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 popular Water-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Castform out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Castform's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Shell Bell / Silk Scarf
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 marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. The Shell Bell item option is to help Castform recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm. With a Silk Scarf equipped to it, Castform's normal-type attacks have 1.1x power.
◆ 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).
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Item: Charcoal
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Ember
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
- Water Pulse / Water Gun
Special Sweeper Castform-Rainy (Forecast)
Castform is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily 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 Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm. With a Charcoal equipped to it, Castform's fire-type attacks have 1.1x power.
◆ Ember is a special 40-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ 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).
◆ Water Gun is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Water-type move that deals damage.
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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: Shell Bell / Silk Scarf
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 an outstanding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is meant 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Castform recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm. With a Silk Scarf equipped to it, Castform's normal-type attacks have 1.1x power.
◆ 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).
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Item: Never-Melt Ice
Ability: Forecast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flamethrower / Ember
- Thunderbolt
- Water Pulse / Water Gun
Doubles Special Sweeper Castform-Rainy (Forecast)
Castform is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Forecast, castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type except sandstorm. With a Never-Melt Ice equipped to it, Castform's ice-type attacks have 1.1x power.
◆ 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).
◆ Ember is a special 40-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).
◆ Water Gun is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Water-type move that deals damage.
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
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: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Castform-rainy's stats
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Castform-rainy
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Castform-rainy in Ruby and Sapphire
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