Pawniard

Speed: 60
Rarity: 6 ($20)
Gender: Female or male
Population: 5

Abilities

Defiant: Raises Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.
Inner Focus: Prevents flinching.
Pressure: (Hidden ability.) Multiplies the base energy cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by 1.2.

Type matchups

Very weak to (2×): Fighting
Weak to (1.5×): FireGround
Resistant to (0.67×): NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
Very resistant to (0.5×): None
Immune to (0×): PoisonPsychic

Evolution

Pawniard
Bisharp 4 EXP

Moves

Move	Type	Stat	Pow.	En.	Acc.	Pri.	Summary
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	3%	—		Never misses.
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	3%	100%		Base power is doubled if the target has already taken damage this action.
Attract	Normal	—	—	4%	100%		Infatuates the target if it is the opposite gender.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	4%	100%		Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen.
Confide	Normal	—	—	1%	—		Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	3%	95%		Deals damage. No other effect.
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	4%	100%		Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	4%	100%		Digs underground, dodging most moves, then hits. Costs 3% extra energy to do both in one action.
Double Team	Normal	—	—	*	—		Produces a number of illusory clones which act as decoys for single-target moves.
Dual Chop	Dragon	Physical	40	2%	90%		Hits twice in one action.
Embargo	Dark	—	—	4%	100%		Prevents the target from using its held item for five actions.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	4%	100%		Base power is doubled if the user has a major status ailment, excluding sleep.
False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	2%	100%		Cannot lower the target's health below 1%.
Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	3%	—		Never misses.
Fling	Dark	Physical	*	*	100%		Throws the user's held item at the target. Base power and energy cost depend on the item.
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	5%	100%		Does damage using the target's Attack stat.
Frustration	Normal	Physical	*	*	100%		Base power and energy cost vary with the user's mood.
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	2%	95%		Base power doubles with each successful consecutive use, up to 160.
Grass Knot	Grass	Special	*	*	100%		Base power and energy cost depend on the target's weight.
Guillotine	Normal	Physical	*	*	30%		Deals damage equal to the damage cap, or 100% if there is none.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	5%	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	3%	100%		Type is randomized per Pokémon per battle.
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	2%	—		Raises the user's Attack and Accuracy by one stage.
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—	2%	—		Raises the user's Defense by two stages.
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	5%	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	4%	100%		Base power is multiplied by 1.5 if the target is holding an item, and removes the item.
Leer	Normal	—	—	1%	100%		Lowers each target's Defense by one stage.
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	*	*	100%		Base power and energy cost vary with the target's weight.
Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	5%	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—	4%	—		Grants the user Levitate for five actions in addition to all other abilities.
Mean Look	Normal	—	—	4%	—		Prevents the target from leaving battle or becoming intangible for five actions.
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	3%	95%		Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack by one stage.
Metal Sound	Steel	—	—	2%	85%		Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	4%	100%		Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal.
Payback	Dark	Physical	50	3%	100%		Has double base power if the target has already acted this action.
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	5%	100%		Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	3%	100%		Has a 100% chance to raise the user's Attack.
Protect	Normal	—	—	*	—	+4	Protects the user against all moves this action.
Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	4%	100%		Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal.
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	2%	100%		Deals extra damage and hits first if the target is about to switch out or run away.
Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—	*	—	+3	Protects the user and its allies against priority moves this action.
Rain Dance	Water	—	—	5%	—		Changes the weather to rain for nine actions.
Rest	Psychic	—	—	*	—		Puts the user to sleep and fully heals it over three actions.
Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	4%	100%		Base power is doubled if an ally fainted this action or last action.
Return	Normal	Physical	*	*	100%		Base power and energy cost vary with the user's mood.
Revenge	Fighting	Physical	60	3%	100%	−4	Base power is doubled if the user has already taken damage this action.
Rock Polish	Rock	—	—	2%	—		Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	3%	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	4%	95%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Role Play	Psychic	—	—	3%	—		Copies the target's ability.
Round	Normal	Special	60	3%	100%		Has double power if used by multiple Pokémon in one action.
Sandstorm	Rock	—	—	5%	—		Changes the weather to a sandstorm for nine actions.
Scary Face	Normal	—	—	2%	100%		Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	2%	100%		Deals damage. No other effect.
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	5%	100%		Has a 30% chance of inflicting an extra effect that depends on the terrain.
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	4%	100%		Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal.
Slash	Normal	Physical	70	4%	100%		Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal.
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—	*	—		Randomly uses any move the user has used since entering battle. Only works while asleep.
Snarl	Dark	Special	55	4%	95%		Has a 100% chance to lower each target's Special Attack by one stage.
Snatch	Dark	—	—	*	—	+4	Steals the first non-damaging, self-targetted move used by any opponent this action.
Snore	Normal	Special	50	4%	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works while asleep.
Spite	Ghost	—	—	5%	100%		Raises the energy cost of the target's last move by 4% until it leaves battle.
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—	2%	—		Scatters floating rocks which deal 2% Rock-type damage to any Pokémon who bumps them.
Substitute	Normal	—	—	*	—		Transfers 10%, 15%, or 20% of the user's health into a doll, which blocks moves targetting the user until the doll's health reaches 0.
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	5%	100%	+1	Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.
Swagger	Normal	—	—	3%	85%		Confuses the target and raises its Attack by two stages.
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—	2%	—		Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
Taunt	Dark	—	—	4%	100%		Prevents the target from using non-damaging moves for three actions.
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	3%	100%		Steals the target's held item.
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	—	4%	90%		Severely paralyzes the target.
Torment	Dark	—	—	4%	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row for five actions.
Toxic	Poison	—	—	4%	90%		Badly poisons the target. Never misses if the user is Poison-type.
X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	4%	100%		Deals damage. No other effect.

Pawniard in the league

	⚥	Trainer	Ability	XP	:3
Byrne	♂	RespectTheBlade	Defiant	0	0
Cutman	♂	TruetoCheese	Defiant	4	2	Sachet
Road Warrior	♂	Aletheia	Defiant	1	1	Muscle Band
Tournament Victory	♂	M&F	Defiant	0	0
Valkyrie	♀	Zora of Termina	Defiant	0	0