No. 0937
Ceruledge
Fire Blades Pokémon
Turn it with the arrows or by dragging · pinch or scroll to zoom. Fan-made model from the Pokémon 3D API project.
- Height
- 1.6 m 5′03″
- Weight
- 62 kg 136.7 lbs
- Base stat total
- 525 Higher than 80% of Pokémon
- Introduced
- Gen IX Scarlet & Violet
Abilities
Champions#67 Doubles Down 2 places this week · #59 Singles Up 2 places this weekUsual set 
Focus Sash Adamant · HP 2 / Atk 32 / Spe 32Full set →
Focus Sash Adamant · HP 2 / Atk 32 / Spe 32Full set →An old set of armor steeped in grudges caused this Pokémon’s evolution. Ceruledge cuts its enemies to pieces without mercy.
Base stats
Total 525 · Higher than 80% of Pokémon
Ranges in Pokémon Champions at Lv 50: 0 Stat Points with a −10% Stat Alignment to 32 Stat Points with a +10% one (HP has no alignment).Ranges in the main games at Lv 100: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 2 Atk.
Stat calculatorChampions Stat Points & Stat Alignment, or EVs, IVs & nature
Type matchups
Weak to 5 types, resists 7, immune to 2
Colors show what this Pokémon takes
FireGhostshow which type causes itweaknessresistance
Weak to
2×
Dark (because of Ghost)Ghost (because of Ghost)Ground (because of Fire)Rock (because of Fire)Water (because of Fire)
Resists
½×
Fairy (because of Fire)Fire (because of Fire)Grass (because of Fire)Ice (because of Fire)Poison (because of Ghost)Steel (because of Fire)
¼×
Bug (because of Fire and Ghost)
Immune to
0×
Fighting (because of Ghost)Normal (because of Ghost)
Takes normal damage from 4 types
ElectricPsychicDragon
With Flash Fire: Fire becomes 0×
Abilities
2 abilities
- Flash Fire
This Pokémon's Fire attacks do 1.5× damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity.
- Weak Armor, hidden ability Hidden ability
If a physical attack hits this Pokémon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.
Competitive
In-game ladder #67 Doubles · #59 Singles
Usual set
In-game ladderSeason M-7 so far · Oct 28- Doubles
- Singles
Ranked ladder · in-game
Doubles
#67 of 262 used
▼ 2 places since Oct 21
Oct 21Oct 28
Season M-7 began Oct 7: its ranks start fresh
Sep 28Oct 28
Singles
#59 of 262 used
▲ 2 places since Oct 21
Oct 21Oct 28
Season M-7 began Oct 7: its ranks start fresh
Sep 28Oct 28
Daily usage rank on the Pokémon Champions ladder, updated Oct 28. Battle data provided by Pokémon Champions Battle Data.
Usage over time
Values
| Month | Regulation | Battles | Share of teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Reg M-A | 3,122,222 | 0.8% |
| May 2026 | Reg M-A | 3,355,619 | 1.5% |
| Jun 2026 | Reg M-B | 1,163,315 | 2.7% |
| Jul 2026 | Reg M-B | 1,764,686 | 4.5% |
| Aug 2026 | Reg M-B | 1,269,250 | 2.4% |
| Sep 2026 | Reg M-C | 1,631,943 | 2.2% |
Smogon · Showdown On Showdown
Sep 20268.2% of teams · rank #21 · Singles · about 24,019 teams with it · 145,642 battles · Sep 2026
8.4% of teams · rank #22 · Singles · about 15,363 teams with it · 145,642 battles · Sep 2026
9.1% of teams · rank #21 · Singles · about 4,710 teams with it · 145,642 battles · Sep 2026
9.9% of teams · rank #18 · Singles · about 547 teams with it · 145,642 battles · Sep 2026
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Stat Alignment
- Jolly
- Stat Points
- 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Stat Alignment
- Jolly
- Stat Points
- 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Stat Alignment
- Jolly
- Stat Points
- 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Stat Alignment
- Jolly
- Stat Points
- 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by Showdown level
- Showdown: all games8.2%
- Showdown: average player (1500 weighting)8.4%
- Showdown: competitive (1630 weighting)9.1%
- Showdown: top players (1760 weighting)9.9%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%99.5%
- Swords Dance, Status83.3%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%82.3%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%77.3%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%23.1%
- Bulk Up, Status6.2%
- Shadow Claw, Physical, power 70, accuracy 100%5.0%
- Destiny Bond, Status4.2%
Items
- Focus Sash62.7%
Life Orb9.6%
Air Balloon7.4%
Shuca Berry5.0%
Colbur Berry3.0%
Leftovers2.6%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability81.3%
- Flash Fire18.7%
Stat Points
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe45.6%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.1%
- Adamant 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.7%
- Adamant 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe5.7%
These 4 cover 67.1% of its sets.
