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Ampharos
I currently have an Ampharos at Lv 47 on Emerald that I want to train up but am unsure of what moves to give it. So here it is now:
Thunderbolt Fire Punch Cotton Spore Light Screen So what should I teach it/What are the best moves for it??? Thanks, !!**Alex**!! :chu: |
Ampharos is under-rated.
Ampharos @ Leftovers - Focus Punch - Substitute - Thunder Wave/Reflect/Light Screen - Thunderbolt |
Fire Punch possibly if you have access to it at Battle Frontier.
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Ice Punch is better, to cover its Salamence weak. But Fire Punch works to cover its Metagross weak.
Focus Punch Thunderbolt Ice Punch/Fire Punch Reflect |
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rekt: I tried to teach it Ice Punch and it says not compatible so thats a no go !!**Alex**!! :chu: |
Have you tried a Thunderdancer moveset?
Thunder Rain Dance Fire Punch (don't use it in Rain Dance!) POSSIBLY Brick Break or Iron Tail I'm not much of an Amphy user in RSE/FRLG so I really don't know... Bleah. |
Lapras1016, rekt, if you don't know what you're doing (Which you obviously don't in this case, since Lapras1016 suggested a fire move with Rain Dance and rekt offered a move which Ampharos can't learn <.<) then don't post moveset suggestions. Thunderdance Amphy sucks, bad, as do Thunderdancers in general. I have to disagree with Shane a bit too, though. A more ingame-friendly Amphy would be:
Thunderbolt Fire Punch Thunder Wave/Light Screen Rest Subpunching ingame is kind of lol, especially since Blissey, Miltank, Snorlax, and Tyranitar (The ones who Focus Punch helps most against) only appear on a few occasions in the Battle Frontier and FR/LG Battle Tower, and if you plan on challenging either of those there are loads of better pokémon out there. |
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Lapras1016 on the other hand, doesn't know what he is talking about. ThunderDancing is terrible anyways, and with something that is as slow as Ampharos, it is even worse. |
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And thanks for everyone's help even if sometimes it doesn't work. I think I know what to put on Ampharos now. Quote:
!!**Alex**!! http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m28/Alex0117/393.gif |
I prefer Focus Punch over Fire Punch because it makes Ampharos more versatile. Competitively I believe Fire Punch is more effective, but this is in-game and with the AI using mathmatic figures to calculate what move to use, and Amph's defenses/HP, I prefer the SubPunch combo to the elemental punch. There are a lot more Normal-types than Steel-types in-game.
As for Substitute in Emerald, you will find the Move Tutor at the top of the Lilycove Department Store. That is why I start my Emerald cart over so frequently. Getting multiple Subs rocks. |
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Not only does Ampharos not learn Lock On, but it doesn't learn Zap Cannon. That is a good thing. Low accuracy OHKO moves are crappy and wasting a turn with a move like Lock On is noobish. Ampharos can do more damage using Thunderbolt in two turns than it can using a move like LO one turn and then ZC the next turn.
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Ummm it cant learn fire punch...last time I checked Ampharos was a electr type...everybody should know that
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Obviously, you don't have the know-how to go back a few generations. Stuck on Serebii.net's 3-4th generation pokédex? Fufufu, my close-minded child. Have some respect and trust in me, hmm? My first game was gold, so I specialise in that generation. [edit] Wow, 34? I suppose you've been playing since R/B/Y days. I would expect you of all people to know that ampharos can (could?) learn zap cannon. If ZC did appear in R/S/E, it would be able to learn it. Nintendo is my best friend. c: A reference to Ampharos' compatability with Zap Cannon is here and here, if you keep in mind that TM06 used to be zap cannon. And 'noobish' moves that do not do damage are not my style, in any case. Please remember that the definition for a 'noob' is someone who cheats. Teehee. Do you know how funny it is when noobs don't know what noobs are ..? Lawl. -.- |
Definetly get rid of cotton spore and light screen, they are not worth keeping. Maybe teach it some ground moves?
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-sigh- I could rant for about an hour on how odd it is that people that are practially old enough to be my parent/grandparent are on sites like this (and give information on games ._.; ) when so many people my age and younger think it's childish ... but I won't because I have to study for exams. D: I'd think people over the twenty-years mark would have things to worry about such as university/jobs etc, and not something like pokémon (Rated 8+! OMG, THAT'S BASICALLY AO! o: QUICKLY, I SHOULD EVACUATE! THAT GOES FOR ALL OF YOU AS WELL! YOUR INNOCENT MINDS WILL BE STAINED!) ... Oh well. -.- A break from the hustle and bustle of life, ne?
... Oh dear. That probably sounded very noobish and defensive. Oh well. At least I made my point, hmm? In any case, ampharos has pathetic stats (namely speed/sp attack/defense) and it is hard to get it a good moveset in R/S/E. It had a huge cut-down from the old games; and even in those, it possessed only under-used usefulness. At least it's a decent contest 'monner. By the way, I hope you feel proud that you just 'shamed' a thirteen-year-old. ;D Congrats. You're moving up in the world. |
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Yes Amphy's stats aren't great but I feel like having one at the moment just like how I feel like having a Pochama and Mukkuru in my Diamond team without caring about their attacks and stats. That's because I have two teams usually and this is just for one that I will carry around but not use for major battling such as BF. And I have pumped up Amphy stats as high as it will go for the level that it is at. It's not great but at least it is still winning battles for me. Does anyone really look at what age anyone else is on this?? I'm 14 but yea there are younger people on this such as you but what's with the comment? Pretty much, when you're online, there isnt really an age thing. You are pretty much an anonmyous person without age (especially on forums) and is attacked by anyone is you do anything that someone else dislikes. At least that's what I think. |
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As for Ampharos stats, AE covered it quite well. Not only is its SAtk high, but it also has a decent base Atk, compared to other Electrics, allowing it to be more versatile. You don't like the movepool that Ampharos has, and that is fine, but the reality is that its movepool is just fine and it can be an effective Poke. BTW - If you insist on questioning my personal life, please do so in a PM to me so that the other fine members here don't have to be subjected to it. Thanks. |
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