What is a good competitive moveset for Spheal? 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.
Spheal is an outstanding Ice and Water-typed Pokemon. Spheal is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Spheal can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Spheal is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks.
Spheal is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Spheal is halved.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive). ♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage. ♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Aurora Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage). ♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Spheal's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Spheal? 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.
Spheal is a decent 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. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Spheal is halved.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive). ♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ 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). ♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Spheal's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Spheal 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 Spheal 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 Spheal
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Defense curl + Ice ball
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Yawn + Protect
Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
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 Spheal's stats
Curse
Defense Curl
Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Spheal
Earthquake
Ice Beam
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Spheal in Ruby and Sapphire
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