Most common partners
Corviknight37.4%
Garchomp32.6%
Samurott-Hisui19.7%
Glimmora17.6%
Golisopod-Mega16.7%
Slowking-Galar14.3%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%99.7%
- Swords Dance, Status87.0%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%84.6%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%84.6%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%21.9%
- Bulk Up, Status5.5%
- Destiny Bond, Status3.3%
- Shadow Claw, Physical, power 70, accuracy 100%2.7%
Items
- Focus Sash64.8%
- Life Orb9.1%
- Air Balloon7.9%
- Shuca Berry5.0%
- Colbur Berry3.3%
- Leftovers2.5%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability83.3%
- Flash Fire16.7%
Stat Points
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe41.8%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.4%
- Adamant 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe7.3%
- Adamant 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe7.2%
These 4 cover 65.7% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Corviknight40.9%
- Garchomp37.6%
- Samurott-Hisui23.6%
- Glimmora20.0%
- Golisopod-Mega17.7%
Hatterene15.7%
Moves
Items
- Focus Sash66.2%
- Air Balloon10.5%
- Life Orb7.1%
- Colbur Berry4.6%
- Shuca Berry4.3%
Spell Tag2.7%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability88.8%
- Flash Fire11.2%
Stat Points
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe37.0%
- Jolly 32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe8.5%
- Adamant 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe8.3%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe8.0%
These 4 cover 61.8% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Garchomp41.5%
- Samurott-Hisui33.9%
- Corviknight33.0%
- Glimmora27.4%
- Golisopod-Mega20.8%
- Hatterene18.0%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%100.0%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%92.5%
- Swords Dance, Status89.3%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%82.0%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%29.0%
- Destiny Bond, Status3.2%
- Bulk Up, Status1.9%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%0.6%
Items
- Focus Sash69.7%
- Air Balloon13.6%
- Shuca Berry6.2%
- Life Orb5.0%
- Colbur Berry1.9%
Grassy Seed1.5%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability94.4%
- Flash Fire5.6%
Stat Points
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe26.2%
- Jolly 32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe19.3%
- Adamant 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe13.0%
- Adamant 32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe12.5%
These 4 cover 71.0% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Garchomp49.5%
- Samurott-Hisui43.4%
- Glimmora39.2%
- Corviknight26.6%
- Golisopod-Mega24.4%
Primarina21.8%
4.5% of teams · rank #37 · Reg M-C · Singles · about 6,282 teams with it · 69,462 battles · Sep 2026
4.5% of teams · rank #37 · Reg M-C · Singles · about 4,108 teams with it · 69,462 battles · Sep 2026
6.1% of teams · rank #27 · Reg M-C · Singles · about 938 teams with it · 69,462 battles · Sep 2026
4.2% of teams · rank #39 · Reg M-C · Singles · about 29 teams with it · 69,462 battles · Sep 2026Thin data: about 29 teams behind these numbers.Few players at this level: 625–764 teams’ worth of games in this format.
