Perrserker
Viking Pokémon
After many battles, it evolved dangerous claws that come together to form daggers when extended.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Perrserker
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Perrserker can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 12 | Pay Day Scatters money on the ground worth five times the user’s level. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 20 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 31 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 36 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 42 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 48 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 54 | Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Perrserker.






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Cite this page
“Perrserker”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/perrserker.
Species data from PokéAPI.