Competitive Information for Grovyle [Ruby/Sapphire]
Base Stats for Grovyle
Grass
Abilities:
OvergrowOvergrow: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's Grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
2x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Grovyle? 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.
Grovyle is a pretty decent Grass-typed Pokemon. Grovyle is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Grovyle is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Species: Grovyle
Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Giga Drain
- Crunch / Pursuit
- Thunder Punch
- Dragon Breath
Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Giga Drain
- Crunch / Pursuit
- Thunder Punch
- Dragon Breath
Special Sweeper Grovyle
Grovyle is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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 Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grovyle's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Leaf Blade is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Grovyle recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Grovyle recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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 Grovyle? 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.
Species: Grovyle
Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Giga Drain
- Crunch / Pursuit
- Thunder Punch
- Dragon Breath
Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Giga Drain
- Crunch / Pursuit
- Thunder Punch
- Dragon Breath
Doubles Special Sweeper Grovyle
Grovyle is an awesome Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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 Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grovyle's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Leaf Blade is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Grovyle recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Grovyle recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Grovyle learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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 Grovyle 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 Grovyle
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Grovyle's stats
- Agility
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Grovyle
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Grovyle in Ruby and Sapphire
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