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· Gardevoir has been buffed in a recent update, making it viable again.
· It's expected to show strong performance, especially on beach maps.
· This video contains practical tips directly from a YouTuber with extensive Gardevoir gameplay experience.

· **Stats**: 'Blade Form' (Sword Mode) increases movement speed and attack power, speeding up basic attacks. 'Shield Form' (Shield Mode) increases defense and special defense.
· **Key Skills**:

Skill Name	Description
Sacred Sword	· On hit, causes knockback for 0.6 seconds (CC effect) · On hit, grants armor penetration for 3 seconds (defense reduction debuff)
Shadow Claw	· Causes CC for 0.7 seconds (slightly longer than Sacred Sword) · An offensive skill with a short cooldown, focused on increasing damage output through rapid use.

· **Wide Guard**:

Effect	Description
Instant Shield	· Upon use, a shield is generated equivalent to approximately 8.8% of max HP (lasts about 1 second)
CC Effect	· 0.6 seconds of CC immediately after use, followed by another 0.6 seconds after about 1 second (total 1.2 seconds) · Upon hit, reduces the target's movement speed by approximately half for 2 seconds.

· **Iron Head**: Using this skill reduces its cooldown by 3 seconds. It's often used in conjunction with Wide Guard to absorb enemy skills while playing aggressively.

· **Unite Move**: Has a short range but grants invincibility upon use.
· Deals additional damage equal to 12% of max HP upon activation.
· Defeating wild Pokémon increases the Unite Move gauge by 2.

· **Standard Recommended Build**: Muscle Band, Focus Band, Aeos Cookie
· **Flexible Build**:

Situational Recommendation	Description
Weakness Policy	· Swap to this if Gardevoir feels too squishy, enhancing survivability.
Assault Vest	· Consider if you prefer a playstyle focused on tanking enemy attacks.
Energy Amplifier	· Consider if you prefer an aggressive playstyle and are confident in your abilities.

· It's important to choose the items that best suit your playstyle.

· Among fighters, Gardevoir excels in duels and countering assassins. It can be somewhat vulnerable to mages.
· **Early Game Strategy**:
· Maximize experience gain by landing the last hit on wild Pokémon.
· It's crucial to build stacks from the early game to increase combat power.
· **Reaching Level 7**: Aim to reach level 7 quickly by using 'Iron Defense' to absorb enemy attacks and then chaining into 'Sacred Sword'.

· Gardevoir performs powerfully once it reaches its evolved form.
· **Wide Guard Usage**: Provides a total of 1.2 seconds of CC with an immediate CC effect followed by another.
· This allows you to absorb enemy skills and stack 'Sacred Sword' twice.
· Using the Unite Move transforms you into Sword Mode, allowing for maximum damage output.

· **How to Enter Teamfights**:
1. **Use Sacred Sword**: Initiate with 'Sacred Sword' to disrupt opponents and secure a favorable position.
2. **Use Sword Mode**: Attacking first in Sword Mode and then retreating with 'Sacred Sword' to deal damage and trade is also effective.
· **Caution**: Wandering around in Sword Mode for too long makes you vulnerable. It's important to use 'Wide Guard' to increase defense when engaging.
· **Basic Strategy**: Secure safety by moving in Shield Mode, and in dangerous situations, use 'Wide Guard' to absorb enemy skills while recovering 'Sacred Sword' cooldown, guiding the combat flow.

· Using 'Wide Guard' twice in a row will bring 'Sacred Sword' back off cooldown.
· This enables combo plays like 'Wide Guard' - 'Sacred Sword' - 'Wide Guard' - 'Sacred Sword'.
· Absorbing enemy skills with Shield Mode to recover and then slowly using 'Sacred Sword' is also an effective strategy.
· The basic approach is to absorb enemy skills with 'Wide Guard' and attack with 'Sacred Sword' during other times.

· After using the Unite Move, defeating wild Pokémon recovers 2 Unite Move gauge.
· This allows for more frequent use of the Unite Move, giving you an advantage in combat.
· It's important to manage your Unite Move gauge effectively by utilizing wild Pokémon.

· Upon using the Unite Move, Gardevoir automatically switches to Sword Mode.
· Immediately after taking an enemy attack with 'Wide Guard', you can use the Unite Move to instantly switch to Sword Mode and unleash maximum damage.
· While this combo is effective for maximum burst damage, fighting defensively with 'Wide Guard' might be more stable in actual combat.

· **Stealth Play**: When using 'Wide Guard' in bushes, using it twice consecutively can prevent your position from being revealed to enemies.
· **Shadow Claw**:
· If you choose 'Shadow Claw' instead of 'Iron Head', its chasing capability is excellent.
· It's particularly effective against teams with two or more assassins, or when facing Pokémon with high movement speed (like Galarian Zapdos, Taillow, etc.).

· That concludes the overall explanation of Gardevoir.
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