Is Gallade Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Evolve a male Kirlia with a Dawn Stone for Gallade. Psychic/Fighting handles Nanu's Dark Grand Trial and contributes at the E4. Needs importing the Ralts line though, and no Mega Stone during the story.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's typing presses Ralts's defenses.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's typing presses Ralts's defenses.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Totem Kommo-o's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Gallade 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.
Gardevoir 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.
Gallade 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 Gallade in Sun & Moon
Gallade isn't available in the wild in Sun & Moon. Start by transferring Ralts from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Ralts to Gallade is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Gallade in SM
Step 1Obtain RaltsBREEDINGAvailableLeave Kirlia with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Ralts egg.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Route 6 · Island Scan; Sunday, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 102. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 102. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 203. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 208. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 34 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Kirlia
Step 3Gallade ✓
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
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Trumbeak Normal | C | |
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Salamence builds →Fly 2x96-113%KO Shadow Claw 2x49-59% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x43-51% Ominous Wind 2x28-34% | ||
 Pikipek Normal | C | |
Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x50-58% Aerial Ace 2x27-33% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Salamence builds →Fly 2x99-117%KO Shadow Claw 2x52-62% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Toucannon Normal | C | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x46-55% Aerial Ace 2x26-32% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Salamence builds →Fly 2x96-113%KO Shadow Claw 2x49-58% | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Decidueye builds →Spirit Shackle 2x69-82% Pluck 2x35-42% | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Primarina builds →Moonblast 2x81-96% Shadow Ball 2x46-55% Acrobatics 2x25-29% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x48-57% Aerial Ace 2x27-32% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x35-41% Aerial Ace 2x20-25% | ||
Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Lunala builds →Moongeist Beam 2x92-109%KO Moonblast 2x58-69% Air Slash 2x46-54% | ||
 Tapu Lele PsychicFairy | A | |
Obtain MethodRuins Of Life Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Tapu Lele builds →Moonblast 2x83-99% Shadow Ball 2x48-56% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x46-54% Dazzling Gleam 2x27-32% Aerial Ace 2x27-31% | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
In Sun & Moon, Xerneas's Moonblast hits Gallade for 74-87%. Yveltal's Dark Pulse hits Gallade for 36-43%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Xerneas builds →Moonblast 2x74-87% Focus Blast23-27% Thunder43-50% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDarkaura ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Yveltal builds →Dark Pulse36-43% U Turn28-33% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStancechange ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Aegislash builds →Shadow Sneak 2x21-25% | ||
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
Breeding
Breed with Gallade to get Ralts eggs using 52 partners from the Indeterminate and Humanshape egg groups.
SM Gallade Best Moveset
Mega Gallade fires 165 Attack at 110 Speed with AbilityInner Focus blocking flinches on the Mega form. Fighting/Psychic TermStab fires at enormous power. Base form AbilitySteadfast raises Speed from flinches and AbilityJustified raises Attack from Dark hits. Z-MoveClose Combat fires a one-time Fighting nuke. The moveset earns C-tier through Mega Speed and Attack limited by Psychic/Fighting defensive frailty.
Best Build
Gallade best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Psycho Cut
- Close Combat
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast for the basics, but Gallade's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Normal 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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Gallade Sun & Moon Guide
For Sun & Moon, we rate Gallade B-Tier: a solid option in Sun & Moon for the right team. At 618 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Psychocut with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, Gallade can Mega Evolve into Mega Gallade. That's 718 BST, up from 618. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
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 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