Competitive Information for Clamperl [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Clamperl? 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.
Clamperl is a fabulous Water-typed Pokemon. Clamperl is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Clamperl can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Clamperl's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Barrier
- Toxic
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Clamperl this turn).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Barrier
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Clamperl? 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: Silk Scarf
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Barrier
- Toxic
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's purpose 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. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Clamperl this turn).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Barrier
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Clamperl 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 Clamperl 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 Clamperl
- 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 Clamperl's stats
- Barrier
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Clamperl
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Clamperl in Ruby and Sapphire
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