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This is a strategy guide for using Kartana in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Kartana, as well as its strengths and weak points.
Kartana - Related Guides | |
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Evolution and Learnset | Build for Ranked Battle |
List of Contents
Pokemon | Type 1 | Type 2 |
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Abilities | ||
Beast Boost | The Pokemon boosts its most proficient stat each time it knocks out a Pokemon. |
Type | |
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Takes 4x damage | |
Takes 2x damage | |
Takes 0.5x damage | |
Takes 1/4x damage | |
Takes 0x damage |
HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed |
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59 | 181 | 131 | 59 | 31 | 109 |
Best Natures | ||
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Jolly (+Spd, -Sp.Atk) |
Nature | Jolly (+Spd, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spd 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 134 / Atk 233 / Def 151 / Sp.Def 52 / Spd 177 |
Ability | Beast Boost |
Held Item | Focus Sash |
Moveset | ・Leaf Blade ・Smart Strike ・Sacred Sword ・Aerial Ace |
Access to Max Airstream when it uses Dynamax makes Kartana a powerful lead sweeper, with its Ability making it stronger the more Pokemon it KOs.
Leaf Blade is Kartana's main STAB move, hitting the many Water and Ground-types in the Metagame for super effective damage. Smart Strike is its secondary STAB move and always has perfect accuracy, allowing it to threaten Pokemon that rely on evasion such as Sand Veil Garchomp in Sand.
Sacred Sword is its main coverage move, and becomes Max Knuckle during Dynamax - boosting Kartana and its party's Attack by one stage. It's last move is Aerial Ace, which becomes Max Airstream during Dynamax, raising it and the party's speed by one stage.
We're using a simple physical attacking EV Spread with full investment in Attack and Speed. The remaining 4 EVs are placed in Special Defense to round off Kartana's defenses.
Beast Boost is Kartana's only ability, raising its highest stat by one stage when it knocks out a Pokemon.
Even with a Jolly Nature, Kartana's Attack Stat is still its highest, which means it gets a +1 Attack Boost every time it knocks out an enemy.
We're giving Kartana Focus Sash to ensure it can Dynamax and use Max Knuckle or Max Airstream before it gets knocked out by a check or revenge killer.
Solar Blade | A stronger alternative to Leaf Blade, but is better used in a dedicated Sun Team to get rid of the two-turn charge. |
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Nature | Jolly (+Spd, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spd 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 134 / Atk 233 / Def 151 / Sp.Def 52 / Spd 177 |
Ability | Beast Boost |
Held Item | Focus Sash |
Moveset | ・Swords Dance ・Leaf Blade ・Smart Strike ・Sacred Sword |
Kartana can further boost its already high attack to dangerous levels, allowing it to KO more Pokemon with its STAB and coverage moves.
Swords Dance boosts Kartana's Attack by 2 Stages, boosting the power of its two STAB Leaf Blade and Smart Strike even further.
Sacred Sword is its main coverage move, hitting opposing Steel-types as well as Dark-types for super effective damage.
We're using a simple physical attacking EV Spread with full investment in Attack and Speed. The remaining 4 EVs are placed in Special Defense to round off Kartana's defenses.
Beast Boost is Kartana's only ability, raising its highest stat by one stage when it knocks out a Pokemon.
Even with a Jolly Nature, Kartana's Attack Stat is still its highest, which means it gets a +1 Attack Boost every time it knocks out an enemy.
We're giving Kartana Focus Sash to ensure it can Dynamax and use Max Knuckle or Max Airstream before it gets knocked out by a check or revenge killer.
Solar Blade | A stronger alternative to Leaf Blade, but is better used in a dedicated Sun Team to get rid of the two-turn charge. |
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Kartana faces some competition as a lead Dynamax user, but few can match its offensive presence as a setup sweeper. With the right support and one Swords Dance boost, few can safely switch into Drawn Sword Pokemon and risk giving it an additional attack boost thanks to its Ability.
Kartana is a good choice for setup sweeper in Hyper Offense Teams. Although it needs some team support to safely set up, all it needs is one Swords Dance for it to threaten opposing teams.
Its ability to steamroll opposing teams with Beast Boost makes Kartana a great choice for Dynamax Lead for offensive teams.
Lead Dynamax | Offensive Pivot | Special Sweeper |
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Kartana | Tapu Lele | Volcarona |
Kartana's main goal is to Dynamax as soon as possible and fire off Max Airstreams using Aerial Ace. It can then further boost its stats with Max Knuckle and Max Steelspike, potentially getting a KO and a Beast Boost.
Tapu Lele is a great teammate for Kartana. As the Ultra Beast is susceptible to priority moves and status, switching in Tapu Lele to set up Psychic Terrain will help it from getting outsped by its checks.
Volcarona rounds off this team by providing great coverage with its Fire and Bug-type moves. It also benefits from Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain, letting it set up with Quiver Dance without fear of priority moves.
How to Build an Offensive Team
Weakness |
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Kartana's low Special Defense means that even non super effective special attacks can severely damage or outright KO Kartana.
Pokemon | Description |
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Zapdos | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Resist both of Kartana's STAB moves ・Easily KOs Kartana with Max Lightning Moveset & Best Build for Zapdos |
Naganadel | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Resists Kartana's Grass-type and Fighting-type Moves ・Faster than Kartana and can KO with Max Flare, potentially getting a Beast Boost in the process Moveset & Best Build for Naganadel |
Dragapult | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Faster than Kartana and easily KOs with Max Phantasm ・Immune to Fighting-type moves and resists Grass-type Moves Moveset & Best Build for Dragapult |
Charizard | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Resists both of Kartana's STAB Moves ・Easily KOs Kartana with Max Flare or G-Max Wildfire Moveset & Best Build for Charizard |
Heat Rotom | Ranking: ★★★★
・Resists both of Kartana's STAB Moves ・Easily KOs Kartana with Overheat but will need to switch out afterwards Moveset & Best Build for Heat Rotom |
Few Pokemon can safely switch into Kartana, even before its used Swords Dance. The best way to check it and force it to switch out is by threatening it with a Status move.
Pokemon | Description |
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Volcarona | Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Takes little damage from all of Kartana's attacks ・Even non-defensive variants can survive Kartana's attacks and cripple it with a burn from Flame Body Moveset & Best Build for Volcarona |
Zapdos | Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Defensive variants take little damage from all of Kartana;s atacks ・Can cripple Kartana with paralysis from Discharge Moveset & Best Build for Zapdos |
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