What is a good competitive moveset for Gardevoir? 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.
Gardevoir is a notable Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Gardevoir when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Gardevoir is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Gardevoir is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Gardevoir it also gets that status.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gardevoir? 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.
Gardevoir is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Gardevoir it also gets that status.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gardevoir 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gardevoir 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 Gardevoir
Moves: Mimic + Imprison
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
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, Snatch
Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Gardevoir's stats
Calm Mind
Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Gardevoir
Calm Mind
Destiny Bond
Fire Punch
Hypnosis
Light Screen
Memento
Protect
Psychic
Reflect
Rest
Taunt
Teleport
Toxic
Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Gardevoir in Ruby and Sapphire
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