Is Gallade Good in Legends: Z-A Playthrough?
Mega Gallade brings Psychic and Fighting with high physical Attack on fast cooldowns. Handles Team MZ Naveen's Dark-types, Rust Syndicate Corbeau, and Ice encounters across the late-game zones. Available through Hyperspace around level 39. One of the better physical Psychic options for the faction boss stretch.
How to Get Gallade in Legends: Z-A
moderate rates across 1 locations for Gallade in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Gallade Weakness
Gallade's Psychic/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Ghost, and Fairy. With 68 HP and balanced defenses, Gallade can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Ghost, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Rock |
What is Gallade Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Gallade
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
Fletchling Normal | D | |
Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Vivillon builds →Gust 2x28-34% Draining Kiss 2x23-28% | ||
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
 Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x49-58% Aerial Ace 2x28-33% | ||
Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Vivillon builds →Air Slash 2x49-58% Draining Kiss 2x22-26% | ||
 Floette Fairy | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Banette Ghost | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Doublade builds →Shadow Claw 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Banette Ghost | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Doublade builds →Shadow Claw 2x61-73% Aerial Ace 2x35-42% | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Banette Ghost | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Doublade builds →Shadow Claw 2x64-75% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Banette Ghost | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Doublade builds →Shadow Claw 2x63-74% Aerial Ace 2x35-42% | ||
 Florges Fairy | B | |
Talonflame Fire | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x85-100%KO | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Glimmora builds →Power Gem14-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Umbreon builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Heatran builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Tyranitar builds →Knock Off45-53% Stone Edge35-41% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Amoonguss builds →Giga Drain15-18% | ||
Gallade Evolutions
Out of 2 evolutions from Kirlia, Gallade comes from the item path. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Ralts to get eggs. Stat-wise, Gallade comes out 100 points ahead of Gardevoir, mostly thanks to a bigger Attack gain. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LZA Gallade Best Moveset
Held ItemGalladite pushes Attack to 165 at 110 Speed with AbilityInner Focus preventing flinch interruption mid-attack. Fighting and Psychic TermStab fires physical hits on fast cooldowns without being disrupted during cast time. The moveset is a fast physical attacker that can't be flinched out of its damage rotation.
Best Build
Gallade best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Leaf Blade
- Night Slash
Moves List
STAB runs through Future Sight and Close Combat for the basics, but Gallade's real strength is the 13-type coverage spread. Fairy and Grass hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Base Stats
It gets power from the bond it has with its Trainer. Mega Evolution has given it plates to slice its enemies and a cape to protect its body.
Gallade Legends: Z-A Guide
For Legends: Z-A, we rate Gallade B-Tier: a solid option in Legends: Z-A for the right team. At 618 BST, it fits the setup sweeper role. Psychocut with Life Orb is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Legends: Z-A, but Gallade does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Gallade hits 718 BST.
Inner Focus prevents flinching. That's the one you want on Gallade. It's the only ability Gallade has.
Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Gallade is a physical attacker with base 165 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a setup sweeper.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Gallade has appeared in 14 titles over 7 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
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