Now that Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have unveiled their beginnings for the game's competitive scene, there are plenty of veteran Pokemon players 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 the fire and ghost-type Pokemon, Ceruledge.
This Pokemon is a Pokemon Violet exclusive, meaning that players will only be able to obtain Ceruledge from Violet, or by trading with a player who has Violet. Ceruledge is a wonderful Pokemon for sweeping or pivoting, and has wonderful attack stats.
8 Sweep 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 in order to take out multiple Pokemon.
Since Ceruledge is a ghost and 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 are the best moves for a Ceruledge that is built for sweeping can utilize:
- Swords Dance
- Bitter Blade
- Shadow Claw/Shadow Sneak
- Close Combat
7 Best Held Items
There are plenty of new and old items that players can find throughout their journey in the Spanish-themed region of Paldea within Pokemon 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 an item best suited for whichever build they decide to go for with Ceruledge.
Sweep:
- Life Orb
- Focus Sash
- Covert Cloak
Pivot:
- Life Orb
- Leftovers
- Focus Sash
6 Best Doubles Partners
Since Pokemon Scarlet & Violet continue the competitive battling tradition of having singles or double battles, players using Ceruledge to fight within 2-on-2 battles will want to make sure 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.
- Charizard
- Mow Rotom
- Gholdengo
- Hydreigon
- Gyarados
5 Best 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.
- Sandy Shocks/ Mangezone
- Gyarados
- Mow Rotom
- Roaring Moon
- Dondozo
4 Pivot Set
Ceruledge isn't only one of the best Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet for 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:
- Bitter Blade
- Shadow Sneak
- Brick Break
- Will-O-Wisp
3 Best Tera-Types
With terastallizing being the Pokemon franchise's new gimmick, it is time for players to start strategizing their competitive battle plans accordingly. In order 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 in order to take full advantage of whichever build that a player is running with Ceruledge. Here are the best tera-types for Ceruledge:
Sweep:
- Ghost-Type
- Fire-Type
Pivot:
- Fire-Type
- Fighting-Type
- Steel-Typ
2 Best 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.
- Flash Fire: Allows Ceruledge to gain a 50% boost for fire-type moves, and gain immunity from fire-type attacks.
- Weak Armor: Allows Ceruledge to gain a sharp increase (2 stages) in speed when hit by a physical attack, and lower defense by 1 stage.
1 Best 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 in Pokemon 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:
- Adamant: Raises attack but lowers special-attack.
- Jolly: Raises speed but lowers special-attack.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is available on Nintendo Switch.