Bisharp is meant to evolve into Kingambit . At 490 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Bisharp weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Machamp (Fighting), Charizard (Fire), and Swampert (Ground) when using Bisharp. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Machamp is the most dangerous since Fighting moves deal 4x damage.

How do you evolve Bisharp?

In X & Y, Pawniard evolves into Bisharp at level 52. Bisharp evolves into Kingambit through a special method. Bisharp is a middle-stage evolution in the Pawniard line.

What is the best ability for Bisharp?

Defiant raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered. That's the one you want on Bisharp. Pressure is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Inner Focus works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Bisharp play in battle?

Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Bisharp is leaning toward the physical side (base 125 Attack). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

Bisharp - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Wallbreaker

BTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Bisharp's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack125

Defense100

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def70

Speed70

Total490

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.6 m

Weight70.0 kg

Base XP172

Abilities

DefiantTop Pick

Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Inner FocusRare

Prevents flinching.

PressureHA

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

This pitiless Pokémon commands a group of Pawniard to hound prey into immobility. It then moves in to finish the prey off.

Bisharp Weakness

Fighting, Fire, and Ground moves hit Bisharp for super-effective damage. Fighting hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison and Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Bisharp's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Bisharp Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fighting
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel
0x (Immune)	Poison, Psychic

Type ChartExcellent

3Weak

9Resist

2Immune

Score+7

4xCritical

Fighting

2xWeak

Fire Ground

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Flying Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Poison Psychic

STAB (5)

Psychic Ghost Ice Rock Fairy

How to Beat Bisharp in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Latias's Draco Meteor hits Bisharp for 38-44%.

CresseliaRecovers with Moonlight, outspeeds, excellent bulk Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Trick Room PsychicSTAB ProtectPriority Calm Mind View Cresselia builds →
LatiasOutspeeds, walls special sets DragonPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemColbur Berry NatureTimid Moves DefogUtility Healing Wish Thunder Wave Draco Meteor Damage vs Bisharp Draco Meteor 38-44% View Latias builds →
JirachiResists Steel, threatens with Fire Punch, outspeeds SteelPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Iron Head U Turn Healing Wish Body Slam Damage vs Bisharp U Turn 24-28% Body Slam 14-17% View Jirachi builds →
BlisseyWears down with Toxic, cures status via Natural Cure, walls special sets Normal	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves Soft Boiled ToxicUtility Seismic Toss WishRecovery View Blissey builds →
ReuniclusRecovers HP on switch via Regenerator, threatens with Focus Blast Psychic	C
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Calm Mind PsychicSTAB Focus Blast Damage vs Bisharp Focus Blast 4x 207-244%KO View Reuniclus builds →

X & Y Evolution

Sitting between Pawniard and Kingambit, Bisharp is part of a chain that requires a unique condition. Not your typical level-up setup. So far, Attack got the biggest boost (+40 from Pawniard). The final form adds another 60 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#624Pawniard

Level 52

#625Bisharp

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Pawniard

DarkSteel

Bisharp

DarkSteel

65+20

ATK

125+40

DEF

100+30

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

70+30

SPE

70+10

BST

340C-Tier

490A-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Bisharp to get Pawniard eggs easily using 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Headbutt, Mean Look, Psycho Cut and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Bisharp Best Moveset

The game plan is straightforward: click Swords Dance, then sweep. Life Orb and Defiant support the setup turn. EVs go into max Attack and Speed so Bisharp hits hard once it's boosted.

Best Build

Recommended

Ability

Defiant

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Bisharp

Adamant+ATK

Bisharp best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Def

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Sucker PunchSTAB
Iron HeadSTAB
Knock OffSTAB
Swords Dance

Recommended Teammates

GarchompDecent

Moves

Coverage runs deep. Bisharp can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Bug and Normal. The offense anchors on Iron Head and Dark Pulse while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Lv 1

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 1

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Metal Burst

D—10010Steel

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Torment

——10015Dark

Lv 6

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 9

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Lv 14

Torment

——10015Dark

Lv 17

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 22

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 25

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 30

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 33

Assurance

C6010010Dark

Lv 38

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Lv 41

Embargo

——10015Dark

Lv 46

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 49

Night Slash

B7010015Dark

Lv 57

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

Lv 63

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

Lv 71

Guillotine

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM95

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Egg

Mean Look

———5Normal

Egg

Psycho Cut

C7010020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

B4010020Dark

Egg

Quick Guard+3

D——15Fighting

Egg

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

S801005Dark

Tutor Moves

Bisharp can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Bisharp in X & Y

Bisharp is obtained through an in-game trade. Visit the NPC at Snowbelle City and bring the requested Pokemon to make the swap. No wild encounters are available in this game.

How to Obtain Bisharp in X & Y

To get Bisharp, start by catching Pawniard through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 34-50. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Pawniard
Route 15
YGrass Lv.34-35 Route
CommonLate
Red Flower
Route 15
XGrass Lv.34-35 Route
CommonLate
Red Flower
Lost Hotel
XGrass Lv.36-37 Building
CommonLate
Lost Hotel
YGrass Lv.36-37 Building
CommonLate
Route 15
XGrass Lv.36 Route
UncommonLate
Route 15
YGrass Lv.36 Route
UncommonLate
Train until Level 52
Step 2Bisharp ✓
Snowbelle City
YIn-game trade Lv.50 City
LimitedPost
Trade for (give Jigglypuff)
Snowbelle City
XIn-game trade Lv.50 City
LimitedPost
Trade for (give Jigglypuff)
or evolve from Pawniard (Step 1)

Bisharp Guide

Bisharp is meant to evolve into Kingambit. At 490 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In X & Y, watch for Machamp (Fighting), Charizard (Fire), and Swampert (Ground) when using Bisharp. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Machamp is the most dangerous since Fighting moves deal 4x damage.
In X & Y, Pawniard evolves into Bisharp at level 52. Bisharp evolves into Kingambit through a special method. Bisharp is a middle-stage evolution in the Pawniard line.
Defiant raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered. That's the one you want on Bisharp. Pressure is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Inner Focus works too if your team needs something different.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Bisharp is leaning toward the physical side (base 125 Attack). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

Game Availability

Bisharp joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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