Making its debut in the most recent generation, Copperajah is a Steel Pokemon with a personality just as big as it is! Known for their large trunk, this Pokemon is able to deal massive amounts of damage with the safety of a large health pool. If you’re looking for a tank Pokemon, then Copperajah may be just for you.
About Copperajah
| First appearance in anime | In the Pokémon Journeys: The Series episode: “Sword and Shield: From Here to Eternatus” |
| First appearance in game | Pokemon Sword and Shield |
| Region | Galar |
| Evolution | Cufant → Copperajah |
| Pokedex Entry | They came over from another region long ago and worked together with humans. Their green skin is resistant to water. These Pokémon live in herds. Their trunks have incredible grip strength, strong enough to crush giant rocks into powder. |
Copperajah Base stats
| HP | 122 |
| Attack | 130 |
| Defense | 69 |
| Sp. Attack | 80 |
| Ap. Defense | 69 |
| Speed | 30 |
Appearance
Taking inspiration from elephants, Copperajah is a big Pokemon and is capable of being over 9 feet tall. However, their most prominent feature is their large nose, which can be used for smashing rocks or pretty much anything else. It has a green body with a light teal underbelly and orange/brown all over its face, and a pattern in the same colour on its ears, feet, trunk, and back. It also has two tusks to help with smashing and three raised, white ridges on the edge of it’s trunk.
Behavior
Copperajahs prefer to live in herds since they are social Pokemon. Their skin is resistant against water, and their trunks are strong enough to crush stone into powder. They are not from Galar, migrating from another country originally.
Strengths and Weaknesses
With a large health pool, Copperajah is able to take a lot of hits before it faints and with a high attack stat, this Pokemon can deal a substantial amount of damage as well. Not only that, its Steel typing means that it is resistant to Fairy, Ice, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Flying, Normal, Dragon and Psychic type moves. However, even with a large health pool, Copperajah has a terrible Speed stat which means that a faster Pokemon with Fighting, Fire, and Ground types moves can easily chip away at its health.
Best moveset for Copperajah
| Stealth Rock | Heavy Slam |
| Power Whip | Heat Crash |
This moveset relies on Copperajah having the Heavy Metal ability, as it doubles its weight and thus makes a few of the moves more effective. The moves here do more damage the more Copperajah weighs, so in layman’s terms: the bigger it is, the more damage it causes in battle. Stealth Rock injures enemy Pokemon upon entry, making for a nice trap move. Heavy Slam deals damage equivalent to the user’s weight, which is where Heavy Metal comes in. Power Whip is a great grass move and Heat Crash is another weight based move.
How to catch Copperajah in Pokemon Go?
At the moment, Copperajah are not currently available to catch in Pokemon Go.
Trivia
- Copperajah take their name from Copper, which is also an inspiration for its coloration, and Maharajah, which is the Indian title for a great king.
- A Copperajah with the Heavy Metal ability is the heaviest Pokemon, weighing 1,300 kgs.
- Copperajah has the potential to Gigantamax
FAQs
Q. Is Copperajah a Legendary Pokemon?
No, Copperajah is not a Legendary Pokemon.
Q. What is Copperajah' weakness?
Pokemon with Fighting, Fire, and Ground Types moves have the ability to easily knock Copperajah out of battle.
Q. What is Copperajah’ Hidden Ability?
Copperajah’ hidden ability is Heavy Metal, which doubles the weight of this Pokemon and that makes moves like Body Slam, whose damage is based on weight, even more powerful.
Conclusion
Even though this Pokemon is a newcomer, Copperajah has the potential to be a heavy hitting favorite of many. With the right moves, Copperajah can be a devastating source of damage and with its large health pool, it has the capacity to withstand many attacks in order to keep battling.
