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0430 Honchkrow

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    71.6
  • Main moves:
    Snarl, Brave Bird, Dark Pulse
  • Type
    DARK
    FLYING
  • Level:
    19-22.5
  • Rank:
    Lvl 20.5 0/15/15CP 1495
  • Buddy Distance:
    3km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    50,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    150.6
  • Defense:
    68.3
  • Stamina:
    145
  • Overall:
    1492

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Key Losses

Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Spammy
    Reaches Charged Moves quickly.
  • + Flexible
    Can hit a wide variety of types.
  • + Shield Pressure
    Pressures opponents to shield its strong or rapid attacks.
  • - Glass Cannon
    Hits hard but struggles to take hits. Depends on shields.
  • - Technical
    Uses complex moves that may have a high learning curve.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive*Unobtainable via TM
No.Move TypesMoveAccuracyPowerDamageAverageFast MoveCountRemark
1FastSnarl4.3323Fast Charge
2FastPeck2.53.62Low Quality
3ChargedBrave Bird100% chance -3 Def self551562.845 - 4 - 4 - 4Self-Debuff Nuke
4ChargedDark Pulse50961.924 - 4 - 4 - 4General
5ChargedSky Attack50901.84 - 4 - 4 - 4General
6ChargedPsychic10% chance -1 Def opponent55751.365 - 4 - 4 - 4High Energy Debuff
Weaknesses
electric
x1.6
fairy
x1.6
ice
x1.6
rock
x1.6
Resistances
psychic
x0.39
ground
x0.39
grass
x0.625
ghost
x0.625
dark
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Honchkrow is a Dark & Flying Pokémon which evolves from Murkrow. It is vulnerable to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy moves. Honchkrow's strongest moveset is Snarl & Brave Bird and it has a Max CP of 2,711.

About

"Its goons take care of most of the fighting for it. The only time it dirties its own hands is in delivering a final blow to finish off an opponent."

Suggested Teammates
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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Snarl + Sky Attack and Dark Pulse

Snarl is recommended for its very fast energy generation, which lets it utilize its strong charge moves much sooner. 

Sky Attack is a strong charge move that is efficient on energy and also benefits from STAB. Dark Pulse is Honchkrow's second best move, and a powerful hit on the Steel-types that resist Sky Attack.

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 2 / 5

Honchkrow is a very fragile and offensive-oriented Pokemon, with one of the poorest bulk ratings among competitive picks in this league. Honchkrow somewhat makes up for this major liability by threatening huge damage from its strong STAB charge moves, which it can access very quickly thanks to its fast energy generation. Unfortunately its reliance on shields for survival in addition to its inability to endure prolonged battles results in a poor rating. 

Ultra League: 3 / 5

At first glance, Honchkrow's Dark typing may seem valuable in a Giratina-centric meta, and wins against the Origin Forme may support that claim. However, its poor bulk results in losses against not only the Altered Forme, but certain bulky Psychic-type Pokemon, which sets Honchkrow back when considering the Dark-type role. The combination of Snarl and Dark Pulse can still deal big damage to another huge threat such as Registeel, though, which has a much easier matchup against other Flying-types.

Master League: 1 / 5

Honchkrow has a max CP of 2711, which is inadequate for Master League, despite its strong moveset. 

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