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Galarian Weezing

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#110

174

ATK

197

DEF

163

STA

Lvl 50Max CP

2592

Lvl 40

2293

Lvl 25Weather Boost

1637

Lvl 20Raids/Eggs

1310

Lvl 15Research

982

Moves

Fast

Tackle

Fairy Wind

Charge

PvE Analysis

Galarian Weezing's introduction to Pokemon Go caught many by surprise. There was no official announcement ahead of time, nor did anyone have experience with it from the main series because Sword & Shield was released right around the same time. A unique Fairy/Poison typing is interesting, but a closer look at Galarian Weezing's poor stats and pitiful moveset leaves a lot to be desired. 
Best PvE Offensive Moveset
Fairy Wind + Play RoughBest
Fairy Wind synergizes well to enable Galarian Weezing for a budget Fairy-type role. 
Tackle is a pretty bad move. 
Play Rough takes advantage of STAB to offer the most damage output in general. 
Sludge isn't great even with STAB, but it's good vs Grass and Fairy Pokemon.
Brutal Swing is objectively great, but it doesn't have much synergy with Galarian Weezing.
Overheat is a powerful move, but doesn't have any synergy nor STAB. 
Hyper Beam can't be Super Effective against anything. TM this. 
Best PvE Defensive Moveset
Fairy Wind + Brutal SwingBest
Tackle + Brutal Swing or Play RoughGood
Fairy Wind is the fast move of choice due to its higher damage output, especially with STAB.
Tackle can still work okay if you want to use Play Rough.
Brutal Swing has an early damage window, great neutral coverage, and is a 3-bar move, making it the defensive Charged Move of choice.
Acid is very similar after STAB is factored in, but is more widely resisted. 
Play Rough has a very similar early damage window, but is used less frequently as a 2-bar. At least it hits harder. 
Overheat is less likely to be used before Galarian Weezing faints, and is quite easy to dodge. But if it lands it could KO Steel-type attackers. 
Hyper Beam is way too slow to be useful for defense. 

Fairy Wind + Brutal Swing	Best
Tackle + Brutal Swing or Play Rough	Good

PvP Analysis

Fairy Wind + Brutal Swing and Play Rough or Overheat
Fairy Wind is a strong Fast Move with great neutral coverage and outstanding energy generation, making it the Fast Move of choice. This pairs with Brutal Swing's decently high power, great neutral coverage, and extremely low energy cost for quick barrages of Dark Type damage. Brutal Swing also pairs with Play Rough for an occasional high-power blow after a bait, or Overheat to potentially nuke Galarian Weezing's would-be counters. Sludge can see play in certain limited metagames where Fairy-type coverage is appreciated, but it is often underwhelming.
Great League
Galarian Weezing sports a unique Poison/Fairy typing, respectable overall stats, and some colorful coverage options. Amongst Fairy-types, its access to Overheat and Brutal Swing give it considerable play into Steel-type opponents, which allows it to act as a corebreaker in certain metagame iterations. Galarian Weezing's biggest downside is that its STAB Charged Attack options are somewhat subpar - with Play Rough being average at best and Sludge being extremely underwhelming--despite being a Poison-type, Galarian Weezing may struggle to defeat other Fairy-type Pokemon such as Azumarill. Lastly, Galarian Weezing may be somewhat bait dependent when it comes to successfully landing Overheats.
Ultra League
Galarian Weezing's coverage, bulk, and spamminess make it a powerful Swiss army knife in the Ultra League. Its moveset variety leaves it a total guessing game as to whether foes like Registeel, Alolan Sandslash, and Venusaur and others will drop to a surprise Overheat or if Greninja and Malamar faint to Play Rough. However, it should be noted that while the ceiling for Overheat is high, the floor is just as low, as Galarian Weezing may struggle to perform consistently as it is somewhat bait reliant and has to deal with Overheat's self-debuff. Of course, the spamminess of Brutal Swing is a threat in its own right--pair it with threats which force shields to make the most of its nuke moves, or use fast move pressure to go shields up and spam away!
Master League
In Master League, the only thing this Pokemon is smoking is defeat. 

Great League
Galarian Weezing sports a unique Poison/Fairy typing, respectable overall stats, and some colorful coverage options. Amongst Fairy-types, its access to Overheat and Brutal Swing give it considerable play into Steel-type opponents, which allows it to act as a corebreaker in certain metagame iterations. Galarian Weezing's biggest downside is that its STAB Charged Attack options are somewhat subpar - with Play Rough being average at best and Sludge being extremely underwhelming--despite being a Poison-type, Galarian Weezing may struggle to defeat other Fairy-type Pokemon such as Azumarill. Lastly, Galarian Weezing may be somewhat bait dependent when it comes to successfully landing Overheats.
Ultra League
Galarian Weezing's coverage, bulk, and spamminess make it a powerful Swiss army knife in the Ultra League. Its moveset variety leaves it a total guessing game as to whether foes like Registeel, Alolan Sandslash, and Venusaur and others will drop to a surprise Overheat or if Greninja and Malamar faint to Play Rough. However, it should be noted that while the ceiling for Overheat is high, the floor is just as low, as Galarian Weezing may struggle to perform consistently as it is somewhat bait reliant and has to deal with Overheat's self-debuff. Of course, the spamminess of Brutal Swing is a threat in its own right--pair it with threats which force shields to make the most of its nuke moves, or use fast move pressure to go shields up and spam away!
Master League
In Master League, the only thing this Pokemon is smoking is defeat.