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This is a strategy guide for using Cinderace in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield, including the best build for its Hidden Ability, Libero. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Builds, and Held Items to use with Cinderace, as well as its strengths and weak points.
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Abilities | ||
Blaze | Powers up Fire-type moves in a pinch | |
Libero (Hidden) | Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use. |
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HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed |
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80 | 116 | 75 | 65 | 75 | 119 |
Best Natures | ||
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Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk) | Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk) |
Jump Kick | Inherit from Scraggy (learns at Lv. 44) or Hawlucha (learns at Lv. 44) |
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Sucker Punch | Inherit from Diglett (learns at Lv. 20) or Impidimp (learns at Lv. 22) |
Nature | Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk) |
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EV Spread | Atk 252 / SpDef 4 / Spd 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 15 / Atk 168 / Def 95 / SpDef 96 / Spd 188 |
Ability | Libero |
Held Item | Life Orb |
Moveset | ・Pyro Ball ・High Jump Kick ・Sucker Punch ・Bounce |
These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.
This Cinderace takes advantage of its new Hidden Ability, Libero, using a Life Orb to boost its attacking power. Libero gives Cinderace the power to use all of its attacks as STAB moves, and thanks to its wide movepool, this allows it to handle itself against a wide range of opponents.
After Dynamaxing, Cinderace can use moves like Max Knuckle and Max Airstream as STAB moves, while using their effects to raise its Attack and Speed and further enhance its sweeping potential.
A free Scorbunny with the Libero Ability is available via Pokemon HOME. Learn how to get all three Galar Starters with Hidden Abilities and transfer them to Pokemon Sword and Shield with our guide below:
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Nature | Advantages |
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Jolly | ・Can outspeed other Cinderaces ・Can outspeed Durant with maximized Speed |
Adamant | ・Can 1HKO a Snorlax with EVs in HP and Defense with High Jump Kick |
This moveset expects going up against other Cinderaces, so we've used a Jolly Nature here; that said, the Adamant Nature has the potential to take down a HP/Def-focused Snorlax in one hit with High Jump Kick, so it's worth considering as well.
Still, as Snorlax builds frequently run Protect, play carefully to make sure your High Jump Kick doesn't backfire on you.
U-turn | When at a disadvantage, wear down the opponent and then switch out. Useful for breaking Focus Sash and Disguise. |
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Iron Head | For use against Fairy types. When Dynamaxed, becomes Max Steelspike to boost its Defense. |
Gunk Shot | For use against Fairy types. Unlike Iron Head, can hit Primarina super effectively. |
Zen Headbutt | For use against Poison types. When Dynamaxed, Max Mindstorm is great for handling Toxapex. |
Electro Ball | A Special move, but great for taking out Gyarados and Toxapex. Max Lightning will nullify the effects of Yawn. |
Nature | Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk) |
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EV Spread | Atk 252 / SpDef 4 / Spd 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 155 / Atk 168 / Def 95 / SpDef 96 / Spd 188 |
Ability | Blaze |
Held Item | Focus Sash |
Moveset | ・Pyro Ball ・High Jump Kick ・Sucker Punch ・Bounce |
These values are from base stats and ideal EVs, excluding external factors.
This set uses Blaze together with the Focus Sash to survive a hit from max HP and hit back hard with Blaze's damage boost. After Blaze has taken effect, it can take advantage of its high base Attack to deal reliably heavy damage from then on, making this set a viable alternative standing in contrast to the Libero moveset.
U-turn | When up against an opponent Cinderace can't handle, use U-turn to escape while simultaneously dealing damage. It has the bonus effect of nullifying your opponent's Focus Sash or Disguise. |
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Iron Head | Super effective against Fairy-types. When Dynamaxed, Max Steelspike can be used to increase Defense. |
Court Change | This will allow you to steal the effects of moves like Reflect and Light Screen, and push negative effects like Stealth Rock to your opponent's side. |
Counter | Works hand-in-hand with the Focus Sash to survive an attack with 1 HP, and take down the opponent from max HP to 0. |
With its Hidden Ability Libero, Cinderace is able to change its type to match any move directly before using it. This has the effect of giving all moves the same-type attack bonus (STAB), which increases the moves damage to 1.5x its standard amount.
