No.0936

Armarouge

Fire Warrior Pokémon

FirePsychic
Height: 1.5mWeight: 85kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 80)Egg Groups: Human-LikeSmogon Singles: RUBLSmogon Doubles: DUURegional Dex: Paldea #166

Description

This Pokémon clads itself in armor that has been fortified by psychic and fire energy, and it shoots blazing fireballs.

Raising data

Catch rate
25 / 255
Base friendship
20
Egg steps
4,608 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Slow (1,250,000)

Base StatsTotal 525

HP85
Atk60
Def100
SpA125
SpD80
Spe75

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP192192160160
Atk1231128072
Def167152120108
SpA194177145130
SpD14513210090
Spe1391279585

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

Run a damage calc with Armarouge

Abilities

  • Flash Fire

    If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.

  • Weak ArmorHidden

    The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions Doubles6.3%#27 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Expanding Force96%
  • Armor Cannon80.2%
  • Protect63.6%
  • Trick Room48.3%
  • Wide Guard45%
  • Heat Wave24.7%
  • Aura Sphere15.5%
  • Energy Ball6.1%
  • Psychic3.4%
  • Dark Pulse2.6%

Items

  • Life Orb49%
  • Focus Sash28.5%
  • Twisted Spoon5.1%
  • Psychic Seed3.8%
  • Colbur Berry2.9%
  • Sitrus Berry2.4%

Abilities

  • Flash Fire82.8%
  • Weak Armor17.2%

EV spreads

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Doubles OU2.5%#50 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Expanding Force99.8%
  • Trick Room94.6%
  • Armor Cannon93.1%
  • Aura Sphere91%
  • Protect7.4%
  • Heat Wave7.1%
  • Wide Guard3.5%
  • Lava Plume0.6%
  • Stored Power0.6%
  • Endure0.6%

Items

  • Focus Sash89.7%
  • Life Orb4.8%
  • Weakness Policy3.3%
  • Sitrus Berry0.8%
  • Leftovers0.6%
  • Twisted Spoon0.3%

Abilities

  • Flash Fire96.3%
  • Weak Armor3.7%

Tera types

  • fairy89.3%
  • grass5.3%
  • psychic2.3%
  • fire2.2%
  • fighting0.6%
  • stellar0.1%

EV spreads

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Champions Singles2.2%#59 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Armor Cannon95.4%
  • Expanding Force95.3%
  • Destiny Bond52.6%
  • Endure46.3%
  • Calm Mind39.1%
  • Aura Sphere38.6%
  • Energy Ball6.8%
  • Trick Room4.6%
  • Wide Guard4.1%
  • Heat Wave4.1%

Items

  • Focus Sash89%
  • Charcoal4.2%
  • Life Orb2.7%
  • Shuca Berry1.2%
  • White Herb0.6%
  • Colbur Berry0.6%

Abilities

  • Weak Armor92.8%
  • Flash Fire7.2%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP2 / SpA32 / Spe3242.8%→ Calc
  • Timid SpA32 / SpD2 / Spe3231.8%→ Calc
  • Modest HP1 / SpA32 / SpD1 / Spe328.4%→ Calc
  • Modest HP1 / Def1 / SpA32 / Spe324.9%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

OU (Singles)0.4%#94 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Armor Cannon99.9%
  • Endure93.2%
  • Expanding Force79.3%
  • Aura Sphere67.1%
  • Stored Power19.9%
  • Calm Mind14.7%
  • Psychic Terrain8.3%
  • Focus Blast6.8%
  • Destiny Bond6.8%
  • Taunt1.3%

Items

  • Weakness Policy95.1%
  • Focus Sash3.8%
  • Choice Specs0.5%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots0.3%
  • Power Herb0.2%
  • Life Orb0%

Abilities

  • Weak Armor99.9%
  • Flash Fire0.1%

Tera types

  • psychic54.5%
  • bug33.9%
  • ghost9.1%
  • fighting1.1%
  • fire1%
  • fairy0.2%

EV spreads

  • Modest SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25251.1%→ Calc
  • Timid SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25246.6%→ Calc
  • Timid Def4 / SpA252 / Spe2520.5%→ Calc
  • Modest Def4 / SpA252 / Spe2520.5%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (OU)

VGC 20260.1%#95 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Heat Wave95.5%
  • Stored Power95.2%
  • Protect95.1%
  • Aura Sphere94.5%
  • Wide Guard4.5%
  • Armor Cannon4.5%
  • Trick Room4%
  • Meteor Beam2.4%
  • Expanding Force2%
  • Psychic1.2%

Items

  • Weakness Policy95.7%
  • Power Herb2.4%
  • Charcoal1.2%
  • Mental Herb0.3%
  • Psychic Seed0.2%
  • Eject Pack0.1%

Abilities

  • Weak Armor95.3%
  • Flash Fire4.7%

Tera types

  • stellar94.3%
  • grass4.1%
  • fire1.3%
  • psychic0.3%
  • rock0%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP4 / SpA252 / Spe25294.3%→ Calc
  • Modest HP252 / SpA116 / SpD1402.4%→ Calc
  • Modest HP252 / SpA196 / Spe601.2%→ Calc
  • Modest HP84 / Def4 / SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe1640.9%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Evolution

Charcadet#0935CharcadetFire
Use Auspicious Armor→
Use Malicious Armor→

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
Resists×½ / ×¼
FireGrassIceFightingPsychicSteelFairy
Immune to×0

—

Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
GrassIceFightingPoisonBugSteel

Moves

Level up

—PsychicPsyshockSpecial 80
Lv1GhostAstonishPhysical 30
Lv1FireEmberSpecial 40
Lv1NormalLeerStatus
Lv1FireMystical FireSpecial 75
Lv1RockWide GuardStatus
Lv8PoisonClear SmogSpecial 50
Lv12FireFire SpinSpecial 35
Lv16FireWill-O-WispStatus
Lv20GhostNight ShadeSpecial
Lv24FireFlame ChargePhysical 50
Lv28FireIncinerateSpecial 60
Lv32FireLava PlumeSpecial 80
Lv37PsychicCalm MindStatus
Lv42PsychicAlly SwitchStatus
Lv48FireFlamethrowerSpecial 90
Lv56PsychicExpanding ForceSpecial 80
Lv62FireArmor CannonSpecial 120
TM (40)
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (2)

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Armarouge?

Fire Warrior Pokémon This Pokémon clads itself in armor that has been fortified by psychic and fire energy, and it shoots blazing fireballs.

What type is Armarouge?

Armarouge is a Fire / Psychic-type Pokémon.

What is Armarouge weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Water / Ground / Rock / Ghost / Dark-type moves.

What are Armarouge's base stats?

HP85 / Atk60 / Def100 / SpA125 / SpD80 / Spe75 (total 525)

What are Armarouge's abilities?

Flash Fire, Weak Armor