Armarouge

In recent times, armarouge has become increasingly relevant in various contexts. Armarouge | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex. Armarouge works well with fast pivots such as Choice Scarf Jirachi and Cyclizar that can bait a Knock Off from weak physical attackers such as Cyclizar, Hisuian Goodra, and Chesnaught and use it against them to threaten a devastating sweep by activating Weakness Policy. RU - Armarouge Overview | Smogon Forums.

[OVERVIEW] The incredible power of Armor Cannon makes Armarouge a terrifying foe in the RU tier, often threatening a KO whenever it enters the field. * Life Orb makes Armarouge very powerful, letting it secure securing OHKOs against Pokemon like Maushold, slightly chipped Hatterene, and, (AC) with Expanding Force in Psychic Terrain, slightly chipped Garchomp and Rotom-W. Safety Goggles grant grants Armarouge immunity to Amoonguss's powder moves.

(if it is only spore and rage powder, id just ... Armarouge's Flash Fire synergizes well with defensive options like Tera Grass, Bug, and Steel. Similarly, Tera Flying, Fighting, and Fairy are useful for activating Weak Armor while withstanding attacks that would KO it. RU - Endure + Weakness Policy Armarouge (QC 2/2) (GP 1/1).

Similarly, weak Armor allows Armarouge to outspeed a massive portion of the tier after surviving a physical attack, thus enabling it to act as an excellent late-game cleaner. A Timid nature ensures that Armarouge outspeeds even the fastest Choice Scarf users in the tier, such as Terrakion and Gengar, at +2. Similarly, pokémon - Armarouge | Smogon Forums. Armarouge is a very neat Pokemon with a slick design and a nice Special Attack with some good coverage options, but it has no chance in OU.

Its typing combined with an awkward speed tier and average bulk makes it easily revenge killed, and there's much better wallbreakers out there. Endure allows Armarouge to survive any direct attack, and when combined with Weak Armor's speed boost, it can allow Armarouge to turn the tables on faster physical threats like Great Tusk, Dragapult, Baxcalibur, and Garchomp. In this context, vGC - You tricked me into thinking it was sunrise!. Summary: With Armarouge I opted to maximize hitting hard as a special attacker.

Expanding Force and Armor Cannon for STAB - both are enhanced by either Psychic Terrain or Sun respectively. Armarouge’s access to Expanding Force, as well as its incredibly high speed after activating Weak Armor, makes it a very popular choice. Psychic Terrain can protect Armarouge from priority attacks after Focus Sash is consumed.

Calm Mind Armarouge is a potent wallbreaker thanks to its amazing Special Attack and the sheer power of Armor Cannon. Psyshock blasts past specially bulky Pokemon like Assault Vest Cyclizar and Fezandipiti.