Competitive Information for Feebas [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Feebas? 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.
Feebas is a sensational Water-typed Pokemon. Feebas is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Feebas can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Feebas's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 104 Hp / 252 Atk / 152 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
- Light Screen
Physical Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is 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 Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Feebas's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Feebas this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 104 Hp / 152 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Dragon Breath
- Mirror Coat
Special Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is a wonderful Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is 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 Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Feebas's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty 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).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Mirror Coat is a special 0-base power Psychic-type move (if hit by special attack, returns double damage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Feebas? 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: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 104 Hp / 252 Atk / 152 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
- Light Screen
Doubles Physical Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Feebas's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Feebas this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 104 Hp / 152 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Dragon Breath
- Mirror Coat
Doubles Special Sweeper Feebas (Swift Swim)
Feebas is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is designed 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. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Feebas's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty 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).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Mirror Coat is a special 0-base power Psychic-type move (if hit by special attack, returns double damage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Feebas 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 Feebas 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 Feebas
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- 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, Hypnosis
Most notable and possible best moves for Feebas
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Feebas in Ruby and Sapphire
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