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Stat Alignment
- Jolly
- Stat Points
- 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
- Swords Dance, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Stat Alignment
- Adamant
- Stat Points
- 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
- Swords Dance, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Flash Fire
- Stat Alignment
- Adamant
- Stat Points
- 25 HP / 32 Atk / 8 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Stat Alignment
- Adamant
- Stat Points
- 25 HP / 32 Atk / 8 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
- Swords Dance, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by Showdown level
- Showdown: all games4.5%
- Showdown: average player (1500 weighting)4.5%
- Showdown: competitive (1630 weighting)6.1%
- Showdown: top players (1760 weighting) thin4.2%
Moves
Items
- Focus Sash54.7%
- Life Orb8.7%
Sitrus Berry6.4%- Air Balloon5.2%
- Spell Tag5.1%
- Shuca Berry4.1%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability64.5%
- Flash Fire35.5%
Stat Points
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe18.6%
- Adamant 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe12.6%
- Adamant 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe10.0%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.3%
These 4 cover 47.5% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Golisopod-Mega32.7%
Salamence-Mega29.4%
Gholdengo19.9%- Primarina15.5%
Baxcalibur-Mega14.6%
Lucario-Mega-Z13.6%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%95.2%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%88.4%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%75.9%
- Swords Dance, Status70.9%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%26.2%
- Bulk Up, Status13.0%
- Destiny Bond, Status7.3%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%4.1%
Items
- Focus Sash54.6%
- Life Orb9.8%
- Spell Tag7.8%
- Sitrus Berry6.4%
- Air Balloon4.9%
- Leftovers3.9%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability62.1%
- Flash Fire37.9%
Stat Points
- Adamant 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe15.3%
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe14.3%
- Adamant 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.9%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.5%
These 4 cover 46.0% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Golisopod-Mega37.7%
- Salamence-Mega33.8%
- Gholdengo26.0%
- Primarina17.9%
Grimmsnarl16.4%- Baxcalibur-Mega14.7%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%98.8%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%94.3%
- Swords Dance, Status82.2%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%81.2%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%21.1%
- Bulk Up, Status8.3%
- Destiny Bond, Status4.3%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%3.4%
Items
- Focus Sash33.1%
- Spell Tag26.7%
- Life Orb17.4%
- Shuca Berry9.4%
- Sitrus Berry3.5%
- Leftovers3.3%
Abilities
- Flash Fire56.4%
- Weak Armor, hidden ability43.6%
Stat Points
- Adamant 25 HP / 32 Atk / 8 Spe12.8%
- Adamant 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Spe10.8%
- Adamant 25 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 8 Spe10.4%
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe9.3%
These 4 cover 43.3% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Golisopod-Mega61.5%
- Gholdengo49.0%
- Grimmsnarl41.7%
- Salamence-Mega39.8%
Ninetales-Alola19.2%
Blastoise-Mega18.5%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%99.4%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%91.8%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%88.9%
- Swords Dance, Status84.0%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%13.8%
- Bulk Up, Status7.3%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%3.0%
- Shadow Claw, Physical, power 70, accuracy 100%2.8%
Items
- Focus Sash53.6%
- Spell Tag20.4%
- Life Orb7.7%
- Air Balloon4.6%
Passho Berry4.5%- Sitrus Berry2.4%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability59.5%
- Flash Fire40.5%
Stat Points
- Adamant 25 HP / 32 Atk / 8 Spe17.7%
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe16.6%
- Adamant 32 Atk / 32 Spe12.2%
- Adamant 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe7.9%
