Competitive Information for Sceptile [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sceptile? 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.
Sceptile is popular Grass-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Sceptile when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Sceptile is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Starf Berry
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 96 Atk / 160 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Crunch
- Thunder Punch
- Leaf Blade / Leech Seed
- Substitute / Swords Dance
Mixed Sweeper Sceptile (Popular/Trending)
Sceptile is a pretty decent Mixed Sweeper. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Sceptile last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Sceptile's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Leaf Blade is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Sceptile every turn).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Sceptile takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Sceptile's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 20 Def / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Dig
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Fury Cutter
Physical Sweeper Sceptile
Sceptile is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It was 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 Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Sceptile's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Sceptile's level).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 10-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 20 Def / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Giga Drain
- Crunch / Pursuit
- Dragon Claw / Dragon Breath
- Thunder Punch
Special Sweeper Sceptile
Sceptile is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Sceptile's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Sceptile recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Dragon Claw is a special 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sceptile? 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: Overgrow
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 20 Def / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
- Fury Cutter
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sceptile
Sceptile is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Sceptile's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Sceptile's level).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 10-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 20 Def / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Giga Drain
- Crunch / Pursuit
- Dragon Claw / Dragon Breath
- Thunder Punch
Doubles Special Sweeper Sceptile
Sceptile is a remarkable Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Sceptile's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Sceptile recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Dragon Claw is a special 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sceptile 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 Sceptile 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 Sceptile
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Overgrow + 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: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sceptile's stats
- Agility
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Sceptile
- Brick Break
- Crunch
- Earthquake
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ice
- Leaf Blade
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Rest
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sceptile in Ruby and Sapphire
- Hasty Nature ( 0/96/0/160/0/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Sceptile's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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