Competitive Information for Luvdisc [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Luvdisc? 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.
Luvdisc is an interesting Water-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Luvdisc show up as a Ruby/Sapphire opponent. Luvdisc's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
- Substitute
Physical Sweeper Luvdisc (Swift Swim)
Luvdisc is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 Luvdisc's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Luvdisc this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Luvdisc takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 12 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Luvdisc (Swift Swim)
Luvdisc is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Luvdisc's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Luvdisc this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Luvdisc? 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: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
- Substitute
Doubles Physical Sweeper Luvdisc (Swift Swim)
Luvdisc is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Luvdisc's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Luvdisc this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Luvdisc takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 12 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Luvdisc (Swift Swim)
Luvdisc is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's goal is 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 Luvdisc's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Luvdisc this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Luvdisc 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 Luvdisc 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 Luvdisc
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Luvdisc's stats
- Agility
Most notable and possible best moves for Luvdisc
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Luvdisc in Ruby and Sapphire
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