These 4 cover 54.4% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Golisopod-Mega59.0%
- Salamence-Mega39.5%
- Primarina32.9%
- Gholdengo29.7%
- Grimmsnarl29.4%
Hippowdon26.3%
2.5% of teams · rank #53 · Reg M-C · Doubles · about 82,237 teams with it · 1,631,943 battles · Sep 2026
2.4% of teams · rank #52 · Reg M-C · Doubles · about 43,505 teams with it · 1,631,943 battles · Sep 2026
2.1% of teams · rank #54 · Reg M-C · Doubles · about 5,640 teams with it · 1,631,943 battles · Sep 2026
2.2% of teams · rank #51 · Reg M-C · Doubles · about 290 teams with it · 1,631,943 battles · Sep 2026
Most common build
- Item
- Colbur Berry
- Ability
- Flash Fire
- Stat Alignment
- Jolly
- Stat Points
- 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Protect, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Bulk Up, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Grassy Seed
- Ability
- Flash Fire
- Stat Alignment
- Jolly
- Stat Points
- 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Protect, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Bulk Up, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Grassy Seed
- Ability
- Flash Fire
- Stat Alignment
- Adamant
- Stat Points
- 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Protect, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Most common build
- Item
- Grassy Seed
- Ability
- Flash Fire
- Stat Alignment
- Adamant
- Stat Points
- 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Protect, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by Showdown level
- Showdown: all games2.5%
- Showdown: average player (1500 weighting)2.4%
- Showdown: competitive (1630 weighting)2.1%
- Showdown: top players (1760 weighting)2.2%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%99.4%
- Protect, Status75.5%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%71.7%
- Bulk Up, Status40.6%
- Swords Dance, Status36.6%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%28.9%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%14.4%
- Shadow Claw, Physical, power 70, accuracy 100%5.8%
Items
- Colbur Berry22.8%
- Focus Sash21.4%
- Grassy Seed19.2%
- Life Orb11.5%
- Leftovers4.3%
Charcoal3.7%
Abilities
- Flash Fire89.3%
- Weak Armor, hidden ability10.7%
Stat Points
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe14.0%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.7%
- Adamant 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe6.8%
- Adamant 31 HP / 25 Atk / 10 Def4.4%
These 4 cover 34.9% of its sets.
Most common partners
Rillaboom44.8%
Milotic28.3%
Sneasler24.7%
Raichu-Mega-Y22.2%- Gholdengo17.6%
Indeedee-F15.5%
Moves
Items
- Grassy Seed25.7%
- Colbur Berry25.2%
- Focus Sash19.7%
- Life Orb10.0%
- Leftovers4.7%
Kasib Berry3.9%
Abilities
- Flash Fire93.6%
- Weak Armor, hidden ability6.4%
Stat Points
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.9%
- Adamant 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe9.6%
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe9.4%
- Adamant 31 HP / 25 Atk / 10 Def4.7%
These 4 cover 33.6% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Rillaboom53.9%
- Milotic35.9%
- Raichu-Mega-Y28.6%
- Sneasler26.4%
- Gholdengo21.9%
Staraptor-Mega17.7%
Moves
Items
- Grassy Seed35.0%
- Colbur Berry29.2%
- Focus Sash14.4%
- Life Orb6.6%
- Leftovers5.2%
- Kasib Berry2.7%
Abilities
- Flash Fire96.6%
- Weak Armor, hidden ability3.4%
Stat Points
- Adamant 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe10.7%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe8.2%
- Adamant 31 HP / 25 Atk / 10 Def5.0%
- Jolly 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe4.5%
These 4 cover 28.4% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Rillaboom65.8%
- Milotic43.5%
- Raichu-Mega-Y38.3%
- Gholdengo26.3%
- Sneasler24.7%
- Staraptor-Mega22.9%
Moves
Items
- Grassy Seed39.5%
- Colbur Berry31.4%
- Focus Sash12.0%
- Leftovers4.5%
- Life Orb4.5%
- Kasib Berry1.9%
Abilities
- Flash Fire98.2%
- Weak Armor, hidden ability1.8%
Stat Points
- Adamant 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe10.8%
- Adamant 32 HP / 26 Atk / 4 Def / 1 SpD / 3 Spe7.8%
- Adamant 31 HP / 25 Atk / 10 Def6.7%
- Jolly 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe4.8%
These 4 cover 30.1% of its sets.
