Competitive Information for Murkrow [Ruby/Sapphire]
Dark / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Murkrow? 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.
Murkrow is a wonderful Dark and Flying-typed Pokemon. Murkrow are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Murkrow is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drill Peck / Sky Attack
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Murkrow (Insomnia)
Murkrow is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Insomnia, Murkrow cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Night Shade is a physical 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Murkrow's level).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Murkrow's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thief / Pursuit
- Icy Wind
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
Special Sweeper Murkrow (Insomnia)
Murkrow is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Insomnia, Murkrow cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Pursuit is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ 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 Murkrow this turn).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Murkrow? 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: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drill Peck / Sky Attack
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Murkrow (Insomnia)
Murkrow is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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 Insomnia, Murkrow cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Night Shade is a physical 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Murkrow's level).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Murkrow's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind
- Pursuit / Thief
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
Doubles Special Sweeper Murkrow (Insomnia)
Murkrow is a decent Special Sweeper. This moveset is 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 Insomnia, Murkrow cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Pursuit is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Thief is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Murkrow has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Murkrow this turn).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Murkrow 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 Murkrow 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 Murkrow
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Murkrow's stats
- Calm Mind
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Murkrow
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Murkrow in Ruby and Sapphire
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