Competitive Information for Granbull [Ruby/Sapphire]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Granbull? 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.
Granbull is popular Normal-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Granbull out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Granbull is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Granbull's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 196 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Def / 24 SpD
Moveset:
- Focus Punch / Bulk Up
- Earthquake
- Shadow Ball
- Return / Heal Bell
Physical Tank Granbull (Popular/Trending)
Granbull is a sensational Physical Tank. It's designed to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Granbull last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Intimidate, on switch-in Granbull lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Granbull's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Granbull's party of all status conditions).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Dig
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball / Lick
Physical Sweeper Granbull (Intimidate)
Granbull is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed 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 Intimidate, on switch-in Granbull lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Lick is a physical 20-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Granbull? 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: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide
- Sludge Bomb
Doubles Physical Sweeper Granbull (Intimidate)
Granbull is a stupendous 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 Intimidate, on switch-in Granbull lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Granbull 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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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Granbull 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 Granbull
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Granbull's stats
- Bulk Up
- Defense Curl
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Granbull
- Bulk Up
- Earthquake
- Focus Punch
- Heal Bell
- Other
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Return
- Shadow Ball
- Substitute
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Granbull in Ruby and Sapphire
- Adamant Nature ( 196/252/36/0/24/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 196/252/0/0/0/60/ )
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