Competitive Information for Lombre [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water / Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lombre? 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.
Lombre is a phenomenal Water and Grass-typed Pokemon. Lombre is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Lombre is weak to Bug, Flying, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 Def / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
- Astonish
- Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Lombre (Swift Swim)
Lombre is an extraordinary 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 Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Lombre's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ds10a10f
Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 76 Def / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Ice Punch
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thunder Punch
Special Sweeper Lombre (Swift Swim)
Lombre is a marvelous Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Lombre's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Lombre recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ds11a10f
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lombre? 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: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 Def / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
- Astonish
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lombre (Swift Swim)
Lombre is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Lombre's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/dd10a10f
Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 76 Def / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Razor Leaf / Solar Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Thunder Punch
Doubles Special Sweeper Lombre (Swift Swim)
Lombre is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Lombre's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Razor Leaf is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ 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).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/dd11a10f
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lombre 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lombre 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 Lombre
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- 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, Fake Out
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lombre's stats
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Lombre
- Fake Out
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lombre in Ruby and Sapphire
- Nature ( )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Lombre's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Lombre in Ruby/Sapphire. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Lombre in Ruby/Sapphire
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Lombre. Top rated Lombre Ruby/Sapphire movesets. You can find Lombre builds Ruby/Sapphire. Lombre movesets Ruby/Sapphire are listed here. VGC Lombre Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Lombre in Ruby/Sapphire along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for Ludicolo evolution