Competitive Information for Blastoise [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Blastoise? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Blastoise is a spectacular Water-typed Pokemon. Blastoise is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 1. Blastoise is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Blastoise's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Dig
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Withdraw
Physical Sweeper Blastoise (Retro)
Blastoise is an outstanding Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The original meta-game back in the RBY days was ridiculous. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move that deals a high amount of damage.
♦ Dig is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Blastoise's level. Can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Withdraw is a status move (raises your Blastoise's defense by 1 stage).
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Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Withdraw
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Blastoise (Retro)
Blastoise is an interesting Special Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. First generation Pokemon had alot of struggles to deal with. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Withdraw is a status move (raises your Blastoise's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Blastoise learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Blastoise can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Blastoise
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Blastoise's stats
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Blastoise
- Blizzard
- Body Slam
- Counter
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Reflect
- Rest
- Surf
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Blastoise in Red and Blue
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