Competitive Information for Baltoy [Diamond/Pearl]
Ground / Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Baltoy? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Baltoy is an interesting Ground and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Baltoy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Baltoy can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Baltoy is weak to Bug, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Razor Fang / Shell Bell
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is an astounding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Baltoy's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Baltoy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Baltoy? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Razor Fang / Shell Bell
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is a notable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Baltoy's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Baltoy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Quirky
EVs: 252 Hp / 188 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Harden
- Substitute
- Earthquake / Dig
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is popular Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Baltoy from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Baltoy takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Baltoy 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 Baltoy can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Baltoy
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Baltoy's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Harden
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Baltoy
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Baltoy in Diamond and Pearl
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