Rank 1 Pokémon UNITE player shares his skill builds

In a Reddit post the number one ranked Pokémon UNITE player shared his skill build recommendations for every Pokémon.

These are the builds:
  • Lucario – Power-Up Punch, Bone Rush
  • Machamp – Submission, Cross Chop
  • Charizard – For Central Area: Fire Punch, Flare Blitz
    For Lanes: Flamethrower, Fire Blast
  • Snorlax – Heavy Slam, Block
  • Cinderace – Blaze Kick, Feint
  • Gengar – Sludge Ball, Hex
  • Slowbro – Surf, Telekinesis
  • Cramorant – Surf, Hurricane
  • Alolan Ninetales – Avalanche/Dazzling Gleam (pick personal preference), Blizzard
  • Mr. Mime – Confusion, Barrier

If you are curious about the best laning Duos, you can check out our recommendations here: Best Lane Partners in Pokémon UNITE

  • Garchomp – Dragon Rush, Dragon Claw
  • Pikachu – Electro Ball, Volt Tackle on Switch but Thunderbolt on Mobile
  • Greninja – Water Shuriken, Smokescreen
  • Crustle – Shell Smash, X-Scissor
  • Zeraora – Spark, Discharge

  • Eldegoss – Leaf Tornado, Cotton Guard
  • Venusaur – Solar Beam, Giga Drain or Sludge Bomb if you have a Gengar in your team
  • Wigglytuff – Pound, Rollout/Sing (pick personal preference)
  • Talonflame – Flame Charge, Fly
  • Absol – Night Slash, Psycho Cut
  • Gardevoir – Moonblast, Future Sight only if you are confident in hitting it otherwise go for Psyschock

While the pointers of the current top ranked player are of course a good starting point, players should always consider the situation in their specific match before skilling an ability. If you are interested in his recommended items, we also covered those here:

Pokémon UNITE – Recommended Items by the Rank 1 player

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