Level 17To Pignite

Level 36To Emboar

EmboarLast stage shown

#0500 · GENERATION 5

Emboar Build Guide

FireFighting

Physical attacker with recoil damage

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMChoice Band

ABILITYReckless

NATUREAdamant

Flare Blitz

Close Combat

Wild Charge

Knock Off

How to play

Choice Band boosts Attack and locks Emboar into one move until switching. Reckless boosts Flare Blitz and Wild Charge, making their immediate damage useful in a favorable matchup.

Watch out for

Key risk. Reckless does not remove recoil and does not boost Close Combat or Knock Off. Low Speed, recoil and Close Combat’s defense drops can quickly wear Emboar down.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Choice Band boosts Attack and locks Emboar into one move until switching. Reckless boosts Flare Blitz and Wild Charge, making their immediate damage useful in a favorable matchup.

You are picking the move to lock into

Choice Band locks Emboar into the first move until it switches out, so choose the attack that still answers the likely switch-in instead of the one that only KOs the current target.

A Ground type comes in

Wild Charge cannot hit a Ground type at all, so Flare Blitz or Knock Off is the only option left — and Ground is one of the four types that deal 2× to Emboar, alongside Water, Flying and Psychic.

You want the biggest possible hit

Reckless does not make Flare Blitz more accurate, it only raises the damage and the recoil that comes with it. A missed hit is a turn with no output and no boost to show for it.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Emboar in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Reckless boosts only the recoil moves, so Flare Blitz and Wild Charge get the raise while Close Combat and Knock Off get nothing from the ability. Recoil and Close Combat’s defense drops both pile up over the stay, and the Choice Band lock means every one of those trades is chosen in advance.

Watch the tradeoff. Reckless does not remove recoil and does not boost Close Combat or Knock Off. Low Speed, recoil and Close Combat’s defense drops can quickly wear Emboar down.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Emboar or Infernape?

Infernape offers more Speed and pivoting instead of this slower, recoil-heavy approach.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Emboar	Infernape
HP	110	76
Attack	123	104
Defense	65	71
Sp. Attack	100	104
Sp. Defense	65	71
Speed	65	108

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Flying teammate covers Ground and resists Fighting. Healing support helps manage recoil; account for Water and Psychic attacks too.

Gyarados

Ground immunity plus Water and Fighting resistance help switching.

Read Gyarados guide →Compare teammates →

Umbreon

Psychic immunity and delayed Wish healing support a recoil attacker.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Infernape

Infernape offers more Speed and pivoting instead of this slower, recoil-heavy approach.

Read Infernape guide →

Try Infernape →

Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Ground2×Flying2×Psychic2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Grass0.5×Ice0.5×Bug0.25×Dark0.5×Steel0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP110

Attack123

Defense65

Sp. Attack100

Sp. Defense65

Speed65

Evolution chain

Tepig#498
Level 17
Pignite#499
Level 36
Emboar#500

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

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Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#500

Emboar

FireFighting

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense92

Defense64

Coverage39

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Flying attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ground attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 7 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Emboar	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	2×	1	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	2×	1	0
Psychic	2×	1	0
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	½×	0	1
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

Normal✓ Super effective

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

Dark✓ Super effective

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.