#260/#009 - Swampert
Type: Water/Ground
Ability: Torrent[Raises water moves in a pinch.]
Base Stats: HP: 100
Att: 110
Def: 90
Spd: 60
Sp Att: 85
Sp Def: 90
Description:
Swampert is another starter Pokemon in Ruby and Sapphire. He's not that bad either, and can make a great Sweeper. What's great is that there can be many viraiations made
into his movesets that still make it work, making him unpredictable and able
to surprise opponents. He also only has one weakness. However, this comes at
a cost. His one weakness, Grass, can slay him 1-2-3 easy. Whenever a grass
Pokemon is sighted, run like the wind! Or rather, switch. Swampert can make a
strong physical sweeper learning Curse and make a decent special sweeper too,
I've seen it a couple of times. IMO, Swampert can be a bit difficult to use
for unskilled battlers. He makes a great counter for that common thang,
Metagross.
Physical:
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Swampert@Leftovers
Adamant: 252 Att, 129 HP, 129 Sp Def
Curse
Brick Break
Earthquake
HP Flying/Return
Physical sweeper Swampert. No EVs in Def because of Curse and he already has
great stats there. Try to go for HP Flying instead of Return, but it doesn't
really matter too much since Swampert will die to any Pokemon with a grass
attack. Just Curse up and sweep. WoW can really screw this one up, but just in
case, there's a variation...
Swampert@Leftovers
Nature and EVs: Same as above
Refresh
Earthquake
HP Flying
Curse
HA HA WOW! CAN'T GET US NOW CAN YA?? Same goes for Toxic, anybody using toxic
or status condition attacks can really get screwed in by this set. And trust
me, it's happened before. Refresh > j00
Special:
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Swampert@Leftovers
Modest: 252 Sp Att, 128 HP, 79 Def, 79 Sp Def
Ice Beam
Surf
Toxic
Mirror Coat/Refresh/Roar
Kind of a big EV spread here, but it's fine. Basically, use Toxic on tougher
opponents and sweep the other ones. The last one I would recomment Refresh as
I never really tried Mirror Coat, but it may work. Not as effective as a
physical Swampert, but not as common giving you the element of surprise. Its
ability helps it on this set as well, so make Surf your weapon of choice.