Overview
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- Solid Rock.
- Good typing that allows Camerupt to check Electric- and Fire-types well. It is also a Stealth Rock user without a Grass-type Weakness.
- Used on Balance and Stall.
- Camerupt isn't that bulky.
- Good offensive stats, but has low Speed.
- It is a Camel.
Stealth Rock
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name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Lava Plume
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Roar
ability: Solid Rock
item: Leftovers
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
nature: Sassy
Moves
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- Stealth Rock.
- Lava Plume is a good STAB and is useful to fish for burns.
- Earthquake to hit stuff hard (Dragalge, Probopass, etc)
- Roar to phaze.
- Toxic can be used to cripple stuff switching on Camerupt.
- Will-O-Wisp can be used over Roar if you need Camerupt to be able to cripple Hariyama and Rhydon.
Set Details
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- Max HP and Max SpD with a Sassy Nature to take on most Electric-, Fire-, Ice- and Grass-types.
- Leftovers for recovery.
- Solid Rock to take Water- and Ground-types attacks a little bit better if Camerupt needs to take one.
Usage Tips
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- Set up Stealth Rock.
- Camerupt has bad matchup against most Stealth Rock users, so its usually best to not lead with it. Camerupt is better off coming in later and get up Stealth Rock.
- Click Lava Plume as much as possible to fish for burns.
- Click Earthquake if you want to hurt specially bulky Pokemon or things weak to it.
- Use Roar to phaze threats trying to set up on Camerupt and to rack up entry hazards damage.
- If using Toxic, use it to cripple an incoming Water- or Ground-type Pokemon that will force Camerupt out.
- If using Toxic, use it to cripple an incoming Water- or Ground-type Pokemon that will force Camerupt out or to cripple an incoming physical attacker such as Assault Vest Hariyama and Rhydon.
Team Options
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- Stall teammates: Pelipper, Ferroseed, Dragalge, Tangela, Audino, etc.
- Set up sweepers such as Lilligant and Feraligatr that likes Camerupt's support.
- Vileplume works well with Camerupt as it can easily take Ground-type attacks and resists Water-type moves.
- Needs Defog or Rapid Spin support to work at its best.
Choice Specs
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name: Choice Specs
move 1: Eruption
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Hidden Power Grass
ability: Solid Rock
item: Choice Specs
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Modest
Moves
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- Eruption for nukes.
- Fire Blast for a more reliable STAB.
- Earth Power is STAB, and hit Water- and Rock-types and other things.
- Hidden Power Grass for Rhydon, Seismitoad, etc.
- Hidden Power Ice for Altaria.
- Hidden Power Electric for Mantine and Pelipper.
Set Details
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- Max SpA with a Modest Nature to do as much damage as possible to anything. Max Spe to outspeed as much stuff as possible (0 Speed Seismitoad, Lanturn, Vileplume, Granbull, etc).
- Choice Specs to nuke stuff.
Usage Tips
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- If Camerupt is above 72% health, use Eruption to do a good amount to anything.
- If Camerupt is below 72% health, use Fire Blast as Eruption won't be more powerful anymore.
- Earth Power to smack stuff that resists Fire-types attacks.
- Hidden Power Grass if Rhydon or Seismitoad is about to switch on Camerupt.
- If using Hidden Power Electric, use it if Mantine is about to switch on Camerupt.
- If using Hidden Power Ice, use it if Altaria is about to switch on Camerupt.
Team Options
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- Sticky Web teams.
- Thunder Wave support.
- Sweepers that likes Camerupt's wallbreaking capability (Feraligatr, Zangoose, Gurdurr, etc).
- Pokemon that can switch into Water- and Ground-types attacks are great.
Other Options
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- Protect on the Stealth Rock set to scout and get some Leftovers recovery.
- Rock Polish.
- Yawn.
- Physical Sets.
- Flame Charge.
- Explosion.
- Power Herb Solar Beam set.
Checks & Counters
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- Water-types.
- Ground-types.
- Strong Physical Attackers.
- Entry Hazards.
- Fast stuff.
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