Keldeo
PvE Analysis
While not quite as offensively powerful as Terrakion due to the lack of a stronger Fast Move, Keldeo is an extremely high-performing Fighting Type attacker with a typing that may prove itself superior to its elder Musketeer in select raids. If you're lucky enough to have a good Keldeo, it's definitely worth the investment!
Best PvE Offensive Moveset
Low Kick + Sacred Sword* | Best |
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- Low Kick and Sacred Sword is the way to go, period. No other moveset really matters.
PvP Analysis
Poison Jab + Hydro Pump & Sacred Sword |
Poison Jab has significantly better parameters than Low Kick, making it the preferred Fast Attack even though it lacks STAB. It also provides Keldeo with coverage against Fairy- and Grass-type opponents.
Sacred Sword is Keldeo's bread and butter Charged Attack, dealing reliable Fighting-type damage thanks to its low cost and solid DPE. Hydro Pump lets Keldeo tap into its other STAB, but it is incredibly expensive and is therefore unreliable. Aqua Jet is a much cheaper option, but it is also far, far weaker and isn't worth running. X-Scissor is a good move overall, but its coverage tends to be less valuable than Hydro Pump's closing potential. Close Combat is a wonderful move, but is outshined by Sacred Sword's reliability.
Great League | ||
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Nope | ||
Ultra League | ||
Keldeo has little utility in the Ultra League. | ||
Master League | ||
Keldeo holds a respectable niche as a corebreaker in the Master League thanks to its rare type combination, unique coverage, and decent stats overall. Resistances to Water, Rock, Dark, and Steel and reliable Fighting-type damage give Keldeo plenty of play against the likes of Kyogre, Rhyperior, Yveltal, and Dialga. Keldeo's access to Poison Jab allows it to put immense pressure onto Fairy-type Pokemon such as Tapu Bulu, Zacian, and Xerneas, especially if it still has shields. Many teams in the Master League feature multiple of these Pokemon, and Keldeo can be disruptive to these structures. However, Keldeo does have pronounced flaws that stop it from becoming a top meta threat. Its typing has plenty of common weaknesses, for one. Additionally, Poison Jab and Sacred Sword are resisted by many Pokemon in the Master League, and Keldeo's expensive Water STAB is extremely unreliable at covering for this shortcoming. |