#0589 · Unova · Generation 5

Escavalier

Cavalry Pokémon · Bug/Steel-type

Escavalier is a Bug/Steel-type Pokémon, the Cavalry Pokémon, number 589 (#0589) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 33 kg.

Escavalier is the Cavalry Pokémon, a Bug and Steel knight that rides into battle in armour taken from a Shelmet, with a lance on each arm. A Galar Pokédex entry says a famous painting shows it duelling Sirfetch'd.

How to pronounce Escavalier

Escavalier is pronounced es-kuh-vuh-LEER. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Escavalier said out loud:

In Japanese it is シュバルゴ (Chevargo).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Escavalier is an insectoid knight, 1 m tall and 33 kg. A red horsehair crest and a visor top its head, round metal ridges sit on its shoulders, and its thin black arms end in red-striped points like jousting lances. Only its face and torso are uncovered, and its lower body is wrapped in a grey spiral shell with a red spike underneath, presumably a Shelmet's. The Pokédex says the steel armour protects its whole body.

Behaviour

Escavalier is brave and keeps facing opponents even when in trouble. The Pokédex says it flies about at high speed, jabbing with its spears, and charges enemies with its lances at the ready.

Habitat

Neither the Pokédex nor Bulbapedia names a natural habitat. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Its Abilities are Swarm and Shell Armor, which blocks critical hits, with Overcoat hidden, which guards against weather damage. It hits hard with Megahorn, X-Scissor and Iron Head. A base Attack of 135 is the highest of any Bug type introduced in Generation V, but a base Speed of 20 makes it very slow.

Name origin

Escavalier may combine escargot (French for snail) with cavalier or chevalier, and may also pun on Excalibur. The Japanese name is Chevargo (シュバルゴ), possibly from chevalier and escargot.

Design inspiration

Tomohiro Kitakaze designed Escavalier. It may draw on the Scaphinotus and Drilus genera of snail-eating beetles, with Drilus larvae said to pupate in shells they have taken, along with a jousting knight and perhaps a cuirass. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Escavalier evolves from Karrablast when Karrablast is traded for a Shelmet, and it does not evolve further.

In the games

Evolving a Karrablast is the only way to get an Escavalier in Black and White, where it debuted. It returns in Sword and Shield, and the Crown Tundra expansion adds it to Dynamax Adventures.

In the anime

Bianca's Escavalier evolved from Karrablast and at first refused to obey her; a tag battle against Ash and Cilan was arranged to win its trust.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia says Escavalier is the only Bug-type Pokémon ever on a winning Masters Division team at the Pokémon World Championships: Ray Rizzo's 2011 squad.
• Medieval European manuscripts often show knights fighting snails, which Bulbapedia suggests may link Escavalier's knight look to its snail-hunting beetle roots.
• In 'Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!', an Escavalier stars in a film-within-the-show called Wonder Fighters, where it battles a Golurk.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Escavalier (Pokémon) · Serebii: Escavalier (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 135
• Defense: 105
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 105
• Speed: 20

Escavalier’s base stat total is 495. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Escavalier weak to?

Escavalier takes extra damage from Fire (4×) moves.

It resists Grass (¼×), Normal (½×), Ice (½×), Psychic (½×), Bug (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Poison moves.

Evolution

What does Escavalier evolve from?

Escavalier evolves from Karrablast (Trade for Shelmet).

Escavalier is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Karrablast, Escavalier.

Abilities

• Swarm: Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Shell Armor: Protects against critical hits.
• Overcoat (hidden ability): Protects against damage from weather.

Moves

Moves Escavalier learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (35)

Escavalier can learn 35 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Screech, Rest, Snore, Protect, Scary Face, Giga Drain, Attract, Rain Dance, Facade, Revenge, Round, Razor Shell, False Swipe, Smart Strike, Brutal Swing, Swords Dance, Agility, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Megahorn, Encore, Taunt, Iron Defense, Close Combat, Poison Jab, X-Scissor, Bug Buzz, Focus Blast, Energy Ball, Iron Head, Drill Run.

Egg moves (5), which Karrablast can hatch knowing:Bug Bite, Counter, Knock Off, Night Slash, Slash.

Move tutor moves (1): Steel Beam.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Bug.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 173.

Pokédex entries

It charges its enemies, lances at the ready. An image of one of its duels is captured in a famous painting of Escavalier clashing with Sirfetch'd. (Shield)

They use shells they've stolen from Shelmet to arm and protect themselves. They're very popular Pokémon in the Galar region. (Sword)

These Pokémon evolve by wearing the shell covering of a Shelmet. The steel armor protects their whole body. (White, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Wearing the shell covering they stole from Shelmet, they defend themselves and attack with two lances. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

They fly around at high speed, striking with their pointed spears. Even when in trouble, they face opponents bravely. (Black)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Slowest Bug type in Gen 5: 20 Speed.
• Highest Attack among Bug types in Gen 5: 135.
• Highest Sp. Def among Bug types in Gen 5: 105, shared with 1 other.
• Highest Attack among Steel types in Gen 5: 135, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 55% of all Pokémon (33 kg).
• Base stat total 495, ranked #317 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #23 of 1,025.
• One of 5 Pokémon that are both Bug and Steel.
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 96 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 52 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Escavalier (Pokémon), Serebii: Escavalier (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (es-kuh-vuh-LEER): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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