Competitive Information for Castform (rainy) [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Castform-rainy? 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.
Castform is a notable Water-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to see Castform show up as a Ruby/Sapphire opponent. Castform's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Ball
- Defense Curl
- Thunder Wave
Physical Sweeper Castform-Rainy (Forecast)
Castform is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Focus Sash helps protect Castform from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Castform's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Castform's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Water Pulse
Special Sweeper Castform-Rainy (Forecast)
Castform is a notable Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Focus Sash helps protect Castform from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Castform's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Castform-rainy? 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: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Ball
- Defense Curl
- Thunder Wave
Doubles Physical Sweeper Castform-Rainy (Forecast)
Castform is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed 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. Focus Sash helps protect Castform from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Castform's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Castform's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Water Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Castform-Rainy (Forecast)
Castform is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Focus Sash helps protect Castform from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Castform's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Castform-rainy 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.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Castform-rainy 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 Castform-rainy
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
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