Competitive Information for Magby [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Magby? 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.
Magby is a spectacular Fire-typed Pokemon. Magby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Magby is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Karate Chop
- Mud-Slap
- Barrier
Physical Sweeper Magby (Flame Body)
Magby is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Flame Body, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Magby will be burned.
♦ 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).
♦ Karate Chop is a physical 50-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Magby's defense by 2 stages).
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Item: Charcoal
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
- Psychic
- Thunder Punch
- Thief
Special Sweeper Magby (Flame Body)
Magby is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's primary 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 Flame Body, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Magby will be burned.
♦ Fire Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Magby has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Magby? 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: Flame Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Karate Chop
- Mud-Slap
- Barrier
Doubles Physical Sweeper Magby (Flame Body)
Magby is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Flame Body, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Magby will be burned.
♦ 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).
♦ Karate Chop is a physical 50-base power Fighting-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Magby's defense by 2 stages).
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Item: Charcoal
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
- Psychic
- Thunder Punch
- Thief
Doubles Special Sweeper Magby (Flame Body)
Magby is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Flame Body, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Magby will be burned.
♦ Fire Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Magby has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Magby 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 Magby 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 Magby
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- 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
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Magby's stats
- Barrier
Most notable and possible best moves for Magby
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Magby in Ruby and Sapphire
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