What is a good competitive moveset for Gloom? 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.
Gloom is an extraordinary Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Gloom is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Gloom is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Gloom is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is designed 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. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Gloom's speed is doubled.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gloom afterwards). ♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight). ♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Gloom by a weather-dependent amount). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Gloom this turn). ♦ Stun Spore is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gloom? 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.
Gloom is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is 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 Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Gloom's speed is doubled.
♦ Razor Leaf is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes). ♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gloom afterwards). ♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Gloom by a weather-dependent amount). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Gloom this turn). ♦ Stun Spore is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gloom 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 Gloom 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 Gloom
Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Gloom's stats
Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Gloom
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gloom in Ruby and Sapphire
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