Most common partners
- Rillaboom73.0%
- Milotic42.5%
- Raichu-Mega-Y42.2%
- Sneasler30.9%
- Gholdengo27.9%
- Staraptor-Mega23.0%
Other Showdown formats Scarlet & Violet, with Tera
SV SinglesOUSV Doubles(DUU)National DexOU
8.0% of teams · rank #26 · Singles · 1695 weighting · 574,541 battles · Sep 2026
Most common build
- Item
- Life Orb
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Tera Type
- Ghost
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by rating
- All games8.3%
- 1500 weighting7.9%
- 1695 weighting8.0%
- 1825 weighting7.1%
Usage by month
Oct 20258.0%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%92.4%
- Swords Dance, Status92.2%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%84.4%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%81.3%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%28.3%
- Bulk Up, Status5.2%
- Dragon Claw, Physical, power 80, accuracy 100%4.0%
- Destiny Bond, Status2.9%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%2.6%
- Will-O-Wisp, Status, accuracy 85%2.4%
Items
- Life Orb34.4%
- Focus Sash30.1%
- Air Balloon20.4%
Heavy-Duty Boots7.2%
Covert Cloak3.1%- Leftovers1.2%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability87.5%
- Flash Fire12.5%
EV spreads
- Adamant 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe33.4%
- Adamant 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe10.6%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 252 Spe8.5%
- Jolly 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe8.4%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe2.7%
Common teammates
Great Tusk45.9%
Zamazenta26.8%
Raging Bolt23.4%- Glimmora22.7%
Kingambit22.5%
Ogerpon-Wellspring21.4%- Hatterene20.0%
- Gholdengo17.3%
Checks & counters
Dondozo79.0%- Great Tusk55.8%
- Samurott-Hisui61.4%
Darkrai60.2%- Kingambit53.9%
- Zamazenta54.2%
7.1% of teams · rank #30 · Singles, one type per team · 1630 weighting · 63,572 battles · Sep 2026
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by rating
- All games7.5%
- 1500 weighting8.0%
- 1630 weighting7.1%
- 1760 weighting5.3%
Usage by month
Oct 20257.1%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%98.8%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%92.8%
- Swords Dance, Status87.6%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%71.6%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%31.6%
- Endure, Status9.2%
- Bulk Up, Status2.5%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%2.1%
- Destiny Bond, Status1.4%
- Shadow Claw, Physical, power 70, accuracy 100%0.6%
Items
- Focus Sash85.1%
Weakness Policy9.0%- Heavy-Duty Boots2.4%
- Air Balloon2.2%
Clear Amulet0.4%- Life Orb0.3%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability96.9%
- Flash Fire3.1%
EV spreads
- Jolly 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe65.9%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe14.4%
- Jolly 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe8.0%
- Adamant 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe5.1%
- Careful 252 HP / 116 SpD / 140 Spe1.7%
Common teammates
Flutter Mane60.2%
Dragapult54.5%
Spectrier46.1%- Gholdengo41.2%
Ogerpon-Hearthflame30.9%
Cinderace30.4%
Brambleghast29.4%
Volcarona28.8%
Checks & counters
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike87.0%
Azumarill80.0%- Great Tusk63.5%
Landorus63.4%
Toxapex54.7%
Archaludon45.4%
5.9% of teams · rank #35 · Singles, all Pokémon · 1630 weighting · 426,601 battles · Sep 2026
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by rating
- All games5.9%
- 1500 weighting6.3%
- 1630 weighting5.9%
- 1760 weighting3.9%
Usage by month
Oct 20255.9%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%97.3%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%95.6%
- Swords Dance, Status90.9%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%54.6%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%27.5%
- Endure, Status25.9%
- Destiny Bond, Status2.8%
- Bulk Up, Status1.6%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%0.7%
- Will-O-Wisp, Status, accuracy 85%0.4%
Items
- Focus Sash59.3%
Ghostium Z13.4%- Life Orb8.3%
- Weakness Policy7.7%
- Air Balloon6.2%
- Heavy-Duty Boots2.0%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability96.0%
