Competitive Information for Camerupt [Diamond/Pearl]
Fire / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Camerupt? 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.
Camerupt is an extraordinary Fire and Ground-typed Pokemon. Camerupt is a normal Pokemon to see in Generation 4. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Camerupt's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Water.
Item: Razor Fang / Passho Berry
Ability: Magma Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Return
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide / Rollout
Physical Sweeper Camerupt (Magma Armor)
Camerupt is popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magma Armor, Camerupt cannot be frozen. gaining this ability while frozen cures 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).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
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Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Magma Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Eruption / Overheat
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Flash Cannon
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Camerupt (Magma Armor)
Camerupt is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Magma Armor, Camerupt cannot be frozen. gaining this ability while frozen cures it.
♦ 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).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Camerupt must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Camerupt? 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 / Passho Berry
Ability: Magma Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Double-Edge / Return
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Camerupt (Magma Armor)
Camerupt is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magma Armor, Camerupt cannot be frozen. gaining this ability while frozen cures 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).
♦ 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 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Magma Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Eruption / Heat Wave
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Flash Cannon
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Camerupt (Magma Armor)
Camerupt is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Magma Armor, Camerupt cannot be frozen. gaining this ability while frozen cures it.
♦ 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).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Camerupt must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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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 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 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: Yawn, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Camerupt's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Defense Curl
- 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 Diamond and Pearl
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