What is a good competitive moveset for Slugma? 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.
Slugma is a wonderful Fire-typed Pokemon. Slugma is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Slugma can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Slugma is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Slugma Item: Charcoal / White Herb Ability: Flame Body Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Moveset: - Overheat / Flamethrower - Amnesia - Toxic - Light Screen
Special Sweeper Slugma (Flame Body)
Slugma is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Slugma's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Flame Body, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Slugma will be burned.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Slugma's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Slugma's special defense by 2 stages). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target). ♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slugma? 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.
Slugma is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Flame Body, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Slugma will be burned.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes). ♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Slugma's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Slugma's special defense by 2 stages). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target). ♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Slugma 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Slugma 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 Slugma
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Yawn + Protect
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Slugma's stats
Acid Armor
Amnesia
Defense Curl
Harden
Most notable and possible best moves for Slugma
Light Screen
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Slugma in Ruby and Sapphire
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