Competitive Information for Quilava [Ruby/Sapphire]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Quilava? 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.
Quilava is an astounding Fire-typed Pokemon. Quilava is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Quilava is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
- Dig / Mud-Slap
- Rollout
Physical Sweeper Quilava
Quilava is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Quilava's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ 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).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
- Roar
Special Sweeper Quilava
Quilava is an astounding Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Quilava's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Quilava's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Quilava's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Quilava? 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: Blaze
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
- Dig / Mud-Slap
- Rollout
Doubles Physical Sweeper Quilava
Quilava is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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 Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Quilava's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ 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).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Charcoal / White Herb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
- Roar
Doubles Special Sweeper Quilava
Quilava is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Quilava's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Blaze, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Quilava's fire-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Quilava's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Quilava 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 Quilava 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 Quilava
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Blaze + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Quilava's stats
- Defense Curl
- Howl
Most notable and possible best moves for Quilava
- Blast Burn
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Quilava in Ruby and Sapphire
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