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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Calyrex (Shadow Rider) 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 Calyrex (Shadow Rider), as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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Nat. Dex #898.2 | Type | |
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Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | ||
Abilities | ||
As One (Shadow Rider) |
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Weak to: | (4x) | |
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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As One (Shadow Rider) | When the user defeats a target, it emits a neigh that boosts the user's Special Attack stat. This ability also prevents the opponent from using Berries. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 100 | 82 |
Atk | 85 | 316 |
Def | 80 | 271 |
SpAtk | 165 | 4 |
SpDef | 100 | 111 |
Speed | 150 | 3 |
Total | 680 | 8 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 207 | 207 | 175 | 175 | 160 |
Atk | 150 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 81 |
Def | 145 | 132 | 100 | 90 | 76 |
SpAtk | 238 | 217 | 185 | 166 | 153 |
SpDef | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
Spd | 222 | 202 | 170 | 153 | 139 |
Best Natures | ||
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Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Life Orb | ★★★★★ |
Nature | Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 4 / Sp. Atk 252 / Spe 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 176 / Def 100 / Sp. Atk 217 / Sp. Def 120 / Spe 222 |
Ability | As One (Shadow Rider) |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Life Orb |
Moveset | ・
Astral Barrage
・ Psyshock ・ Tera Blast ・ Nasty Plot |
Difficult to wall due to Psyshock being able to target the opponent's Defense instead of its Special Defense. Can now Terastallize to help it deal with Dark-types. Can easily snowball with Nasty Plot and Grim Neigh Sp. Atk boosts. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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As One (Shadow Rider) | Life Orb |
Calyrex Shadow Rider's only ability is As One (Shadow Rider). This ability combines Spectrier's Grim Neigh and Calyrex' Unnerve into one ability.
The item chosen for this build is a Life Orb. This boosts Calyrex Shadow Rider's damage output without it having to lock into a single move.
Astral Barrage | Psyshock |
Tera Blast | Nasty Plot |
Astral Barrage and Psyshock combine for a power pair of STAB moves that are difficult to resist thanks to the moves targeting the opponent's Special Defense and Defense respectively.
Tera Blast lets Calyrex Shadow Rider deal with Dark-types that would normally resist both of its STAB moves once it Terastallizes.
Nasty Plot is used to boost Calyrex Shadow Rider's Special Attack by two stages and punish Pokemon that cannot easily knock it out.
Fighting Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Fairy Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Fighting and Fairy are the best Tera Types for this build because they allow Calyrex Shadow Rider to counter Dark-types with a super-effective Tera Blast.
Both types turn Calyrex Shadow Rider's Ghost and Dark weaknesses into a neutral hit and resist respectively. The main thing to note is that Fighting provides better offensive coverage while Fairy provides better defensive coverage.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
A full 252 EVs are placed in Calyrex Shadow Rider's Sp. Atk and Speed to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its HP to help round out its bulk.
A Timid nature is preferred to help Calyrex Shadow Rider outspeed as many Pokemon as possible.
Grass Knot | Helps Calyrex Shadow Rider deal with common Pokemon that are used to wall it like Ting-Lu. |
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Psychic | Does slightly more damage than Psyshock, but makes Calyrex Shadow Rider susceptible to being walled by Pokemon with a high Special Defense. |
Draining Kiss | Lets Calyrex deal with Dark-types without it having to Terastallize. Ideally, it would need to have a Nasty Plot boost and Tera Fairy to be more effective than Tera Blast. |
Agility | Used to help Calyrex Shadow Rider outspeed Pokemon who have their Speed boosted. |
Encore | Punishes passive Pokemon and opposing setup sweepers by locking them into the last move they used. |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Regulation G Life Orb | ★★★★★ |
Nature | Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 4 / Sp. Atk 252 / Spe 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 176 / Def 100 / Sp. Atk 217 / Sp. Def 120 / Spe 222 |
Ability | As One (Shadow Rider) |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Life Orb |
Moveset | ・
Astral Barrage
・ Psyshock ・ Nasty Plot ・ Protect |
Difficult to wall due to Psyshock being able to target the opponent's Defense instead of its Special Defense. Can now Terastallize to help it deal with Dark-types. Can easily snowball with Grim Neigh Sp. Atk boosts. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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As One (Shadow Rider) | Life Orb |
Calyrex Shadow Rider's only ability is As One (Shadow Rider). This ability combines Spectrier's Grim Neigh and Calyrex' Unnerve into one ability.
