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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B
Great League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
150.00 kg Weight
1.60 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,372
Level 40: 2,982
Level 25: 2,130 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,704 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,278 (Research Tasks)
ATK 235
DEF 127
STA 242

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Ember
Rock Slide
X
A
Low Kick
Rock Slide
X
A-
Low Kick
Focus Blast
B
X
Low Kick
Flame Charge
C
B-
Ember
Flame Charge
C
B-
Ember
Blast Burn*
A
B
Low Kick
Blast Burn*
A-
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Low Kick is the best fast move by a very narrow margin from a stats perspective.
  • Ember is right behind it, though its typing does allow Emboar to act as a Fire-type attacker. 
  • Blast Burn is the best Charge Move available by a wide margin, and can pair with Ember to fulfill a Fire-type role. 
  • Flame Charge falls behind significantly in performance, and other Fire-type Pokemon should be considered instead. 
  • Heat Wave is a really bad move. 
  • Focus Blast shares the same typing with Low Kick to fulfill a Fighting-type role. 
  • Rock Slide lacks STAB and isn't really meaningful for Emboar other than niche uses in attacking gyms. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Ember hits harder than Low Kick on defense and is more optimal. 
  • Rock Slide is the optimal move on defense due to it being a 2-bar move, having a shorter damage window, and good coverage. 
  • Blast Burn is arguably the next best Charge Move for defense thanks its huge damage output, but is somewhat easily dodgeable. 
  • Flame Charge can be used frequently as a 3-bar move, but a late damage window makes it easy to dodge. 
  • Heat Wave might be difficult to access as a 1-bar move, but it's alright for what it does with STAB.
  • Focus Blast hits very hard, but is incredibly easy to dodge. 

PVE Overview

Emboar is the smoking hot Fire-type starter of Gen 5, but isn't as smoking hot in the PvE scene. A few ATK stats behind Blaziken combined with an inferior moveset pretty much makes it irrelevant upon its introduction, since we already had Torchic's Community Day and Blaziken is quite common among players. While Emboar will eventually get its Community Day if the trend continues, being worse than something everyone already has isn't gonna do it any favors. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Ember
Rock Slide
Blast Burn*
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Ember + Rock Slide and Blast Burn* or Flame Charge

Ember is the superior choice due to poor performance from Low Kick. 

Rock Slide is mandatory due to its lower energy cost, good coverage, and respectable damage output. Blast Burn is limited to Community Day events and Elite TMs, but deals significantly more Damage Per Energy (DPE) than other Charge Moves available, and is very strong with STAB, even when resisted. Flame Charge isn't particularly strong, but benefits from STAB, and is primarily chosen for its consistent +1 ATK buff even when shielded. Focus Blast is too expensive to use energy-wise, but its wide coverage and high damage can surprise opponents. Don't use Heat Wave, it's bad. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1 / 5

Emboar lacks bulk and has inferior movesets compared to various meta picks that compete for its role. Losses against Pokemon that it shouldn't lose to typing-wise (such as Tropius and Meganium in 1-shield matchups) makes it largely unviable. Flame Charge can be more consistent and improve certain matchups than Blast Burn when shields are available, but Emboar likely won't benefit from the ATK buff long enough due to how fragile it is. 

Ultra League: 1.5 / 5

Emboar is still largely outclassed by existing meta Pokemon, despite gaining the powerful Blast Burn following its Community Day event. Wins against most Grass and Bug Pokemon are to be expected, but struggles vs Exeggutor (especially the Shadow variant) and losses against majority of the meta makes Emboar almost useless. Rock Slide enables Emboar to 1-shot Charizard, but Talonflame's faster energy generation denies Emboar a win by outspeeding it to the Charge Move in all even-shielding scenarios, even without baiting. For an off-meta pick similar to Emboar, consider Blaziken for its faster moveset and access to the superior Fast Move Counter. 

Master League: 0 / 5

A max CP of 2982 isn't particularly impressive compared to many of the legendary and pseudo-legendary Pokemon that exist in this league. Emboar's poor moveset is still its major drawback, with struggles against much of the meta even with certain typing advantageous matchups. 

Fast Moves

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
10
Ember
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.00
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

95
Heat Wave
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
1.10
0.00
 0.95
31.67
39.58
 30.08
80
Rock Slide
More Info

Rock

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
1.10
0.00
 1.60
29.63
37.04
 47.41
140
Focus Blast
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
3.50
0.50
0.00
 1.40
40.00
50.00
 56.00
70
Flame Charge
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.80
0.55
0.00
 2.12
18.42
23.03
 39.08

Elite Charge Moves

110
Blast Burn
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
0.45
0.00
 2.20
33.33
41.67
 73.33

Other

Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate5.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

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

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
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
20013642
2001.57587
2002114132
2002.5152177
4003191222
4003.5230267
4004269312
4004.5308357
6005347402
6005.5385447
6006424492
6006.5463537
8007502582
8007.5541627
8008580672
8008.5618717
10009657762
10009.5696807
100010735852
100010.5772895
130011808937
130011.5845980
1300128821022
130012.59191065
1600139551108
160013.59921150
16001410291193
160014.510661235
19001511021278
190015.511391321
19001611761363
190016.512131406
22001712491448
220017.512861491
22001813231534
220018.513601576
25001913961619
250019.514331661
25002014701704
250020.515071747
30002115431789
300021.515801832
30002216171874
300022.516541917
35002316901960
350023.517272002
35002417642045
350024.518012088
40002518382130
400025.518742173
40002619112215
400026.519482258
45002719852301
450027.520212343
45002820582386
450028.520952429
50002921322471
500029.521682514
50003022052556
500030.522242578
60003122422599
600031.522602620
60003222792642
600032.522972663
70003323152684
700033.523342706
70003423522727
700034.523712748
80003523892769
800035.524072791
80003624262812
800036.524442833
90003724622855
900037.524812876
90003824992897
900038.525182918
100003925362940
1000039.525542961
100004025732982
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