImageGallade
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Psychic Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fighting Icon
Abilities
Steadfast
Sharpness
Justified (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Steadfast Increases the user's Speed by one stage each time it flinches.
Sharpness Boosts the power of slicing moves by 50%.
Justified
(Hidden)
The user's Attack is increased by one stage whenever it gets hit by Dark-type moves.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
68
438
Atk
125
59
Def
65
454
SpAtk
65
415
SpDef
115
52
Speed
80
302
Total
518
228
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 175 175 143 143 128
Atk 194 177 145 130 117
Def 128 117 85 76 63
SpAtk 128 117 85 76 63
SpDef 183 167 135 121 108
Spd 145 132 100 90 76
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Gallade

Best Natures
Jolly
(+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
Adamant
(+Atk, -Sp. Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Gallade

Build Name Recommendation
Choice Scarf Gallade ★★★★★
Focus Sash Gallade ★★★★★

Choice Scarf Gallade Moveset & Best Build

Nature Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 143 HP / 177 Atk / 86 Def / 135 Sp. Def / 145 Spe
Ability Sharpness
Tera Type Pokemon Fighting Type Icon
Held Item Choice Scarf
Moveset Sacred Sword
Psycho Cut
Knock Off
Leaf Blade

Choice Scarf allows Gallade to outspeed most Pokemon, including a Speed EV trained Dragapult. This can catch your opponents off guard, since you can hit Dragapult early on with a Super Effective Knock Off.

Sacred Sword is Gallade's main damaging move, as it gains STAB, and is boosted further by its new Sharpness Ability. It also ignores the opponent's stat changes, so it is effective against Physical walls like Corviknight.

The Fighting Tera type further boosts the damage output of Sacred Sword, which will allow it to OHKO most Pokemon, even when dealing neutral damage.

Other Viable Moves

Destiny Bond A more niche alternative that allows Gallade to take a sweeper opponent down with it.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Gallade
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Garganacl Image 207 HP|200 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
252 HP, 252 Def
Sacred Sword
134 ~ 162 (64.7 ~ 78.2%)
Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dondozo Image 257 HP|183 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
252 HP, 252 Def
Leaf Blade
56 ~ 66 (42.7 ~ 50.3%)
0.4% Chance to 2-Hit KO
Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Gallade
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dragapult Image 189 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Dragon Darts
126 ~ 150 (88.1 ~ 104.8%)
18.8% Chance to OHKO

Focus Sash Gallade Moveset & Best Build

Nature Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 143 HP / 177 Atk / 86 Def / 135 Sp. Def / 145 Spe
Ability Sharpness
Tera Type Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Held Item Choice Scarf
Moveset Sacred Sword
Psycho Cut
Shadow Sneak
Destiny Bond

By giving Gallade a Focus Sash, it can stay in combat longer, and deal more damage against the enemy team. It also has the option to use Shadow Sneak, a priority move that allows it to move before the opponent.

Destiny Bond is its last resort, especially when going up against Pokemon with high firepower. If Gallade is faster than the enemy Pokemon, it can use Destiny Bond when it is low on HP, and take the enemy down with it.

The Fairy Tera type is adopted with a defensive play in mind. There are a lot of Dragon type Pokemon in the meta, and giving Gallade immunity from their STAB Dragon moves gives it more survivability, especially when your opponent does not expect it.

Other Viable Moves

Leaf Blade A good Grass type coverage move against Water type Pokemon. Also benefits from Sharpness.
Swords Dance A setup move that will allow you to take down bulkier opponents when taking a more offensive approach.
Knock Off Can be taken instead of Psycho Cut for coverage against Ghost types like Dragapult.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Gallade
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Garganacl Image 207 HP|200 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
252 HP, 252 Def
Sacred Sword
134 ~ 162 (64.7 ~ 78.2%)
Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Mimikyu Image 131 HP|100 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP
Shadow Sneak
56 ~ 66 (42.7 ~ 50.3%)
78.9% Chance to 3-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dragapult Image 163 HP|95 Def
No Defensive EV Investment
Shadow Sneak
56 ~ 68 (34.3 ~ 41.7%)
Guaranteed 3-Hit KO
Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Gallade
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dragapult Image 189 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Dragon Darts
126 ~ 150 (88.1 ~ 104.8%)
18.8% Chance to OHKO

How to Use Gallade Effectively

Take Advantage of Gallade's High Speed and Attack

Gallade is essentially a Glass Cannon, since it has very high Attack and Speed, but has very low Defenses. Make use of its STAB moves against slower Pokemon, but remember to switch out when faced against an unfavorable matchup.

How to Build a Team with Gallade

Gallade's high Speed and Attack makes it a formidable Offensive Lead, so start out with Gallade to deal as much damage as you can to make it easier for your sweepers later on.

Hyper-Aggressive Team Sample

Offensive Lead Bulky Offense Physical Sweeper
Gallade ImageGallade Dragonite ImageDragonite Mimikyu ImageMimikyu

Counters for Gallade

Use Fast Pokemon

Despite Gallade's high offensive capabilities, it suffers from very low durability. Using Pokemon that outspeed Gallade means that you can knock it out in 1~2 hits.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Meowscarada ImageMeowscarada Ranking: ★★★★★
・Naturally outspeeds Gallade.
・Protean can remove Meowscarada's Fighting type weakness when using Flower Trick.
▶️ Meowscarada Best Movesets
Dragapult ImageDragapult Ranking: ★★★★
・Naturally outspeeds Gallade
・Dragon Darts can OHKO Gallade if not holding a Focus Sash.
▶️ Dragapult Best Movesets
Mimikyu ImageMimikyu Ranking: ★★★★
・Can hit Gallade for x2 STAB Shadow Sneak
・Disguise Ability allows it to take one free hit from Gallade.
▶️ Mimikyu Best Movesets

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