What is a good competitive moveset for Ivysaur? 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.
Ivysaur is a pretty decent Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Ivysaur is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Ivysaur is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Ivysaur is an interesting Special Sweeper. It is designed 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 Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Ivysaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Ivysaur afterwards). ♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight). ♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Ivysaur by a weather-dependent amount). ♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Ivysaur's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ivysaur? 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.
Ivysaur is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Ivysaur's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ 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 Ivysaur afterwards). ♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Ivysaur by a weather-dependent amount). ♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Ivysaur's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ivysaur 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 Ivysaur 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 Ivysaur
Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
Moves: Sunny day + Growth
Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
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
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Toxic
Moves that boost Ivysaur's stats
Curse
Defense Curl
Growth
Skull Bash
Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Ivysaur
Light Screen
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Ivysaur in Ruby and Sapphire
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