Highland Emberpup vs Thunderstorm Sherro: stats, types and which is better

Which is better by the numbers

Thunderstorm Sherro has the higher base stat total: 630 against 457 for Highland Emberpup, a gap of 173 (37.9% more).

Highland Emberpup wins 0 of the 7 base stats and Thunderstorm Sherro wins 7.

The biggest gap is Attack: Thunderstorm Sherro has 121 and Highland Emberpup has 86, 40.7% more.

Base stats side by side

Stat	Highland Emberpup	Thunderstorm Sherro	Gap	Higher
HP	67	100	33	Thunderstorm Sherro
Attack	86	121	35	Thunderstorm Sherro
Magic Attack	86	121	35	Thunderstorm Sherro
Defense	60	75	15	Thunderstorm Sherro
Magic Defense	53	75	22	Thunderstorm Sherro
EP Regen	67	88	21	Thunderstorm Sherro
Break	38	50	12	Thunderstorm Sherro
Total	457	630	173	Thunderstorm Sherro

Where they rank

By base stat total, Highland Emberpup places #219 and Thunderstorm Sherro places #38 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat total	Highland Emberpup	Thunderstorm Sherro
All Aniimo	#219 of 227	#38 of 227
Final forms only	Not a final form	#38 of 137
Within its element	#28 of 30 Fire, #34 of 34 Rock	#6 of 42 Water, #4 of 26 Electric

Type match-up

Highland Emberpup's own elements get no strong hit on Thunderstorm Sherro: 2 of 4 pairings are resisted (×0.625).

Thunderstorm Sherro's Water hits Highland Emberpup's Fire for ×1.6 and Water hits Highland Emberpup's Rock for ×1.6.

Attacker	Defender	Damage	Effect
Highland Emberpup (Fire)	Thunderstorm Sherro (Water)	×0.625	Weak
Highland Emberpup (Fire)	Thunderstorm Sherro (Electric)	×1	Neutral
Highland Emberpup (Rock)	Thunderstorm Sherro (Water)	×0.625	Weak
Highland Emberpup (Rock)	Thunderstorm Sherro (Electric)	×1	Neutral
Thunderstorm Sherro (Water)	Highland Emberpup (Fire)	×1.6	Strong
Thunderstorm Sherro (Water)	Highland Emberpup (Rock)	×1.6	Strong
Thunderstorm Sherro (Electric)	Highland Emberpup (Fire)	×1	Neutral
Thunderstorm Sherro (Electric)	Highland Emberpup (Rock)	×0.625	Weak

Each pairing of one element against one element is listed on its own, with the game's own multipliers. An attack uses the element of its skill, so the skill check below is the fuller picture.

Skill coverage

Highland Emberpup has 6 skills on record and Thunderstorm Sherro has 8.

Highland Emberpup's strongest damaging skill is Fire Kick: Fire, might 72.

None of Highland Emberpup's 3 damaging skills hits Thunderstorm Sherro's Water and Electric for more than ×1.

Thunderstorm Sherro's strongest damaging skill is Torrent Blade: Water, might 160.

Where to find them

Find Highland Emberpup in Russet Highlands, Driftwise Meadow in Breezy Plains.

Find Thunderstorm Sherro in Echoback Landing in Breezy Plains. Thunderstorm Sherro shows up only during thunderstorm. Thunderstorm Sherro is a unique spawn: once caught, it will not respawn.

Both spawn in Breezy Plains.

Breezy Plains (both)

Evolution lines

Highland Emberpup evolves into Highland Flameruff (Aniimo level 12; Russet Highlands)
Thunderstorm Sherro has no evolution recorded

Body and movement

Game value	Highland Emberpup	Thunderstorm Sherro
Size	0.35	0.55
Height	0.7	1.6
Can fly	No	No
Can glide	No	No
Walk speed	1.026	2

Raw numbers from the game files. The game does not state their units.

Homeland work

Highland Emberpup and Thunderstorm Sherro share no homeland work.

Work	Highland Emberpup	Thunderstorm Sherro
Earth	Level 1	No
Fire	Level 1	No
Carry	Level 1	No
Lightning	No	Level 3
Water	No	Level 3
Leisure	No	Level 3

Highland Emberpup vs Thunderstorm Sherro