Competitive Information for Lickitung [Ruby/Sapphire]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lickitung? 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.
Lickitung is a spectacular Normal-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Lickitung when battling in the 3rd generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Lickitung's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Dig
- Shadow Ball / Lick
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Lickitung's level).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
- Ice Beam / Ice Punch
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
Special Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lickitung? 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: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Shadow Ball / Lick
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ 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).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ 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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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
Doubles Special Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is primarily 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 Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% 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 Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn 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).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lickitung learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lickitung 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 Lickitung
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- 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, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lickitung's stats
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Lickitung
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lickitung in Ruby and Sapphire
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