Competitive Information for Baltoy [Ruby/Sapphire]
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 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.
Baltoy is a marvelous 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: Soft Sand
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
Physical Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-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).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Ice Beam
- Solar Beam
- Harden
Special Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ 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).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Baltoy's 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 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: Soft Sand
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Physical Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed 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 Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-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).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Ice Beam
- Solar Beam
- Harden
Doubles Special Sweeper Baltoy (Levitate)
Baltoy is a decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed 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 Levitate, Baltoy is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ 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).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Baltoy's defense by 1 stage).
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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.
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 Baltoy 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 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, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Baltoy's stats
- Ancient Power
- Cosmic Power
- Harden
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Baltoy
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Baltoy in Ruby and Sapphire
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