Competitive Information for Camerupt [Black/White]
Fire / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Camerupt? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Camerupt is pretty popular Fire and Ground-typed Pokemon. Camerupt is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 5. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Camerupt's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Water.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Anger Point
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Iron Head
- Flame Charge
Physical Sweeper Camerupt (Anger Point)
Camerupt is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Camerupt from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Camerupt for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Camerupt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Anger Point, if Camerupt (not its substitute) takes a critical hit its attack is raised 12 stages.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Camerupt's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Anger Point
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Eruption / Overheat
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Flash Cannon
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Camerupt (Anger Point)
Camerupt is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Camerupt from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Camerupt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Anger Point, if Camerupt (not its substitute) takes a critical hit its attack is raised 12 stages.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Camerupt's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Camerupt cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Camerupt? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Anger Point
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Camerupt (Anger Point)
Camerupt is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Camerupt from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Camerupt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Anger Point, if Camerupt (not its substitute) takes a critical hit its attack is raised 12 stages.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Anger Point
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Eruption / Heat Wave
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Flash Cannon
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Camerupt (Anger Point)
Camerupt is a wonderful Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Camerupt from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Camerupt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Anger Point, if Camerupt (not its substitute) takes a critical hit its attack is raised 12 stages.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Camerupt cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Camerupt learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Camerupt can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Camerupt
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Yawn
Moves that boost Camerupt's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Flame Charge
- Howl
- Rock Polish
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Camerupt
- Earthquake
- Eruption
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Camerupt in Black and White
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