Competitive Information for Delibird [Ruby/Sapphire]
Ice / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Delibird? 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.
Delibird is an awesome Ice and Flying-typed Pokemon. Delibird is a super common Pokemon to see in Generation 3. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Delibird is weak to Electric, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sky Attack / Fly
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Delibird (Hustle)
Delibird is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Hustle, Delibird's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Delibird's level).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Water Pulse
- Thief
- Future Sight
Special Sweeper Delibird (Vital Spirit)
Delibird is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's designed 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 Vital Spirit, Delibird cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Aurora Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Delibird has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Delibird? 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: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sky Attack / Fly
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Delibird (Hustle)
Delibird is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It 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 Hustle, Delibird's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Delibird's level).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Water Pulse
- Thief
- Future Sight
Doubles Special Sweeper Delibird (Vital Spirit)
Delibird is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is meant 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 Vital Spirit, Delibird cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Delibird has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Delibird learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Delibird 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 Delibird
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
- 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 Delibird's stats
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Delibird
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Delibird in Ruby and Sapphire
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