**To use Gallade effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Psychic/Fighting type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Gallade appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Gallade fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Sharpness, Expert Belt and Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0. Its frequent moves include Sacred Sword, Psycho Cut, Leaf Blade, Protect, Trick Room, and Wide Guard. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Gallade has important weaknesses to fairy 2x, flying 2x, ghost 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Farigiraf, Mawile-Mega, Incineroar, Torkoal, and Kingambit appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Gallade. Open the Gallade teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Gallade with other Pokémon in the active format.