Competitive Information for Vileplume [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vileplume? 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.
Vileplume is a pretty decent Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Vileplume out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Vileplume is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Vileplume is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Moonlight
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Vileplume's speed is doubled.
♦ Acid is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Vileplume by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vileplume this turn).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Solar Beam
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Stun Spore
Special Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Vileplume's speed is doubled.
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Vileplume by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vileplume this turn).
♦ Stun Spore is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vileplume? 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: Poison Barb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 Atk / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Moonlight
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is a decent Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Vileplume's speed is doubled.
♦ Acid is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Vileplume by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vileplume this turn).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Petal Dance
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Stun Spore
Doubles Special Sweeper Vileplume (Chlorophyll)
Vileplume is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It attempts 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 Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Vileplume's speed is doubled.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Vileplume afterwards).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Vileplume by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Vileplume this turn).
♦ Stun Spore is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vileplume 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 Vileplume 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 Vileplume
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Vileplume's stats
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Vileplume
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Vileplume in Ruby and Sapphire
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