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UNOVA PREVIEW

VIRIZION
Welcome back, Trainers! It's time to see how Virizion will likely perform in Pokémon GO.
  • CATEGORY: Grassland Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: vih-RY-zee-un
  • TYPE: Grass / Fighting
  • HEIGHT: 6' 07"
  • WEIGHT: 440.9 lbs.
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ATTACK:  192

DEFENSE:  229

STAMINA:  209

MAX  CP:  3022

PLACE IN THE META: Virizion is not going to be useful in Pokémon GO. It has a problem with Fighting-type moves, as we outlined in our Cobalion Preview earlier. It also has a problem in the Grass-type department, since it cannot learn a Grass-type Fast Attack outside of a fortunate Grass-type Hidden Power. Those, combined with Virizion's poor stats and major weakness to Flying, has sealed this Pokémon's fate.

​LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Virizion:
  • Hidden Power
  • Quick Attack
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Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Virizion:
  • Close Combat
  • Leaf Blade
  • ​Stone Edge
  • ​X-Scissor

Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Virizion's movepool:
  • Double Kick
  • ​Magical Leaf
  • Sacred Sword
  • ​Superpower

LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 5, Virizion gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution that is known of at this time.
Thanks for reading, Trainers! Tornadus is up next.
SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by Serebii | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company
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