- Flash Fire4.0%
EV spreads
- Jolly 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe54.4%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.9%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe9.4%
- Jolly 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe3.1%
- Adamant 88 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 160 Spe3.0%
Common teammates
- Ogerpon-Wellspring43.0%
Diancie-Mega33.0%- Great Tusk26.1%
Iron Valiant25.8%
Terapagos18.7%- Volcarona18.2%
- Zamazenta15.9%
Iron Treads15.4%
Checks & counters
- Dondozo84.3%
- Urshifu-Rapid-Strike61.6%
- Samurott-Hisui64.7%
- Zamazenta57.3%
- Garchomp56.6%
Clefable62.9%
0.5% of teams · rank #105 · Singles · 1630 weighting · 67,302 battles · Sep 2026
Most common build
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Ability
- Weak Armor, hidden ability
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Tera Type
- Fairy
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Swords Dance, Status
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by rating
- All games3.3%
- 1500 weighting2.2%
- 1630 weighting0.5%
- 1760 weighting0.2%
Usage by month
Oct 20250.6%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%99.7%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%73.1%
- Swords Dance, Status71.4%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%54.1%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%23.2%
- Destiny Bond, Status15.4%
- Will-O-Wisp, Status, accuracy 85%13.1%
- Shadow Claw, Physical, power 70, accuracy 100%8.6%
- Taunt, Status, accuracy 100%6.7%
- Bulk Up, Status5.4%
Items
- Focus Sash55.9%
- Heavy-Duty Boots16.4%
- Life Orb9.5%
- Weakness Policy5.2%
Choice Band3.8%
Eviolite3.1%
Abilities
- Weak Armor, hidden ability72.3%
- Flash Fire27.7%
EV spreads
- Jolly 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe43.9%
- Adamant 96 HP / 252 Atk / 160 Def12.5%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe12.3%
- Adamant 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe4.5%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 252 Spe3.3%
Common teammates
Arceus28.1%
Zacian-Crowned17.2%
Koraidon16.2%- Glimmora15.9%
Kyurem-Black14.1%- Volcarona13.8%
Araquanid13.0%- Darkrai12.1%
0.3% of teams · rank #145 · Doubles · 1695 weighting · 196,031 battles · Sep 2026
Most common build
- Item
- Charcoal
- Ability
- Flash Fire
- Nature
- Brave
- EVs
- 240 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
- Tera Type
- Grass
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%
- Swords Dance, Status
Each part is the most used on its own, so not every team runs this exact set.
Usage by rating
- All games2.0%
- 1500 weighting1.4%
- 1695 weighting0.3%
- 1825 weighting0.1%
Usage by month
Oct 20250.3%
Moves
- Bitter Blade, Physical, power 90, accuracy 100%99.4%
- Shadow Sneak, Physical, power 40, accuracy 100%68.6%
- Poltergeist, Physical, power 110, accuracy 90%56.0%
- Swords Dance, Status48.7%
- Protect, Status23.8%
- Close Combat, Physical, power 120, accuracy 100%16.7%
- Bulk Up, Status15.8%
- Shadow Claw, Physical, power 70, accuracy 100%10.1%
- Brick Break, Physical, power 75, accuracy 100%9.7%
- Solar Blade, Physical, power 125, accuracy 100%8.1%
Items
- Charcoal25.2%
- Focus Sash24.4%
- Clear Amulet12.5%
Assault Vest7.2%
Choice Scarf7.1%- Weakness Policy6.3%
Abilities
- Flash Fire75.5%
- Weak Armor, hidden ability24.5%
EV spreads
- Brave 240 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD25.0%
- Jolly 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.4%
- Jolly 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe8.4%
- Adamant 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 Spe6.6%
- Adamant 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe6.3%
Common teammates
- Sneasler29.2%
Ursaluna-Bloodmoon24.5%- Grimmsnarl24.5%
Oranguru23.4%
Clefairy23.3%
Whimsicott18.5%
Chien-Pao17.7%- Rillaboom16.9%
Speed tiers
Max Speed 150 · outspeeds 15 of the 30 most used
The faster Pokémon moves first, so who you outspeed decides battles. Its Speed values at Lv 50 in Pokémon Champions (base Speed 85); Choice Scarf and Tailwind use the Max+ value.
At max Speed, Ceruledge outspeeds 15 of the 30 most used Pokémon in Champions VGC on Showdown, and ties 1.
