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Escavalier

Cavalry Pokémon

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Escavalier

Escavalier (shiny)

Height: 1.0 m
Weight: 33.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP173

It charges its enemies, lances at the ready. An image of one of its duels is captured in a famous painting of Escavalier clashing with Sirfetch’d.

In Pokémon GO · 2889 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

HP

70

Attack

135

Defense

105

Sp. Atk

60

Sp. Def

105

Speed

20

Total

495

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Protects against critical hits.

Protects against damage from weather.

Egg groups: Bug

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Bug½×

Ice½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Swords Dance

RU

Moves

Item

Leftovers

AbilityShell Armor

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

EV spread

HP248

Atk16

SpD▲160

Spe84

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Escavalier

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Sword

Bridge Field Dappled Grove Rolling Fields South Lake Miloch

Isle of Armor (Sword)

Fields of Honor Forest of Focus Training Lowlands Workout Sea

Isle of Armor (Shield)

Fields of Honor Forest of Focus Training Lowlands Workout Sea

Crown Tundra (Sword)

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Evolution

Karrablast

#0588Karrablast

Trade

Escavalier

#0589Escavalier

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Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Escavalier can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move24 of 24

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Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
1	Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Fell Stinger Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target.	Bug	Physical	50	100	25
1	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
1	Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.	Bug	Physical	40	95	20
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn.	Fighting	Status	—	—	15
1	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
1	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
1	Twineedle Hits twice in the same turn. Has a chance to poison the target.	Bug	Physical	25	100	20
12	False Swipe Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1.	Normal	Physical	40	100	40
16	Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Poison	Special	40	100	20
16	Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
20	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
24	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
28	Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
32	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
32	X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
36	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
40	Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
44	Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Bug	Special	90	100	10
48	Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
52	Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage.	Steel	Physical	—	100	10

Sprites & renders

14 sprites & renders for Escavalier.

Official artwork

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Animated

Animated (back)

Front

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Cite this page

“Escavalier”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/escavalier.

Species data from PokéAPI.