Now thatPokemon Scarlet & Violethave unveiled their beginnings for the game’s competitive scene, there are plenty of veteranPokemonplayers who will be capturing great Pokemon to use within their battle party to help achieve victory in battle. One of the best Pokemon that players can use in terms of competitive battling, is thefire and ghost-type Pokemon, Ceruledge.
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This Pokemon is aPokemon Violetexclusive, meaning that players will only be able to obtain Ceruledge fromViolet, or by trading with a player who has Violet. Ceruledge is a wonderful Pokemon for sweeping or pivoting, and has wonderful attack stats.
8Sweep Set
Like said above, Ceruledge is one of the best Pokemon that a player can prepare for sweeping an opposing team of Pokemon. The move-pool that Ceruledge has, has plenty of different moves that the Pokemon can take advantage of to take out multiple Pokemon.
Since Ceruledge is a ghostand fire-type Pokemon, it is crucial for the player to have Ceruledge know two physical attack moves of each type so that the Pokemon can benefit off of the STAB damage. Here arethe best movesfor a Ceruledge that is built for sweeping can utilize:
7Best Held Items
There are plenty ofnew and old itemsthat players can find throughout their journey in the Spanish-themed region of Paldea withinPokemon Scarlet & Violet, but only small selection are quite valuable to Ceruledge in order to increase the potential of the Pokemon.
It is also good to note that, for different Ceruledge builds, different items will be more beneficial in each build, so players should make sure they are using anitem best suited for whichever buildthey decide to go for with Ceruledge.
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6Best Doubles Partners
SincePokemon Scarlet & Violetcontinue the competitive battling tradition of having singlesor double battles, players using Ceruledge to fight within 2-on-2 battles will want to ensure they partner the ghost and fire-type Pokemon up with a successful partner.
Ideally, this partner will be able to cover Ceruledge’s weaknesses, like water and ghost-type Pokemon. This partner would also ideally be a special offensive attacker that would also be capable of providing occasional support for Ceruledge. Here are the best doubles partners for Ceruledge.
5Best Pivot Partners
Since Ceruledge has made a name for itself within the competitive community by taking the offensive stage as a lead offensive, many players will be putting the Fire Blades Pokemon up first in their battles.
These players should note that it is of great importance to have the best pivot Pokemon in combination with Ceruledge so that using the Pokemon as a lead attacker doesn’t backfire. These pivot Pokemon are ideally bulky, covers Ceruledge’s weaknesses, and has a high special-attack stat.
4Pivot Set
Ceruledge isn’t only one of the best Pokemon inPokemon Scarlet & Violetfor players to use as a leading offensive in their battle party in order to sweep opposing Pokemon, but a great pivot Pokemon for players to keep near the back of their party.
This strategy build of Ceruledge will allow players to switch Ceruledge in at a more important time in a match, and preferably one that will take advantage of Ceruledge’s stats and type advantages. There are important moves for a pivot Ceruledge:
3Best Tera-Types
With terastallizing beingthePokemonfranchise’s new gimmick, it is time for players to start strategizing their competitive battle plans accordingly. to make Ceruledge a great choice for competitive battling, it is important for players to have Ceruledge acquire or keep certain tera-types that will make it stronger than ever.
Of course, within different Ceruledge builds, different tera-types may be utilized to take full advantage of whichever build that a player is running with Ceruledge. Here are the best tera-types for Ceruledge:
2Best Abilities
Pokemon abilities are one of the most important aspects for players to consider when deciding which Pokemon to use for competitive battling. That is because these abilities can play a significant role in deciding which player will ultimately achieve victory when the match comes down to it.
In regard to Ceruledge, the Pokemon has two different abilities for players to decide which one they would like their Ceruledge to withhold. Both abilities are wonderful in general for a Ceruledge to have, so it all comes down to the player’s sole choice.
1Best Natures
A Pokemon’s nature is honestly probably one of the most missed aspects about a Pokemon that a player will have no solid recollection of, but it is actually yet another one of the most important aspects of competitive Pokemon battling.
Luckily inPokemon Scarlet & Violet, the game has introduced several different items to change a Pokemon’s nature to the player’s preference, as some Pokemon fair better with certain natures. In Ceruledge’s case, the Pokemon does best with two different natures:
