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

Also read:

• Pokémon UNITE Tier List – These Pokémon are the best
• Gardevoir hits Pokémon UNITE – What you need to know
• Which Held Items should you upgrade first?

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