Competitive Information for Ninjask [Ruby/Sapphire]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ninjask? 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.
Ninjask is a pretty decent Bug and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's normal to see Ninjask show up as a Ruby/Sapphire opponent. Ninjask is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Ninjask is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Liechi Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 8 Hp / 252 Atk / 52 SpD / 196 Spe
Moveset:
- Aerial Ace
- Baton Pass / Substitute
- Protect
- Swords Dance
Physical Sweeper Ninjask (Popular/Trending)
Ninjask is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is designed 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. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Ninjask last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Ninjask switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Ninjask takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Ninjask this turn).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Ninjask's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Silver Wind / Leech Life
- Shadow Ball
- Gust
Physical Sweeper Ninjask (Speed Boost)
Ninjask is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Bug-type move (Ninjask recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 241 Hp / 30 Def / 237 Spe
Moveset:
- Baton Pass
- Sandstorm
- Substitute
- Screech
Ninjask Support (What I Want)
Ninjask is pretty popular Support. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Ninjask last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Sandstorm is a status move (for 5 turns, a sandstorm rages).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Ninjask takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Screech is a status move (lowers the target's defense by 2 stages).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ninjask? 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: Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Silver Wind / Leech Life
- Shadow Ball
- Gust
Doubles Physical Sweeper Ninjask (Speed Boost)
Ninjask is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Speed Boost, Ninjask's speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Bug-type move (Ninjask recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ninjask 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 Ninjask 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 Ninjask
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Speed boost + Move: Protect
- Ability: Speed boost + Move: Baton pass
- 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 Ninjask's stats
- Agility
- Harden
- Metal Claw
- Silver Wind
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Ninjask
- Aerial Ace
- Baton Pass
- Hidden Power Flying
- Protect
- Rest
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Ninjask in Ruby and Sapphire
- Adamant Nature ( 8/252/0/0/52/196/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Ninjask's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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