Kartana
Grass / Steel
Base Stats - 59 HP / 181 Atk / 131 Def / 59 SpA / 31 SpD / 109 Spe
Ability: Beast Boost (When this Pokemon knocks out another Pokemon with an attack, the stat corresponding to the highest raw stat gets boosted by 1 stage)
Level-up Moves:
- [01] Fury Cutter
- [01] Vacuum Wave
- [05] Razor Leaf
- [10] False Swipe
- [15] Cut
- [20] Air Cutter
- [25] Aerial Ace
- [30] Detect
- [35] Night Slash
- [40] Synthesis
- [45] Laser Focus
- [50] Defog
- [55] Leaf Blade
- [60] Sacred Sword
- [65] Swords Dance
- [70] Guillotine
TM Moves:
- [TM09] Giga Impact
- [TM12] Solar Blade
- [TM16] Screech
- [TM21] Rest
- [TM24] Snore
- [TM25] Protect
- [TM28] Giga Drain
- [TM43] Brick Break
- [TM69] Psycho Cut
- [TM76] Round
- [TM94] False Swipe
- [TM95] Air Slash
- [TM96] Smart Strike
TR Moves:
- [TR00] Swords Dance
- [TR20] Substitute
- [TR26] Endure
- [TR27] Sleep Talk
- [TR46] Iron Defense
- [TR49] Calm Mind
- [TR50] Leaf Blade
- [TR60] X-Scissor
Tutor Moves:
- Steel Beam
Transfer-Only:
- Toxic
- Double Team
- Swagger
- Knock Off
- Last Resort
- Tailwind
- [01] Fury Cutter
- [01] Vacuum Wave
- [05] Razor Leaf
- [10] False Swipe
- [15] Cut
- [20] Air Cutter
- [25] Aerial Ace
- [30] Detect
- [35] Night Slash
- [40] Synthesis
- [45] Laser Focus
- [50] Defog
- [55] Leaf Blade
- [60] Sacred Sword
- [65] Swords Dance
- [70] Guillotine
TM Moves:
- [TM09] Giga Impact
- [TM12] Solar Blade
- [TM16] Screech
- [TM21] Rest
- [TM24] Snore
- [TM25] Protect
- [TM28] Giga Drain
- [TM43] Brick Break
- [TM69] Psycho Cut
- [TM76] Round
- [TM94] False Swipe
- [TM95] Air Slash
- [TM96] Smart Strike
TR Moves:
- [TR00] Swords Dance
- [TR20] Substitute
- [TR26] Endure
- [TR27] Sleep Talk
- [TR46] Iron Defense
- [TR49] Calm Mind
- [TR50] Leaf Blade
- [TR60] X-Scissor
Tutor Moves:
- Steel Beam
Transfer-Only:
- Toxic
- Double Team
- Swagger
- Knock Off
- Last Resort
- Tailwind
New Moves:
- Solar Blade (literately the only one)
Notable Moves:
- Knock Off
- Leaf Blade
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Smart Strike
- Swords Dance
- Massive 181 attack will absolutely leave dents on various Pokemon
- Good 109 speed allowing Kartana to outpace most walls and a couple of offensive Pokemon.
- Good coverage in Sacred Sword and Knock Off to hit resists.
- Swords Dance can boost the high attack even further.
- Beast Boost can allow Kartana to snowball through teams with certain sets.
- Grass/Steel works great defensively, preventing moves like Toxic and Stun Spore from stopping Kartana
- Absolutely horrid Special Defense will ensure almost any decently-powerful special attack will OHKO
- Grass/Steel isn't exactly the best offensive typing, even if it provides nice defensive perks.
- Suffers from 4MMS syndrome on some sets, wanting to use dual STABS, SSword, Knock, and SDance.
Potential Sets:
Kartana @ Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off
With a Swords Dance under its belt, Kartana can shred various mons. Leaf Blade is the STAB, hitting some waters like Tapu Fini and Slowbro, as well as grounds like Hippowdon. Close Combat hits some grass resists, primairly steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran. Lastly, Knock Off hit some mons who resist other viable choices such as Zapdos and Moltres. Smart Strike can be considered here to hit Tapu Bulu, who otherwise walls this set,
Kartana @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Smart Strike
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off
Choice Scarf can allow Kartana to put work against more offensive teams. The attacks listed here are for the same reasons.