What is a good competitive moveset for Smoochum? 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.
Smoochum is popular Ice and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Smoochum is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Smoochum can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Smoochum is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Ghost, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Smoochum is an awesome Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Smoochum cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Ice Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Smoochum has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Smoochum? 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.
Smoochum is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Smoochum cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Smoochum has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Smoochum 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 Smoochum 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 Smoochum
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
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
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Smoochum's stats
Calm Mind
Meditate
Most notable and possible best moves for Smoochum
Fake Out
Ice Beam
Light Screen
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Smoochum in Ruby and Sapphire
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