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Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all C
Great League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
52.00 kg Weight
1.60 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,497
Level 40: 3,093
Level 25: 2,209 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,767 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,326 (Research Tasks)
ATK 237
DEF 195
STA 169

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Confusion
Psychic
A
C
Confusion
Leaf Blade
X
A
Confusion
Synchronoise*
B
C-
Low Kick
Close Combat
B
X
Low Kick
Leaf Blade
X
B-
Charm
Psychic
C
A
Charm
Leaf Blade
X
A
Charm
Synchronoise*
C-
A-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion pairs well with Psychic to fulfill a Psychic attacker role. 

  • Psycho Cut has lower power, but allows for easier dodging.

  • Low Kick works with Close Combat, but there are many better Fighting type attackers. 

  • Charm lacks STAB and doesn't have much use for Shadow Gallade's role. 

  • Leaf Blade has little to no utility on Shadow Gallade.

  • Synchronoise is Psychic, but worse.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Charm and Confusion are both top picks for Shadow Gallade on defense. The former offers strong coverage against many common gym attackers, while the latter offers stronger neutral power.

  • Low Kick and Psycho Cut have very poor damage output on defense. 

  • Leaf Blade is Shadow Gallade's only multi-bar charge move and is most likely to be used before Gallade faints.

  • Psychic is a strong move, though it's not as frequently used as Leaf Blade. 

  • Synchronoise is Psychic, but worse. Its one saving grace is that it's a bit harder to dodge.

  • Close Combat is inferior. 

PVE Overview

Shadow Gallade is not a worthwhile Fighting Type due to Low Kick being its only Fighting Type fast move option. It's an okay Psychic attacker, at least, but it's definitely not worth heavy investment.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Psycho Cut
Leaf Blade
Close Combat
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Psycho Cut + Leaf Blade and Close Combat

Psycho Cut is the preferred fast move for Gallade for its incredible energy generation, synergizing with its powerful Charged Attacks. Confusion is an okay move; its high DPT helps improve Gallade's overall coverage, but it won't reach its deadly Charged Attacks anywhere as quickly. Charm may have incredibly niche uses in certain rulesets due to the heavy Fairy-type damage it deals.

Leaf Blade (2.0 DPE) is one of the best charge moves for PvP, and is almost essential for Gallade even if it lacks STAB. A very low 35 energy cost of means Gallade only needs 4 Psycho Cuts to be able to use it. Close Combat provides key coverage against Steel, and it's extremely powerful (100 damage for 45 Energy) but complicated to use, due to the big Defense debuff that it triggers at each use, especially damning on an already frail pokemon like Gallade.

What about Synchronoise? 

Synchronoise is an exclusive move featured during Ralts Community Day. It costs a modest 50 energy, sports a respectable 1.60 Damage Per Energy (DPE), and gets STAB on top. However, it is typically not recommended because Leaf Blade and Close Combat are extremely good moves and finding room to replace either is difficult.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3.5 / 5

Gallade is a rather fragile Pokemon, with a stat distribution aimed for offense that results in poor bulk in comparison to its competitors. Yet it is a deadly attacker due to the incredible spamminess of its Leaf Blades and Close Combats backed by Psycho Cut's immense energy generation. Grass- and Fighting- is a rare offensive combination, and it allows Gallade to simultaneously smash Azumarill, Whiscash, and Registeel.

The Shadow Variant of Gallade excels further in smashing apart tanks that lack consistent damage, such as Registeel and Azumarill. However, it becomes extra fragile, and is especially vulnerable to Pokemon with high Fast Attack damage

Ultra League: 3.5 / 5

Wins against Fighting- and Steel-types escorting Giratina and Cresselia are to be expected, while Leaf Blade ensures victory almost any Water-type that's seen in this meta. Unfortunately, Gallade's Grass- and Fighting-type moveset combination competes heavily against Virizion's, who possesses far greater bulk and STAB on its own Leaf Blade. Gallade finds more consistency in the intermittently returning Ultra Premier, where Virizion, Giratina and Cresselia are absent.

Master League: 1.5 / 5

Gallade doesn't have the legendary stats needed to compete at the top ranks.

Fast Moves

20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63
6
Low Kick
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.30
10.00
10.00
12.50
20
Charm
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.50
0.30
7.33
13.33
16.67
5
Psycho Cut
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.20
13.33
8.33
10.42

Charge Moves

100
Close Combat
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
1.30
0.00
 1.00
43.48
54.35
 43.48
90
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.80
32.14
40.18
 57.86
70
Leaf Blade
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.40
0.95
0.00
 2.12
29.17
36.46
 61.87

Elite Charge Moves

80
Synchronoise
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.75
0.00
 1.60
30.77
38.46
 49.23

Exclusive Charge Moves

10
Frustration
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.80
0.00
 0.30
5.00
6.25
 1.52

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 90
Stardust 90,000

Purification Cost

Candy 5
Stardust 5000

Other

Female Ratio 0.0 %
Male Ratio 100.0 %
Buddy Distance 5 km

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013843
2001.57890
2002119137
2002.5159183
4003200230
4003.5240277
4004281323
4004.5321370
6005362417
6005.5403464
6006443510
6006.5484557
8007524604
8007.5565650
8008605697
8008.5646744
10009686790
10009.5727837
100010768884
100010.5806928
130011844972
130011.58831016
1300129211060
130012.59591105
1600139981149
160013.510361193
16001410741237
160014.511131281
19001511511326
190015.511901370
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190016.512661458
22001713051502
220017.513431546
22001813811591
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250020.515731812
30002116121856
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500030.523222674
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600032.523992762
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700034.524762850
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800035.525142895
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800036.525522939
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900037.525912983
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900038.526293027
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1000039.526673071
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