Competitive Information for Ampharos [Ruby/Sapphire]
Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ampharos? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Ampharos is an awesome Electric-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Ampharos out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Ampharos is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Ampharos's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Static
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 104 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Punch
- Thunderbolt
- Body Slam
- Fire Punch
Physical Tank Ampharos (Popular/Trending)
Ampharos is an interesting Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Ampharos last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Static, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Ampharos will be paralyzed.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Magnet
Ability: Static
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Fire Punch
- Defense Curl
- Thunder Wave
Special Sweeper Ampharos (Static)
Ampharos is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Static, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Ampharos will be paralyzed.
♦ Thunder Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Ampharos's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ampharos? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Magnet
Ability: Static
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Fire Punch
- Defense Curl
- Thunder Wave
Doubles Special Sweeper Ampharos (Static)
Ampharos is a notable Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Static, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Ampharos will be paralyzed.
♦ Thunder Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Ampharos's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ampharos 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 Ampharos can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Ampharos
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Ampharos's stats
- Charge
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Ampharos
- Body Slam
- Fire Punch
- Focus Punch
- Heal Bell
- Hidden Power Grass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Ampharos in Ruby and Sapphire
- Brave Nature ( 152/252/0/0/0/104/ )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/4/252/0/0/ )
- Optimize Ampharos's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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