What is a good competitive moveset for Makuhita? 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.
Makuhita is a pretty decent Fighting-typed Pokemon. Makuhita is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Makuhita can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Makuhita's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Makuhita is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary 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 Guts, if Makuhita is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Makuhita a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Makuhita is burn/poison/paralyzed). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune). ♦ Revenge is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fighting-type move (damage doubles if Makuhita is hit by the target). ♦ 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). ♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Makuhita? 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.
Makuhita is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Guts, if Makuhita is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Makuhita a sweet boost.
♦ 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). ♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Makuhita is burn/poison/paralyzed). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Makuhita 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 Makuhita 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 Makuhita
Moves: Belly drum + Rest
Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Fake Out
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Makuhita's stats
Belly Drum
Bulk Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Makuhita
Earthquake
Fake Out
Knock Off
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Makuhita in Ruby and Sapphire
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