Competitive Information for Sunflora [Ruby/Sapphire]
Base Stats for Sunflora
Grass
Abilities:
ChlorophyllChlorophyll: If Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
2x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sunflora? 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.
Sunflora is a phenomenal Grass-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Sunflora when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Sunflora is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Species: Sunflora
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Solar Beam
- Synthesis
- Growth
- Toxic
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Solar Beam
- Synthesis
- Growth
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Sunflora (Chlorophyll)
Sunflora is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Focus Sash helps protect Sunflora from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Sunflora's speed is doubled.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Sunflora afterwards).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Sunflora by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Growth is a status move (raises your Sunflora's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Sunflora by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Growth is a status move (raises your Sunflora's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sunflora? 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.
Species: Sunflora
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Petal Dance
- Synthesis
- Growth
- Toxic
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Petal Dance
- Synthesis
- Growth
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Sunflora (Chlorophyll)
Sunflora is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is 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. Focus Sash helps protect Sunflora from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Sunflora's speed is doubled.
♦ Razor Leaf is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Sunflora afterwards).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Sunflora by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Growth is a status move (raises your Sunflora's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Sunflora afterwards).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Sunflora by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Growth is a status move (raises your Sunflora's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sunflora 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.
Cat
Type
Movename
Damage
Accuracy
PP
Effect
Absorb
20
100%
20
User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Bullet Seed
10
100%
30
Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Giga Drain
60
100%
5
User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Mega Drain
40
100%
10
User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Petal Dance
70
100%
20
Lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses the user afterwards.
Razor Leaf
55
95%
25
High critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes.
Solar Beam
120
100%
10
Charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight.
Cut
50
95%
30
No additional effect.
Double-Edge
120
100%
15
Has 1/3 recoil.
Endeavor
--
100%
5
Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP.
Facade
70
100%
20
Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Frustration
--
100%
20
Max 102 power at minimum Happiness.
Hyper Beam
150
90%
5
User cannot move next turn.
Pound
40
100%
35
No additional effect.
Return
--
100%
20
Max 102 power at maximum Happiness.
Secret Power
70
100%
20
Effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)
Sludge Bomb
90
100%
10
30% chance to poison the target.
Snore
40
100%
15
User must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target.
Attract
--
100%
15
A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.
Curse
--
--
10
Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Double Team
--
--
15
Raises the user's evasiveness by 1.
Encore
--
100%
5
The target repeats its last move for 3-6 turns.
Endure
--
--
10
User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Flash
--
70%
20
Lowers the target's accuracy by 1.
Grass Whistle
--
55%
15
Causes the target to fall asleep.
Growth
--
--
40
Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 1.
Helping Hand
--
--
20
One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn.
Ingrain
--
--
20
User recovers 1/16 max HP per turn. Traps user.
Leech Seed
--
90%
10
1/8 of target's HP is restored to user every turn.
Light Screen
--
--
30
For 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved.
Mimic
--
--
10
The last move the target used replaces this one.
Nature Power
--
--
20
Attack changes based on terrain. (Swift)
Protect
--
--
10
Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.
Rest
--
--
10
User sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.
Safeguard
--
--
25
For 5 turns, protects user's party from status.
Sleep Talk
--
--
10
User must be asleep. Uses another known move.
Substitute
--
--
10
User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute.
Sunny Day
--
--
5
For 5 turns, intense sunlight powers Fire moves.
Swagger
--
90%
15
Raises the target's Attack by 2 and confuses it.
Swords Dance
--
--
30
Raises the user's Attack by 2.
Synthesis
--
--
5
Heals the user by a weather-dependent amount.
Toxic
--
85%
10
Badly poisons the target.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sunflora 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 Sunflora
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
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