With a wide movepool to choose from, Cinderace can change its build to match its party, and can even cut out Fire-type moves without losing STAB. This makes it all the more malleable, and all the harder for opponents to predict its moveset.
Cinderace's quickness and variety of attacks make it easy to attack first and deal damage to a wide range of opponent types.
Cinderace's special attack, Pyro Ball, deals the same high damage and has the same Burn effect as Flare Blitz, without the downside of recoil.
Cinderace is quick and powerful, but its HP and Defense are relatively low. To survive against opponents with type and attack advantages, team up with these Pokemon.
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・Takes reduced damage from Water & Rock attacks, two of Cinderace's weaknesses ・Can take a beating with high Defense and high Special Defense Ferrothorn Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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・Its ability, Levitate, makes it immune to Ground-type moves. ・Can switch in against a Ground and Rock-type opponents and hit back with powerful Special attacks Wash Rotom Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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・As a Flying-type, it's immune to Ground-type moves. ・High defensive stats and effective against Rock-types. ・Can recover HP with Roost. Corviknight Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
These teammates, including Cinderace, are all within the top 3 tiers for Ranked Battle. By using these Pokemon which can generally handle most opponents, you can eliminate most of the potential threats to Cinderace, leaving only those which it can handle and limiting your opponent's options for switching.
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・Use Swords Dance to increase Attack and Disguise to cancel an attack. Mimikyu Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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・Easy to attack first with one of the highest Speed stats in the game. ・Has a wide variety of move types and movesets. Dragapult Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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・Shell Smash doubles Attack and Speed. ・Its ability, Skill Link, allows its multi-hit attacks to land 5 times without fail. Cloyster Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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・Gorilla Tactics increases its Attack. ・Its wide range of moves types makes it formidable against a variety of opponents. Galarian Darmanitan Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Every time Libero Cinderace uses a move, it will become the same type as the move, making it even stronger. To counter this, try to use Pokemon that have the same type as moves Cinderace can't learn. If Cinderace switches to a type that isn't Fire it will also become susceptible to Will-o-Wisp to take down its attack.
Pokemon | Description |
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Ranking:★★★★★ ・Can raise its defense with Stamina ・Is not weak to anything Cinderace can learn |
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Ranking:★★★★ ・Milotic's defense increases by 1.5x when mixing Marvel Scale with a Flame Orb ・Be careful of Electro Ball Milotic - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・A typing which can handle Cinderace both offensively and defensively ・Its Ability Moxie allows it to knock out Cinderace to set up against further opponents Gyarados Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・Can take most of Cinderace's attacks with reduced damage ・Can manipulate the flow of battle with Volt Switch Wash Rotom Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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Ranking:★★★★ ・Can decrease Cinderace's attack with Intimidate ・Can inflict burn with Will-o-Wisp if Cinderace's type changes away from Fire Arcanine - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Cinderace is incredibly fast, making it difficult to outspeed, so it's better to use Pokemon that can take hits and aim for its weak point rather than trying to act before it.
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Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can take most of Cinderace's attacks with reduced damage ・Can tank while attacking with STAB Water moves Toxapex Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can take most of Cinderace's attacks with reduced or neutral damage. ・Can tank while attacking with STAB Water moves. Gastrodon Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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Ranking: ★★★★☆ ・High Defense allows it to weather hits. ・Can cause trouble for Cinderace with Status moves like Stealth Rock and Yawn. Hippowdon Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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Ranking: ★★★☆☆ ・Can take most of Cinderace's attacks with reduced damage ・Can manipulate the flow of battle with Volt Switch Heat Rotom Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Since Cinderace is primarily a physical attacker, using a Focus Sash to survive a hit and striking back with Counter is a good way to deal with it. This can work even when Cinderace is Dynamaxed.
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Ranking:★★★★★ ・Can use Counter ・If Counter doesn't do it in, can follow up with Sucker Punch |
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Ranking:★★★★★ ・Can use Counter ・If Counter doesn't do it in, can follow up with Extreme Speed Lucario - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
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Ferrothorn counter? 4x weakness to fire and its quite slow so...
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My cinderace does not have its hidden ability so this is my moveset. pyroball: stab powerful move low sweep: counters rock types bounce: counters ground blast burn: one shots almost every thing stab and can take out things pyroball can't.