Competitive Information for Anorith [Ruby/Sapphire]


Rock / Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Anorith? 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.
Anorith is popular Rock and Bug-typed Pokemon. Anorith is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Anorith can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Anorith is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
- Metal Claw
Physical Sweeper Anorith (Battle Armor)
Anorith is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Battle Armor, Anorith cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Anorith's attack by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Anorith? 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: Hard Stone
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
- Metal Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Anorith (Battle Armor)
Anorith is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Battle Armor, Anorith cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Ancient Power is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Anorith's attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Anorith 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 Anorith 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 Anorith
- 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, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Anorith's stats
- Ancient Power
- Harden
- Metal Claw
- Rapid Spin
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Anorith
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Anorith in Ruby and Sapphire
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