Competitive Information for Cyndaquil [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cyndaquil? 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.
Cyndaquil is a fabulous Fire-typed Pokemon. Cyndaquil is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cyndaquil can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Cyndaquil 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 / Frustration
- Dig / Mud-Slap
- Rollout
- Reversal
Physical Sweeper Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It is 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 Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Cyndaquil's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Cyndaquil has left).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
- Protect
Special Sweeper Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil is a fabulous Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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 Cyndaquil's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Cyndaquil'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).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Cyndaquil's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cyndaquil this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cyndaquil? 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: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Dig / Mud-Slap
- Rollout
- Reversal
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Cyndaquil's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Cyndaquil has left).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil is an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Cyndaquil's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Cyndaquil'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).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Cyndaquil's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cyndaquil this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cyndaquil 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 Cyndaquil 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 Cyndaquil
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Blaze + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cyndaquil's stats
- Defense Curl
- Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Cyndaquil
- Blast Burn
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cyndaquil in Ruby and Sapphire
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