Pokémon Scarlet players would be familiar with Armarouge’s stats and build, but Trainers who received Armarouge through trading would be unfamiliar with this Fire and Psychic Pokémon. Armarouge is great for an attacker in a team, and with the right build, they will be unstoppable in the field. In this guide, we will see the best Armarouge build for Ranked Battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Best Armarouge Build for Ranked Battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Armarouge can be placed as a special attacker in a team, and here we will take a look at the best Armarouge build for Ranked Battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
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Let’s take a look at some of Armarouge’s stats
- Type: Fire/ Psychic
- Weakness: Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water, Dark
- Takes Damage: Normal, Dragon, Electric, Poison, Flying, Bug
- Resistance: Grass, Ice, Fire, Fighting, Psychic, Fairy, Steel
Best Armarouge Build
- Ability: Flash Fire – If hit by a fire-type move, it increases Armarouge’s fire-type moves by 50%. Also gives immunity against fire moves.
- Tera Type: Fighting
- Held Item: Weakness Policy – If Armarouge is hit by a move that it is weak to, its attack and special attack will sharply increase.
- Nature: Modest
- EV Spread: HP – 244 / DEF – 148 / SPL ATK – 116
- Final Stat: HP – 191 / DEF – 139 / SPL ATK – 176 / SPL DEF – 100 / Speed 95
Best Armarouge Moveset
- Armor Cannon
- Aura Sphere
- Dark Pulse
- Trick Room
Armor Cannon is Armarouge’s main STAB attack but at the cost of lowering one Defense and Special Defense stat. It doesn’t matter too greatly, since this build focuses more on Armarouge as an attacker. It’s Flash Fire ability with Weakness Policy held items will increase Armarouge’s attacks. Modest nature with fighting tera type will further up the attack and special attack stat. Aura Sphere will not let Armarouge miss, and Dark Pulse can cause the opponent to flinch. Trick Room will change the order in which Pokemon will go first, so the slowest Pokemon will take the first hit for 5 turns. Hence, you should ensure that Armarouge’s speed is the lowest to go first in a round. Dark Pulse can be replaced by Psyshock to inflict physical damage, or with Energy Ball to lower the Opponent’s special defense.
Best Armarouge Team
- Lead Support: Great Tusk
- Special Attacker: Armarouge
- Offensive Pivot: Gyrados
Great Tusk can help get rid of entry hazards to give way for Armarouge, while Gyrados can help tackle water types that Armarouge is weak to. Great Tusk’s Protosynthesis ability can make it a great lead member, and that can be backed by Armarouge. Gyrados has very few weaknesses that can be countered by Armarouge, making it a viable team.
That’s all there is to know about the best Armarouge build for ranked battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well.