Oricorio (Pa'u Style)

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Air Slash	Aerial Ace	A	A
Pound	Aerial Ace	C	A
Air Slash	Air Cutter	B	B
Pound	Air Cutter	D	B-
Air Slash	Hurricane	A-	X

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Pound	Hurricane	X	D

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Air Slash is objectively better than Pound on offense.
• Hurricane provides maximum damage output, but it's only slightly ahead of Aerial Ace, which is far easier to make use of and will tend to have stronger average performance.
• Air Cutter is the weakest move option.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Pound has off-type advantage with Oricorio's Charged Moves, but it's resisted by most of the same types as Air Slash, so either one is fine.
• Aerial Ace is the best defensive option, Air Cutter is a slightly worse version.
• Oricorio will probably drop before it can use Huricane.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Air Slash	Aerial Ace Hurricane	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Air Slash + Aerial Ace and Hurricane

Air Slash provides a balance of damage output and energy generation, and also benefits from STAB. Pound is terrible and can't be Super Effective. 

Oricorio suffers from the lack of any coverage option. Aerial Ace is the best option due to its lesser energy cost, enabling it to be used more often to pressure shields. Air Cutter deals almost the same damage but costs more energy, making it a downgrade. Hurricane is not required, but it has a niche when shields are down, assuming Oricorio survives long enough to use it. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1 / 5

The Pa'u style of Oricorio sports a Psychic subtyping, which unfortunately isn't very defensively synergistic with its Flying subtyping. Without any coverage options or utility this Pokemon has very poor performance in the meta. It's not very fast or bulky either. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

Oricorio can only expect wins against Pokemon weak to Flying-type attacks, which to its credit, do exist. Unfortunately it's not good against the overall meta, so save your Stardust. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Pa'u Oricorio can foresee its massive losses in Master League, which is why it doesn't compete here. Or at all. 

Fast Moves

7

Pound

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.60	0.20	10.00		11.67	14.58

14

Air Slash

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Flying

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
1.20	0.20	8.33		11.67	14.58

Charge Moves

55

Aerial Ace

3 Energy

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Flying

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
2.40	0.30	0.00	1.67	22.92	28.65		38.19

60

Air Cutter

2 Energy

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Flying

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
2.70	0.70	0.00	1.20	22.22	27.78		26.67

110

Hurricane

1 Energy

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Flying

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
2.70	1.20	0.00	1.10	40.74	50.93		44.81

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

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

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