The item chosen for this build is a Life Orb. This boosts Calyrex Shadow Rider's damage output without it having to lock into a single move.
Astral Barrage | Psyshock |
Nasty Plot | Protect |
Astral Barrage and Psyshock combine for a power pair of STAB moves that are difficult to resist thanks to the moves targeting the opponent's Special Defense and Defense respectively.
Nasty Plot can put Calyrex (Shadow Rider) in a better position to sweep, and eventually steamroll through teams, working in tandem with its Chilling Neigh Ability.
Protect is a great way to keep Calyrex (Shadow Rider) healthy while you set up an advantageous situation for it.
Ghost Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ghost is the best Tera Type for this build as it allows Calyrex (Shadow Rider) to deal more damage with Astral Barrage.
Alternatively, Tera Dark or Fairy can help it to better take hits from Dark-types like Kingambit.
Best Ghost Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Calyrex Shadow Rider's Sp. Atk and Speed to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its HP to help round out its bulk.
A Timid nature is preferred to help Calyrex Shadow Rider outspeed as many Pokemon as possible.
Nasty Plot | Nasty Plot can allow Calyrex (Shadow Rider) to snowball through teams with its offense. |
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Sometimes Calyrex Shadow Rider doesn't need to use Nasty Plot to boost its damage, but instead, it could get a quick knockout and start boosting its Special Attack with Grim Neigh boosts instead.
Terastallization is a very important tool to ensure Calyrex Shadow Rider stays alive and doesn't get knocked out by moves with an increased priority.
If you don't use or have Terastallization, Calyrex Shadow Rider can easily get knocked out by Shadow Sneak or Sucker Punch. On the other hand, if you use it too early, it could get knocked out by moves like Extreme Speed or Bullet Punch if it Terastallizes to Fairy.
Calyrex Shadow Rider appreciates teammates who can support it by allowing it to set up boosts and sweep the enemy team.
Offensive Lead | Special Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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- | Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style |
Tapu Lele acts as a strong offensive lead while also being an amazing support for Calyrex Shadow Rider because of Psychic Surge boosting the damage of its Psychic-type moves and preventing the opponent from targetting it with priority moves.
Urshifu Rapid Strike is used to help deal with some of the Pokemon that can wall Calyrex Shadow Rider like Ting-Lu or Garganacl.
Special Attacker | Support / Physical Attacker |
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Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | Farigiraf |
Support / Physical Attacker | Support / Physical Attacker |
Incineroar | Rillaboom |
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) is well suited for a Regulation G Balance Team, as it can easily click Astral Barrage with little resistance. Farigiraf can protect Calyrex (Shadow Rider) from opposing Grassy Glides and Sucker Punch.
Rillaboom is strong against opposing Calyrex (Shadow Rider), while Incineroar offers a resistance to opposing Astral Barrage, as well as Intimidate for opposing Groudon and Calyrex (Ice Rider).
Pokemon | Description |
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Bloodmoon Ursaluna | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Can run an Assault Vest to help it easily tank hits from Calyrex Shadow Rider. ・Tera Normal Blood Moon is a guaranteed OHKO unless Calyrex Shadow Rider Terastallizes into something that resists it. ▶️ Bloodmoon Ursaluna Best Movesets |
Rayquaza | Ranking: ★★★★
・Can Terastallize to Normal to dodge an Astral Barrage that would OHKO it. ・Calyrex Shadow Rider needs to predict when Rayquaza Terastallizes and use a Fighting Tera Blast to OHKO it. ▶️ Rayquaza Best Movesets |
Zacian (Crowned Sword) | Ranking: ★★★★
・Astral Barrage has a very low chance to OHKO, while Behemoth Blade has a high chance to OHKO. ・Can comfortably tank any other hit that isn't an Astral Barrage. ▶️ Zacian Best Movesets |
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