Is Escavalier Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Escavalier needs the Karrablast-Shelmet trade to exist. Bug/Steel has great defensive typing, but the trade requirement on top of importing is too much effort.
Karrablast has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Acerola's typing presses Karrablast's defenses.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Totem Kommo-o's typing presses Karrablast's defenses.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Hala's typing presses Karrablast's defenses.
Olivia's team hits Karrablast's weaknesses hard.
Karrablast trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's Pokemon outpace and outclass Karrablast here.
Escavalier cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Escavalier in Sun & Moon
Escavalier can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Transfer Karrablast from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Escavalier in SM
Step 1Obtain KarrablastBREEDINGAvailableLeave Escavalier with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Karrablast egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Dark grass · Route 11 · Double grass. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Icirrus City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 19 · Yellow Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Motostoke Riverbank · Raining. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- Step 2Escavalier ✓
Escavalier Weakness
Fire moves hit Escavalier for super-effective damage. Fire hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Escavalier's overall bulk (70/105/105) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Escavalier Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Escavalier
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
 Litwick GhostFire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Escavalier View Litwick builds →Flame Burst 4x88-103%KO | ||
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Escavalier View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x108-128%KO | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Litwick GhostFire | C | |
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Escavalier View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 4x211-249%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Escavalier View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 4x226-266%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Escavalier View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 4x215-254%KO | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Escavalier View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 4x208-245%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Escavalier View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 4x225-265%KO | ||
Escavalier Evolutions
Getting Escavalier requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Karrablast. Breed this form to get Karrablast eggs (quick to hatch). Attack grew the most through evolution (+60 over Karrablast), and Escavalier peaks at 495 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Escavalier to get Karrablast eggs easily using 77 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Bug Bite, Counter, Drill Run and 6 more.
SM Escavalier Best Moveset
135 Attack fires Bug/Steel TermStab with AbilityOvercoat blocking weather and powder as a hidden ability. 105/105 defenses absorb hits on both sides. Steel resists nine types with only Fire as a weakness. But 20 Speed fires dead last. The moveset earns B-tier through enormous Attack on the best defensive typing limited by the worst Speed.
Best Build
Escavalier best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Iron Head
- Megahorn
- Drill Run
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Escavalier misses out on Bug Bite and Counter. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Megahorn and Bug Buzz, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Escavalier Sun & Moon Guide
For Sun & Moon, we rate Escavalier B-Tier: a solid option in Sun & Moon for the right team. At 495 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Ironhead with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, watch for Volcarona (Fire) when using Escavalier. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Volcarona is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 20 Speed, Escavalier won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
No. Escavalier is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Karrablast. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Karrablast to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
Swarm strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Escavalier. Overcoat is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Shell Armor works too if your team needs something different.
Base 20 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Escavalier is a physical attacker with base 135 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wallbreaker.
Game Availability
Escavalier joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves