Competitive Information for Cradily [Ruby/Sapphire]
Rock / Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cradily? 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.
Cradily is a fabulous Rock and Grass-typed Pokemon. Cradily are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. Cradily is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Cradily is weak to Bug, Fighting, Ice, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Special Wall Cradily (Popular/Trending)
Cradily is pretty popular Special Wall. It is designed to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cradily last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rest is a status move (Cradily sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Cradily must be asleep. uses another known move).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
Physical Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant 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 Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a physical 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Mirror Coat
- Recover
- Barrier
Special Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is an awesome Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Cradily recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Mirror Coat is a special 0-base power Psychic-type move (if hit by special attack, returns double damage).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Cradily by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Cradily's defense by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cradily? 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: Suction Cups
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It is 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. With Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Ancient Power is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a physical 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Mirror Coat
- Recover
- Barrier
Doubles Special Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is a spectacular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is 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 Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Cradily recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Mirror Coat is a special 0-base power Psychic-type move (if hit by special attack, returns double damage).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Cradily by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Cradily's defense by 2 stages).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cradily 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 Cradily 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 Cradily
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- 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 Cradily's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Barrier
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Cradily
- Amnesia
- Barrier
- Earthquake
- Giga Drain
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Sleep Talk
- Toxic
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cradily in Ruby and Sapphire
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0/ )
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/164/0/92/0/ )
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