Competitive Information for Wobbuffet [Ruby/Sapphire]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wobbuffet? 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.
Wobbuffet is an interesting Psychic-typed Pokemon. Wobbuffet are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. Wobbuffet is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Wobbuffet is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Black Belt
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Counter
- Splash
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
Physical Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shadow Tag, prevents opposing pokemon from choosing to switch out.
♦ Splash is a status move (no competitive use).
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (the target repeats its last move for 3-6 turns).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Splash
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
Special Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is a fabulous Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shadow Tag, prevents opposing pokemon from choosing to switch out.
♦ Splash is a status move (no competitive use).
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (the target repeats its last move for 3-6 turns).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 28 Hp / 228 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Encore
- Safeguard
- Counter
Wobbuffet Double Wall (Standard Wobbuffet)
Wobbuffet is a fabulous Double Wall. It is primarily designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Wobbuffet last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Shadow Tag, prevents opposing pokemon from choosing to switch out.
♦ Encore is a status move (the target repeats its last move for 3-6 turns).
♦ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Wobbuffet's party from status).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wobbuffet? 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: Black Belt
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Counter
- Splash
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Shadow Tag, prevents opposing pokemon from choosing to switch out.
♦ Splash is a status move (no competitive use).
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (the target repeats its last move for 3-6 turns).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Mirror Coat
- Splash
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
Doubles Special Sweeper Wobbuffet (Shadow Tag)
Wobbuffet is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is 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 Shadow Tag, prevents opposing pokemon from choosing to switch out.
♦ Splash is a status move (no competitive use).
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Wobbuffet, it also faints).
♦ Encore is a status move (the target repeats its last move for 3-6 turns).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wobbuffet 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 Wobbuffet 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 Wobbuffet
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Encore
- Ability: Shadow tag + Move: Mirror coat
Most notable and possible best moves for Wobbuffet
- Destiny Bond
Common Effort Values for Wobbuffet in Ruby and Sapphire
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