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Pokemon Stats

Type
92.50 kg Weight
1.90 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,732
Level 40: 2,416
Level 25: 1,726 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,381 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,035 (Research Tasks)
ATK 198
DEF 146
STA 190

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Feint Attack
Solar Beam
A
X
Feint Attack
Hyper Beam
B
X
Feint Attack
Wild Charge
C
A
Take Down
Solar Beam
B
X
Take Down
Wild Charge
D
B
Take Down
Trailblaze
B
B
Feint Attack
Trailblaze
A
B
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Feint Attack performs better than Take Down, despite the latter benefiting from STAB.
  • Solar Beam gets STAB, and has the best damage output. 
  • Trailblaze is a bit weaker than Solar Beam, but it's far easier to use, meaning it will be optimal at times.
  • Hyper Beam can't be Super Effective against anything, but still hits quite hard.
  • Wild Charge has its niche of being a 2-bar move, but lacks STAB.
  • Megahorn has no use. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Feint Attack has a higher base power, but is resisted by Fighting-type attackers.
  • Take Down is decent on defense, but can't be Super Effective vs anything. 
  • Wild Charge is preferred for defense due to it being a 2-bar move. 
  • Trailblaze is a decent option as well.
  • The rest of Sawsbuck's charge moves are too slow for defense, though among them Megahorn is the hardest to dodge. 

PVE Overview

Sawsbuck suffers from the lack of a proper moveset and insufficient stats to see any use in the meta. At best it's a dex filler, but with four variants that are dependent on seasons, it might be a while before you catch em all. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Feint Attack
Wild Charge
Megahorn
A-
Feint Attack
Trailblaze
Wild Charge
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Feint Attack + Wild Charge and Trailblaze or Megahorn

Feint Attack sports fairly average stats, but doesn't benefit from STAB. Take Down is one of the worst moves in the game, even with STAB. 

Wild Charge costs the least amount of energy, and can threaten massive damage, but also carries a significant risk due to its self-debuff. Trailblaze offers a relatively inexpensive Charged Move with solid damage thanks to STAB, and the ability to self-buff Attack. Megahorn costs less energy than the remaining options, and can be useful against other Grass-type Pokemon. Solar Beam and Hyper Beam both cost extreme amounts of energy, and aren't generally recommended due to their poor accessibility. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1.5 / 5

Sawsbuck sports a unique Normal/Grass typing, which gives it niche defensive advantages, though its poor bulk is unappealing. The lack of a cheap charge move (energy-wise) and having only average energy generation at best makes Sawsbuck somewhat cumbersome in PvP, often losing to opponents with spammier movesets. Overall not the sharpest tool in the shed, and probably one you can pass on. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

With a max CP of 2416, Sawsbuck falls just below the CP cap of Ultra League. While its Normal-typing is useful against common Ghost-types in this league, its slow moveset and difficult coverage options severely holds it back. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Deer meat is possibly very nutritious for dragons and dinosaurs. 

Fast Moves

10
Feint Attack
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.15
10.00
11.11
13.89
8
Take Down
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.15
8.33
6.67
8.33

Charge Moves

110
Megahorn
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.20
0.00
 1.10
50.00
62.50
 55.00
180
Solar Beam
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.90
2.00
0.00
 1.80
36.73
45.92
 66.12
90
Wild Charge
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.40
0.00
 1.80
34.62
43.27
 62.31
150
Hyper Beam
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.80
0.30
0.00
 1.50
39.47
49.34
 59.21
65
Trailblaze
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.70
0.00
 1.30
32.50
40.63
 42.25

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate15.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

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2002.5122143
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