Competitive Information for Dustox [Ruby/Sapphire]
Bug / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dustox? 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.
Dustox is a decent Bug and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Dustox show up as a Ruby/Sapphire opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Dustox is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Poison Sting
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Silver Wind
- Shadow Ball
Physical Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Poison Sting is a physical STAB-boosted 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thief
- Moonlight
Special Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Psybeam is a special 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Dustox recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Dustox has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Dustox by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dustox? 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: Poison Barb
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Poison Sting
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Silver Wind
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is a spectacular 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 Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Poison Sting is a physical STAB-boosted 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thief
- Moonlight
Doubles Special Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Psybeam is a special 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Dustox recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Dustox has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Dustox by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dustox 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 Dustox 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 Dustox
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- 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 Dustox's stats
- Harden
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Dustox
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dustox in Ruby and Sapphire
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