Competitive Information for Marshtomp [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Marshtomp? 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.
Marshtomp is a marvelous Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. Marshtomp is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Marshtomp's only type-related weakness is Grass.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Mud Shot
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Seismic Toss / Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Marshtomp
Marshtomp is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset 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 Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Marshtomp's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Mud Shot is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Marshtomp's level).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Marshtomp? 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: Soft Sand
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Mud Shot
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seismic Toss / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Marshtomp
Marshtomp is an astounding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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 Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Marshtomp's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Mud Shot is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Marshtomp's level).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Marshtomp 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 Marshtomp 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 Marshtomp
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Defense curl + Ice ball
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Marshtomp's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Marshtomp
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Marshtomp in Ruby and Sapphire
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