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Part 1 of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion pass, the Teal Mask, introduced new Pokemon to Gen 9, including four new Legendary Pokemon: Ogerpon and the Loyal Three: Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti. These Pokemon are tied to the first part ofScarlet/Violet’s expansion pass, but trainers won’t have a chance to catch the Loyal Three until they’ve completed Teal Mask’s story.
Fezandipiti isn’t the first Poison/Fairy-type Pokemon, but this unique combination gives it some interesting type matchups inPokemon Scarlet/Violet. Before slotting it into the party, trainers will want to know the pros and cons of this Legendary Pokemon and if it’s truly worth using in battle.
How to Get Fezandipiti
Like the other members of the Loyal Three, Fezandipiti “unlocks” during the Teal Mask story. Once it flies towards Kitakami Hall, trainers will be tasked with tracking down and defeating each one of them. Fezandipiti will take off towards Oni Mountain, andhis location will be tracked on the map.
He can’t be caught during the Teal Mask story.Only after trainers have caught Ogerponand seen Carmine and Briar off will they be able to catch Fezandipiti.
He will appear in the same spot where trainers had to fight him earlier with Carmine. Be warned that Fezandipiti’s level isalwayslevel 70regardless if players have completedScarlet/Violet’s “The Way Home” main quest. Players can attempt to catch him if they haven’t finished the main story, but they should bring Pokemon that are around level 70 or higher. It’s also advised tohave all Gym Badges, as having more badges makes it easier to catch higher-leveled Pokemon. Bringing Ultra Balls, Timer Balls, and, if it’s nighttime in-game, Dusk Balls are also recommended.
Understanding Fezandipiti (Stats, Strengths, Weaknesses, etc.)
Despite being a bird,Fezandipiti isnota Flying-type. He’s adual Poison/Fairy-type, and those wings are clearly just for show as they don’t give him immunity to Ground-type attacks. Right away, trainers will know that his typing means he’ll have access to moves that are strong against Dragon, Fighting, and Dark-type Pokemon.
He also hasToxic Chainas his mainAbility. This will sometimesbadly poisonthe opponent Pokemon if Fezandipiti’s attack lands. The exception is if the opponent is a Steel-type, in which case the Toxic Chain Ability is completely useless.
However, Fezandipiti hasTechnicianfor hisHidden Ability. This canonly be obtained by using an Ability Patch on Fezandipiti. Technician willpower up his weaker moves. Specifically, it affects moves that have abase power of 60 or less. Depending on how trainers want to use Fezandipiti, it may be worthgetting his Hidden Abilityinstead of keeping Toxic Chain.
As a Legendary Pokemon, Fezandipiti has the following base stat spread and type effectiveness:
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Immune to:
Dragon
- Fezandipiti’sPoison-type moveswill have absolutely no effect on Steel-types, as Steel is resistant to Poison attacks and the Poison status ailment. The latter is the exception if the attacking Pokemon has theCorrosion Ability, which Fezandipiti does not have.
Best Moves & Nature for Fezandipiti
Fezandipiti’s strengths come in the form of hisSpecial DefenseandSpeed.His base Attack isn’t that bad either. However,Fezandipiti is held back by his shallow learnset. He only gets4 movesthat give him Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) with 3/4 of them being physical attack moves, and 1/4 being a status move (ie, Poison Gas).
While this may not seem bad due to Fezandipiti’s Attack being preferred over his Special Attack, the physical moves he learns upon leveling up aren’t the greatest and can bereplaced with stronger moves via TMs. To rub salt in the wound, Fezandipiti’s other offensive moves are primarily Flying-type with one Fighting-type and two Normal-type moves. Not only does Fezandipitinot gain STAB from these moves, but theydon’t provide him coverageagainst his weaknesses.The exception is Double Kick,his Fighting-type move, which is only really useful if Fezandipiti has his Hidden Ability due to Double Kick’s poor base power of 30.
Fezandipiti as a Physical Attacker (& Preferred Nature)
However, as mentioned, Fezandipiti has access to some powerful Fairy and Poison-type moves through TMs. If players want to run Fezandipiti as aphysical attacker, they may want to teach himPoison Jabinstead of having him learn Cross Poison. Poison Jab is not only stronger than Cross Poison, but it has a 30% chance of poisoning the target compared to Cross Poison’s 10%.Play Roughis good to have for Fezandipiti’s Fairy-type attack. Its accuracy is 90%, but it has a 10% chance of lowering the opponent’s Attack in battle.
For non-attacking moves, players can teach FezandipitiSwords Dance(increases his Attack power bytwo stages in battle) andSubstitute. The Flying-type moveTailwindis also good for increasing Fezandipiti’s Speed for a handful of moves.
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Fezandipiti as a Special Attacker (& Preferred Nature)
Those who want Fezandipiti to usespecial movescan instead haveMoonblastandSludge Bomb. It will learn Moonblast at level 72, butSludge Bomb will have to be taught via TM148. Like Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Moonblast has a 30% chance of lowering the opponent’s Special Attack.
Trainers can still runSubstitutefor Fezandipiti, but they may want to swap out Swords Dance forCalm Mind(raises Sp.Attk and Sp.Def by one stage) or evenLight Screen(cuts the damage of an opponent’s special attacks in half for five turns).
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Moves and Nature can be mixed to create a moveset of trainers' liking. However, it’s best they stick to one of the Natures listed above for Fezandipiti.
