It benefitted further from becoming a dual Psychic- and Fairy-type once that typing was added to the franchise. Gardevoir, the Embrace Pokemon, was popular long before it joined the ranks of champion three generations after its debut. Taking a trip down memory lane to see the impact these Pokemon have had on the series and our lives is what makes Pokemon the magical thing it is.Īfter a brief dalliance with the Legendary Pokemon we return to putting the spotlight on a Pokemon featured alongside one of the regions champions. Image Courtesy The Pokemon Company, James Law Welcome to Pokemon of the Week, the ninth installment in a recurring series that looks at the impact of some of our favorite Pokemon on the anime, TCG and VGC. This set is full of mind games, but can be a very useful strategy.Pokemon and Daniel Arsham team up for art collaboration. This is a great way to cripple Pokémon that are trying to set up on you, or counter Pokémon that are trying to switch in against you. This aids Gardevoir into giving it a lead when being used as a Revenge Killer or Sweeper, but with the move Trick, the Choice Scarf will be given to your opponent.
The Choice Scarf boost your Pokémon speed, but at the cost of being locked into one move. The move Trick and the Choice Scarf need to be used together in this set. This is a good move to take an opponent out with you when your Gardevoir is about to faint. If Destiny Bond is used and the user faints as the direct result of an attack, the Pokémon that landed the knockout hit will faint. Def bulky Pokémon out just to get hit with Physical damage.
This makes Psyshock a more viable move because of this because people might send a Sp. The only downside of using Psychic instead of Psyshock though is that Psyshock causes Physical damage but uses special power. Psyshock can also be switched out with Psychic since it has a base 90 power with the same accuracy. With Moonblast's base power of 90, and Psyshock's base power of 80, these moves can be a real threat and make Gardevoir a good Special Sweeper, and Revenge Killer. Gardevoir's great coverage with its STAB moves give Moonblast and Psyshock serious power. This stat difference isn't a deal breaker though with Mega Gardevoir's base 100 Speed. A perfect Gardevoir with a Modest nature and a Life Orb has a Special Attack of 497, and the same Gardevoir with Gardevoirite instead has a Special Attack stat is 471. The stat increase of its Special Attack and Speed almost make up for the loss of having a Life Orb on your Garvevoir when using its Mega Evolution. Mega Garevoir can also be very useful with its offensive boost, but its defensive stats are virtually untouched. Moves like Dazzling Dream can also be used in place of Psychic because of its better coverage in the Metagame. With a base 125 Special Attack these moves could be worthwhile if you are looking for a normal Calm Mind sweeper. It also has some very useful offensive and tanky moves like Shadow Ball, Psyshock, and Focus Blast. Will-O-Wisp, Destiny Bond, Encore, Memento, Dual Screens, Thunder Wave, Trick Room, Toxic, Hypnosis, Sunny Day, and Rain Dance are some of the many gems in Gardevoir's move pool that can be very useful. Speaking of Gardevoir's moves, this Pokémon has a fantastic movepool. The protective nature Gardevoir has over its Trainer also suggest that it is based on a guardian angel. Its design resembles a principal dancer, and its exaggerated head with minimal facial expressions and a featureless physique could also be attributed to a style of traditional Japanese paper doll, anesama ningyou. It also states that Gardevoir has the ability to see into the future. These names reflect Gardevoir’s Pokédex entries, which explains how Gardevoir will protect its Trainer, even if the cost is its own life. Its Japanese name is Sirknight, and its American name may be a combination of the French words garde (guard) and devoir (duty) or garder (to keep) and voir (to see). Despite its appearance, this Pokémon has an even gender ratio of 50% male and 50% female. This Pokémon is great competitively, and like the Psychic typing would imply, this Pokémon has a strong Special Attack and a weak Attack. After Gen VI though, this little dancer knight was given its second type and became a Fairy Pokémon.
Gardevoir, the Embrace Pokémon, was originally a pure Psychic type introduced in Generation III.
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