Competitive Information for Ampharos (mega) [Sun/Moon]
Electric / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ampharos-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Ampharos is an interesting Electric and Dragon-typed Pokemon. Ampharos is a pretty usual Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Ampharos is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Ground, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Ampharosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt / Volt Switch
- Dragon Pulse
- Cotton Guard
Special Wall Ampharos-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Ampharos is a remarkable Special Wall for single battles. It is designed to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Mold Breaker, Ampharos's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon. With a Ampharosite equipped to it, if held by an ampharos, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Volt Switch is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Electric-type move (Ampharos switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Cotton Guard is a status move (raises your Ampharos's defense by 3).
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Item: Ampharosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Dragon Pulse
- Power Gem
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Ampharos-Mega (Mold Breaker)
Ampharos is an astounding Special Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Mold Breaker, Ampharos's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon. With a Ampharosite equipped to it, if held by an ampharos, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Power Gem is a special 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ampharos-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Ampharosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Dragon Pulse
- Power Gem
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Ampharos-Mega (Mold Breaker)
Ampharos is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Mold Breaker, Ampharos's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon. With a Ampharosite equipped to it, if held by an ampharos, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Power Gem is a special 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ampharos-mega 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 Ampharos-mega can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Ampharos-mega
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Ion Deluge, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Ampharos-mega's stats
- Agility
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Cotton Guard
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Ampharos-mega
- Cotton Guard
- Dragon Pulse
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hidden Power Ice
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Ampharos-mega in Sun and Moon
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/8/0/252/0/ )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/4/252/0/0/ )
- Optimize Ampharos-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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