Mega Garchomp ZModest · 32 SP · #21 on Showdown
Mega GengarTimid · 32 SP · #26 on Showdown
Mega MetagrossJolly · 32 SP · #28 on Showdown
Mega FloetteTimid · 32 SP · #17 on Showdown
Mega Charizard YTimid · 32 SP · #14 on Showdown
Mega GardevoirTimid · 32 SP · #20 on Showdown
IndeedeeTimid · 32 SP · #30 on Showdown
Hisuian ArcanineJolly · 32 SP · #16 on Showdown
BasculegionJolly · 32 SP · #6 on Showdown
PelipperTimid · 32 SP · #12 on Showdown
SylveonModest · 15 SP · #18 on Showdown
PolitoedCalm · 0 SP · #22 on Showdown
SinistchaBold · 0 SP · #24 on Showdown
IncineroarCareful · 0 SP · #3 on Showdown
FarigirafBold · 0 SP · #11 on ShowdownSmogon · Showdown Others at their most common Speed investment in Champions VGC (Reg M-C · Doubles, Sep 2026); Pokémon holding a Mega Stone are shown as their Mega.
Moves
58 moves in Scarlet & Violet
Champions
Scarlet & Violet
All types
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fighting
Fire
Ghost
Grass
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Steel
Level up 16
| Evo | Shadow ClawHigh critical hit ratio. | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish30% chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Ember10% chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | LeerLowers the foe(s) Defense by 1. | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 8 | Clear SmogResets all of the target's stat stages to 0. | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 |
| 12 | Fire SpinTraps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85% | 15 |
| 16 | Will-O-WispBurns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| 20 | Night ShadeDoes damage equal to the user's level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 |
| 24 | Flame Charge100% chance to raise the user's Speed by 1. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| 28 | IncinerateDestroys the foe(s) Berry/Gem. | Fire | Special | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 32 | Lava Plume30% chance to burn adjacent Pokémon. | Fire | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 37 | Swords DanceRaises the user's Attack by 2. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Ally SwitchUser and ally swap positions; using again can fail. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 48 | Bitter BladeUser recovers 50% of the damage dealt. | Fire | Physical | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 56 | Psycho CutHigh critical hit ratio. | Psychic | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 62 | Flare BlitzHas 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws user. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
TM / HM / TR 46
| TM01 | Take DownHas 1/4 recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM07 | ProtectPrevents moves from affecting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM17 | Confuse RayConfuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| TM24 | Fire SpinTraps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85% | 15 |
| TM25 | FacadePower doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| TM29 | HexPower doubles if the target has a status ailment. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| TM38 | Flame Charge100% chance to raise the user's Speed by 1. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| TM41 | Stored Power + 20 power for each of the user's stat boosts. | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| TM42 | Night ShadeDoes damage equal to the user's level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 |
| TM43 | FlingFlings the user's item at the target. Power varies. | Dark | Physical | — | 100% | 10 |
| TM47 | EndureUser survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM49 | Sunny DayFor 5 turns, intense sunlight powers Fire moves. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM57 | False SwipeAlways leaves the target with at least 1 HP. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 40 |
| TM58 | Brick BreakDestroys screens, unless the target is immune. | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 |
| TM61 | Shadow ClawHigh critical hit ratio. | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| TM64 | Bulk UpRaises the user's Attack and Defense by 1. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM70 | Sleep TalkUser must be asleep. Uses another known move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM74 | ReflectFor 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM75 | Light ScreenFor 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM78 | Dragon ClawNo additional effect. | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| TM83 | Poison Jab30% chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| TM85 | RestUser sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM87 | TauntTarget can't use status moves its next 3 turns. | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| TM88 | Swords DanceRaises the user's Attack by 2. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM99 | Iron Head30% chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| TM103 | SubstituteUser takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM104 | Iron DefenseRaises the user's Defense by 2. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM105 | X-ScissorNo additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| TM107 | Will-O-WispBurns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| TM114 | Shadow Ball20% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| TM118 | Heat Wave10% chance to burn the foe(s). | Fire | Special | 95 | 90% | 10 |
