Meowscarada

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Leafage	Grass Knot	A	C
Leafage	Energy Ball	B	X
Leafage	Play Rough	X	B
Charm	Grass Knot	X	A-
Charm	Night Slash	X	A-
Charm	Play Rough	B	A

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Leafage	Night Slash	C	C
Charm	Energy Ball	X	C

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Meowscarada's best moveset is Leafage and Grass Knot. Don't be fooled by Energy Ball's similar energy cost and power, it's very much the inferior Grass Type Charged Move.
• Charm and Play Rough can work for Fairy damage, but not very well.
• Night Slash has no real utility for Meowscarada.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Charm is one of the better Defensive Fast Moves, and should definitely be the move of choice for Meowscarada.
• Play Rough is actually the best Charged Move for defense
• Grass Knot seems like it would out-perform Play Rough due to being off-type with Meowscarada's best Fast Move, but Play Rough actually has better defensive stats, and Fairy is only resisted by Steel and Poison, with both of these types also sporting a resistance to Grass.
• Night Slash has great speed and coverage, though its base power is lacking. Fortunately, Meowscarada's STAB bonus helps out a bit.
• Energy Ball is sub-par.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Leafage	Night Slash Grass Knot	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Leafage + Night Slash and Grass Knot

Leafage benefits from STAB and has above average parameters. Charm can find uses in limited cups, but its lack of STAB greatly reduces its potential.

Night Slash is recommended as it is Meowscarada's cheapest Charged Attack and only Dark STAB option. Grass Knot ensures that Meowscarada can deal solid Grass-type damage, as Leafage alone may not be enough. Energy Ball is almost strictly inferior to Grass Knot; its 10% Defense debuff chance is not worth the 5 Energy Cost increase. Play Rough can offer some coverage, but the move's below average parameters makes this an extremely situational choice.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2.5 / 5

Meowscarada has a fairly rare Grass/Dark typing, allowing it to corebreak certain teams around Water- and Ghost-type Pokemon. It competes heavily with Shiftry in that role, however, due to the latter's access to Leaf Blade and superior energy generation in Snarl. Like Shiftry, Meowscarada is incredibly fragile and requires heavy shield investment to succeed. Nevertheless, Meowscarada's damage output is arguably more consistent than Shiftry thanks to Leafage having more DPT, and its moderately spammy Night Slash can lend to some game-stealing moments with timely boosts.

Ultra League: 2.5 / 5

Meowscarada's a bit bulkier in the Ultra League and can still provide value with its typing, although this is yet another league where it competes with Shiftry.

Master League: 1 / 5

Its stats fall a little flat for this league I'm afraid.

Fast Moves

9

Leafage

More Info

Grass

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.70	0.50	8.57		12.86	16.07

20

Charm

More Info

Fairy

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.50	0.30	7.33		13.33	16.67

Charge Moves

90

Energy Ball

2 Energy

More Info

Grass

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.90	0.80	0.00	1.80	23.08	28.85		41.54

90

Grass Knot

2 Energy

More Info

Grass

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.60	0.90	0.00	1.80	34.62	43.27		62.31

90

Play Rough

2 Energy

More Info

Fairy

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.90	1.40	0.00	1.80	31.03	38.79		55.86

50

Night Slash

3 Energy

More Info

Dark

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.20	0.70	0.00	1.52	22.73	28.41		34.44

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	256% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage

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