Is Ralts Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Pure Psychic in FRLG, trade-only. AbilitySynchronize or AbilityTrace for ability copying. Gardevoir at 30 is strong, but Kanto has Alakazam, Starmie, and Hypno. The Psychic roster is already deep.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Ralts's defenses.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Sabrina's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Lorelei's typing presses Ralts's defenses.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Terry's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Ralts 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.
- LV 6PsychicConfusion75100%25
- LV 26PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Erika
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 36PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- LV 46PsychicDream Eater150100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Ralts in FireRed & LeafGreen
Ralts stays out of FRLG encounter data. In Hoenn, it's a rare Route 102 catch, so Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald saves spend some time hunting before they have one to spare.
How to Obtain Ralts in FRLG
Step 1Ralts ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 102, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Route 102, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 34 · Swarm active.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 102 · Horde battle.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Ralts can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Kirlia
Step 3Evolve into Gardevoir
Ralts Weakness
Ralts is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Standard number of weaknesses for the Psychic typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Ralts Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Ralts
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x131-155%KO Thief 2x69-81% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x81-97% Thief 2x58-69% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x55-66% Thief 2x42-50% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x67-80% Thief 2x36-44% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x125-148%KO Thief 2x59-70% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x139-165%KO Thief 2x72-85% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x86-101%KO Thief 2x59-70% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x56-68% Thief 2x45-54% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x68-80% Pursuit 2x35-42% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x125-148%KO Thief 2x59-70% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x139-165%KO Thief 2x72-85% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x86-101%KO Thief 2x59-70% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x56-68% Thief 2x45-54% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x68-80% Pursuit 2x35-42% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x121-142%KO Thief 2x59-70% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x94-111%KO Shadow Ball 2x81-97% Thief 2x59-70% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x134-158%KO Thief 2x71-85% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x58-68% Thief 2x43-52% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x68-80% Pursuit 2x35-41% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x126-149%KO Thief 2x60-72% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x85-101%KO Thief 2x60-72% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x138-163%KO Thief 2x74-87% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x59-70% Thief 2x44-52% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x69-82% Pursuit 2x36-43% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x435-512%KO Thief 2x34-40% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x140-165%KO Thief 2x74-87% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x129-152%KO Thief 2x61-71% | ||
 Yanma Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ralts View Yanma builds →Shadow Ball 2x114-134%KO Thief 2x52-61% | ||
Ralts Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Ralts grows into Kirlia, then pushes on to Gardevoir. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 320 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Ralts easily with 22 breeding partners from the Indeterminate and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Disable, Mean Look and 2 more to offspring.
FRLG Ralts Best Moveset
Psychic type in this format (no Fairy yet) with AbilitySynchronize reflecting status or AbilityTrace copying abilities. Two evolutions from Gardevoir. No moveset here.
Best Build
Ralts best EVs are Defense and HP
Screens Setter Moveset
- Memento
- Growl
- Reflect
- Icy Wind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Ralts. Destiny Bond and Disable come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Future Sight and Dream Eater and Normal and Ghost coverage and more.
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
Base Stats
It is highly attuned to the emotions of people and POKéMON. It hides if it senses hostility.
Ralts FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Ralts isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Ralts spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline 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