0730 Primarina

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    75.5
  • Main moves:
    Charm, Disarming Voice, Hydro Pump
  • Type
    WATER
    FAIRY
  • Level:
    16-18.5
  • Rank:
    Lvl 17.5 0/15/14CP 1499
  • Buddy Distance:
    3km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    10,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    131.8
  • Defense:
    116.7
  • Stamina:
    110
  • Overall:
    1694

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Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Fast Move Pressure
    Deals heavy Fast Move damage. It can pressure switches and work around shields.
  • - Less Bulky
    Below average defensive stats and may struggle to take hits.
  • - Slow
    Takes a long time to reach Charged Moves.
  • - Low Shield Pressure
    May struggle to draw shields because of its weaker or slower attacks.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive*Unobtainable via TM
No.Move TypesMoveAccuracyPowerDamageAverageFast MoveCountRemark
1FastWaterfall2.674.83Heavy Damage
2FastCharm263Heavy Damage
3ChargedDisarming Voice45841.878 - 7 - 8 - 7General
4ChargedHydro Pump751562.0813 - 12 - 13 - 12Nuke
5ChargedMoonblast10% chance -1 Atk opponent601322.210 - 10 - 10 - 10Debuff Nuke
6ChargedPsychic10% chance -1 Def opponent55751.3610 - 9 - 9 - 9High Energy Debuff
Weaknesses
electric
x1.6
grass
x1.6
poison
x1.6
Resistances
dragon
x0.39
water
x0.625
ice
x0.625
fire
x0.625
fighting
x0.625
dark
x0.625
bug
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Primarina is a Water & Fairy Pokémon which evolves from Brionne. It is vulnerable to Poison, Grass and Electric moves. Primarina's strongest moveset is Charm & Hydro Pump and it has a Max CP of 3,200.

About

"Also known as a songstress, it has a fantastical look on moonlit nights when it leads its colony in song."

Suggested Teammates
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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Charm + Disarming Voice and Hydro Pump or Psychic
Waterfall + Disarming Voice and Psychic or Moonblast

Both Fast Moves feature high STAB damage output with poor energy generation, with different typing coverage. Either can be viable depending on the rest of your team composition and PvP format.

Disarming Voice is necessary regardless of which Fast Attack you choose due to it costing significantly less than Primarina's other Charged Attacks.

Charm Primarina generally prefers Hydro Pump as its secondary Charged Attack. While it is extremely expensive and doesn't synergize at all with Charm's low energy gain, it can annihilate Steel-, Fire- and Ground-type Pokemon if disrespected. Psychic can be used instead for its more realistically reachable cost and for its coverage against Poison-type Pokemon. Moonblast is an excellent move, but Primarina deals enough Fairy damage from Charm + Disarming Voice.

Waterfall Primarina deals enough Water-type damage and thus does not want Hydro Pump.

As a side note, since Primarina is a Water-type starter Pokemon, it can be anticipated to receive a Community Day in the future, which would likely result in access to the desperately needed Hydro Cannon. Fingers crossed. 

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 2 / 5

Notice that Fairy/Water typing? While this typing has done wonders for the popular Azumarill, it's not enough to save Primarina. There is a significant gap between the two Pokemon in terms of bulk, with Primarina being more fragile than most meta Pokemon. While its higher ATK stat does well for its strong Fast Move damage, the lack of energy generation, cheap Charge Moves, and shield pressure is a detriment to Primarina's performance. There's little reason to consider this Pokemon until its potential future Community Day. 

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Due to the Primarina's lack of fast access to coverage options, Primarina is largely used as a single type beating stick. It can make short work of any Pokemon that's weak to its Fast Move of choice, but narrowly serves this only purpose. Tapu Fini also largely outclasses Primarina. Again, consider holding off on this Pokemon until it potentially gets its future Community Day. 

Master League: 3.5 / 5

The common use of Dragon-types in this league gives Fairy Pokemon, especially those with Charm, a lot of potential. Primarina performs well in this niche partly thanks to a favorable Water secondary typing to support it. The added resistances grant Primarina superior matchups against Kyogre, Dialga, and Mamoswine compared to other Charmers. The lack of Grass and Poison Pokemon in this league eliminates a lot of threat to Primarina, making it a good consideration. 

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