Competitive Information for Weepinbell [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Weepinbell? 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.
Weepinbell is a fabulous Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Weepinbell is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Weepinbell is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 116 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 88 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Leech Life
- Morning Sun
Physical Sweeper Weepinbell (Chlorophyll)
Weepinbell is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Weepinbell'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).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (Weepinbell recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Weepinbell by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 116 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thief
- Morning Sun
- Protect
Special Sweeper Weepinbell (Chlorophyll)
Weepinbell is a remarkable Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Weepinbell's speed is doubled.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Weepinbell recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Weepinbell has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Weepinbell by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Weepinbell this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Weepinbell? 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: 116 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 88 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Leech Life
- Morning Sun
Doubles Physical Sweeper Weepinbell (Chlorophyll)
Weepinbell is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Weepinbell'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).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (Weepinbell recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Weepinbell by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 116 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Solar Beam
- Thief
- Morning Sun
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Weepinbell (Chlorophyll)
Weepinbell is an astounding 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 Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Weepinbell'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).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Weepinbell has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Weepinbell by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Weepinbell this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Weepinbell 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 Weepinbell 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 Weepinbell
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- 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 Weepinbell's stats
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Weepinbell
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Weepinbell in Ruby and Sapphire
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