| TM125 | Flamethrower10% chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| TM130 | Helping HandOne adjacent ally's move power is 1.5× this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM141 | Fire Blast10% chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85% | 5 |
| TM151 | Phantom ForceDisappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection. | Ghost | Physical | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| TM157 | OverheatLowers the user's Sp. Atk by 2. | Fire | Special | 130 | 90% | 5 |
| TM165 | Flare BlitzHas 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws user. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| TM167 | Close CombatLowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 |
| TM171 | Tera BlastIf Terastallized: Phys. if Atk > SpA, type = Tera. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| TM177 | SpiteLowers the PP of the target's last move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| TM184 | Vacuum WaveUsually goes first. | Fighting | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| TM190 | Solar BladeCharges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight. | Grass | Physical | 125 | 100% | 10 |
| TM198 | PoltergeistFails if the target has no held item. | Ghost | Physical | 110 | 90% | 5 |
| TM203 | Psych UpCopies the target's current stat stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM221 | Throat ChopFor 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| TM224 | CurseCurses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
Egg moves 4
| Egg | Night SlashHigh critical hit ratio. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg | Quick GuardProtects allies from priority attacks this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| Egg | Shadow SneakUsually goes first. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| Egg | Solar BladeCharges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight. | Grass | Physical | 125 | 100% | 10 |
No moves match those filters.
Evolution
Stage 2 of 2
Where to find
Not found in the wild in our data
Evolves from Charcadet: Use Malicious Armor.
Not found in the wild in the games we have location data for.
Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Training
Catch rate 25 · slow growth
- EV yield
- 2 Atk
- Catch rate
- 25 ≈3.3% with a Poké Ball at full HP
- Growth rate
- Slow
Breeding
1 egg group · 35 egg cycles
- Egg groups
- Human-Like
- Gender
- ♂ 50%♀ 50%
- Hatch time
- 35 egg cycles ≈9,180 steps (Gen IV–VII)
Pokédex entries
2 entries · newest from Violet
Paldea#167Hyperspace#099
An old set of armor steeped in grudges caused this Pokémon’s evolution. Ceruledge cuts its enemies to pieces without mercy.
VioletThe fiery blades on its arms burn fiercely with the lingering resentment of a sword wielder who fell before accomplishing their goal.
Scarlet
Names around the world
- English
- Ceruledge
- Japanese
- ソウブレイズ
- Japanese (romaji)
- Soublades
- Korean
- 파라블레이즈
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 蒼炎刃鬼
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 苍炎刃鬼
- French
- Malvalame
- German
- Azugladis
- Spanish
- Ceruledge
- Italian
- Ceruledge
Biology
Biology
Charcadet, a small, humanoid Pokémon, can evolve into two other Pokémon, Armarouge and Ceruledge; the Malicious Armor will evolve it into Ceruledge, which specializes in close-range blade attacks.
Adapted from Wikipedia: List of generation IX Pokémon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited.
Sprites
1 generation, animated from Gen IX
Artwork and 3D models
Generation IX · animated models
HP
350th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 61%
30th of 81 Fire types
19th of 65 Ghost types
Attack
65th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 92%
5th of 81 Fire types
3rd of 65 Ghost types
Defense
330th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 63%
18th of 81 Fire types
22nd of 65 Ghost types
Sp. Atk
553rd of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 40%
65th of 81 Fire types
44th of 65 Ghost types
Sp. Def
117th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 86%
8th of 81 Fire types
16th of 65 Ghost types
Speed
264th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 71%
30th of 81 Fire types
18th of 65 Ghost types
Base stat total
189th of 1,025 Pokémon
24th of 81 Fire types
15th of 65 Ghost types
- Showdowneach month’s busiest format
- Dasheda new in-game season, or a regulation change
- Gapnot used or allowed that month
- In-gamea rank, #1 at the top
A weighting, not a cutoff.
Each Showdown team counts by the chance its player’s Glicko-1 rating is above the number.
Not the rating on the Showdown ladder.