Is Breloom Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Grass/Fighting with AbilityEffect Spore for random poison, paralysis, or sleep on contact. If imported, Breloom handles Giovanni, Lorelei, and Bruno. The typing is unique to Hoenn. Trade-only.
Shroomish resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Shroomish has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Shroomish trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shroomish here.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shroomish here.
Sabrina's team hits Shroomish's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shroomish here.
Shroomish has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Shroomish trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Shroomish trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shroomish here.
Lance's team hits Shroomish's weaknesses hard.
Terry's team hits Shroomish's weaknesses hard.
Breloom cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 23.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 36FightingSky Uppercut12890%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Breloom in FireRed & LeafGreen
Breloom evolves from Shroomish at level 23. The mushroom base needs a Petalburg Woods catch from Hoenn, so trading is the first step before any Kanto leveling applies.
How to Obtain Breloom in FRLG
Step 1Obtain ShroomishCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Petalburg Woods, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Petalburg Woods, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Great Marsh · Post-National Dex.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Headbutt · Viridian Forest · Post-National Dex.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Petalburg Woods.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · West Province (Area Three).HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Shroomish can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Breloom ✓
Breloom Weakness
Type-wise, Breloom takes extra damage from Flying, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Psychic. Watch out for Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, Dark |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Breloom Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Breloom
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 4x80-96% Poison Sting 2x20-24% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 4x80-96% Confusion 2x40-48% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Nidoking builds →Peck 4x54-64% Poison Sting 2x20-24% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 4x80-96% Poison Sting 2x20-24% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 4x80-96% Confusion 2x40-48% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Nidoking builds →Peck 4x54-64% Poison Sting 2x20-24% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 4x78-93% Ice Beam 2x63-76% Flamethrower 2x63-76% Poison Sting 2x18-22% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 4x74-88% Confusion 2x39-46% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x111-130%KO Sludge Bomb 2x79-95% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x177-209%KO | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Nidoqueen builds →Sludge Bomb 2x86-101%KO Aerial Ace 4x77-91% Ice Beam 2x64-76% Flamethrower 2x64-76% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x177-209%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x111-130%KO Sludge Bomb 2x79-95% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Exeggutor builds →Psychic 2x138-163%KO Sludge Bomb 2x59-70% | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x172-203%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x187-220%KO Fly 4x124-146%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x104-123%KO Sludge Bomb 2x76-90% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Exeggutor builds →Psychic 2x134-158%KO Sludge Bomb 2x57-68% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x213-251%KO Fly 4x143-169%KO | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x177-209%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x190-224%KO Fly 4x128-151%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Lugia builds →Fly 4x132-156%KO Psychic 2x104-123%KO Ice Beam 2x74-86% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Ho-oh builds →Fly 4x179-211%KO Overheat 2x191-225%KO Psychic 2x83-97% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x251-295%KO Aerial Ace 4x116-136%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x165-195%KO Fire Blast 2x147-173%KO Ice Beam 2x116-137%KO Aerial Ace 4x88-104%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Safari Zone Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Dragonite builds →Fly 4x184-217%KO Fire Blast 2x101-119%KO Ice Beam 2x81-95% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Steelix deals 75-89% with Explosion.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt30-35% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Umbreon builds →Pursuit5-6% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Steelix builds →Earthquake15-18% Explosion75-89% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Registeel builds →Explosion65-77% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Regirock builds →Explosion114-134%KO Rock Slide17-20% Superpower55-65% | ||
Breloom Evolutions
Evolved from Shroomish. Breloom is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+90 over Shroomish), and Breloom peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Breloom to get Shroomish eggs easily using 27 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Charm, Fake Tears, False Swipe and 2 more.
FRLG Breloom Best Moveset
130 Attack fires Fighting TermStab from the physical side at devastating power. Grass/Fighting typing provides unique coverage. AbilityEffect Spore inflicts random poison, paralysis, or sleep on contact, punishing every physical attack. MoveSpore puts targets to sleep at 100%% accuracy. The moveset combines guaranteed sleep with 130-Attack physical punishment.
Best Build
Breloom best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Spore
- Focus Punch
- Mach Punch
- Sky Uppercut
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Charm and Fake Tears give Breloom options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Steel coverage already covers a decent range on top of Focus Punch and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
The seeds on its tail are made of toxic spores. It knocks out foes with quick, virtually invisible punches.
Breloom FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Breloom isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Breloom spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves