Sawsbuck

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Feint Attack	Solar Beam	A	X
Feint Attack	Hyper Beam	B	X
Feint Attack	Wild Charge	C	A
Take Down	Solar Beam	B	X
Take Down	Wild Charge	D	B
Take Down	Trailblaze	B	B
Feint Attack	Trailblaze	A	B

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Feint Attack	Megahorn	X	C
Take Down	Hyper Beam	C	X
Take Down	Megahorn	X	X

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Feint Attack performs better than Take Down, despite the latter benefiting from STAB.
• Solar Beam gets STAB, and has the best damage output. 
• Trailblaze is a bit weaker than Solar Beam, but it's far easier to use, meaning it will be optimal at times.
• Hyper Beam can't be Super Effective against anything, but still hits quite hard.
• Wild Charge has its niche of being a 2-bar move, but lacks STAB.
• Megahorn has no use. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Feint Attack has a higher base power, but is resisted by Fighting-type attackers.
• Take Down is decent on defense, but can't be Super Effective vs anything. 
• Wild Charge is preferred for defense due to it being a 2-bar move. 
• Trailblaze is a decent option as well.
• The rest of Sawsbuck's charge moves are too slow for defense, though among them Megahorn is the hardest to dodge. 

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Feint Attack	Wild Charge Megahorn	A-
Feint Attack	Trailblaze Wild Charge	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Feint Attack + Wild Charge and Trailblaze or Megahorn

Feint Attack sports fairly average stats, but doesn't benefit from STAB. Take Down is one of the worst moves in the game, even with STAB. 

Wild Charge costs the least amount of energy, and can threaten massive damage, but also carries a significant risk due to its self-debuff. Trailblaze offers a relatively inexpensive Charged Move with solid damage thanks to STAB, and the ability to self-buff Attack. Megahorn costs less energy than the remaining options, and can be useful against other Grass-type Pokemon. Solar Beam and Hyper Beam both cost extreme amounts of energy, and aren't generally recommended due to their poor accessibility. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1.5 / 5

Sawsbuck sports a unique Normal/Grass typing, which gives it niche defensive advantages, though its poor bulk is unappealing. The lack of a cheap charge move (energy-wise) and having only average energy generation at best makes Sawsbuck somewhat cumbersome in PvP, often losing to opponents with spammier movesets. Overall not the sharpest tool in the shed, and probably one you can pass on. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

With a max CP of 2416, Sawsbuck falls just below the CP cap of Ultra League. While its Normal-typing is useful against common Ghost-types in this league, its slow moveset and difficult coverage options severely holds it back. 

Master League: 0 / 5

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Fast Moves

10

Feint Attack

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	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.90	0.15	10.00		11.11	13.89

8

Take Down

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
1.20	0.15	8.33		6.67	8.33

Charge Moves

110

Megahorn

1 Energy

More Info

Bug

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
2.20	0.20	0.00	1.10	50.00	62.50		55.00

180

Solar Beam

1 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
4.90	2.00	0.00	1.80	36.73	45.92		66.12

90

Wild Charge

2 Energy

More Info

Electric

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51xDamage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.60	0.40	0.00	1.80	34.62	43.27		62.31

150

Hyper Beam

1 Energy

More Info

Normal

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

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.80	0.30	0.00	1.50	39.47	49.34		59.21

65

Trailblaze

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
2.00	0.70	0.00	1.30	32.50	40.63		42.25

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

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

Resistant

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

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