Competitive Information for Charmeleon [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Charmeleon? 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.
Charmeleon is a spectacular Fire-typed Pokemon. Charmeleon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Charmeleon is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Metal Claw
Physical Sweeper Charmeleon
Charmeleon is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. This moveset 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 Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmeleon's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Charmeleon's level).
♦ 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)).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Charmeleon's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Bite / Beat Up
- Defense Curl
Special Sweeper Charmeleon
Charmeleon is a spectacular Special Sweeper. 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. White Herb will reset Charmeleon's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmeleon's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Outrage is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Charmeleon afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a special 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Beat Up is a special 10-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Charmeleon's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Charmeleon? 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: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Metal Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Charmeleon
Charmeleon is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmeleon's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ 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).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Charmeleon's level).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Charmeleon's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Bite / Beat Up
- Defense Curl
Doubles Special Sweeper Charmeleon
Charmeleon is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is designed 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. White Herb will reset Charmeleon's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Charmeleon's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Outrage is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Charmeleon afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a special 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Beat Up is a special 10-base power Dark-type move (all healthy allies aid in damaging the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Charmeleon's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Charmeleon 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 Charmeleon 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 Charmeleon
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Blaze + Item: Focus sash
- 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: Toxic
Moves that boost Charmeleon's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Defense Curl
- Dragon Dance
- Metal Claw
- Rage
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Charmeleon
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Charmeleon in Ruby and Sapphire
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