While most trainers evolve Nosepass into Probopass immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. 5 type weaknesses to keep in mind. Known as the Compass Pokemon. Can go either physical or special depending on the set.
The stat bars tell the story: Defense carries everything and HP's dead weight. But this Compass Pokemon still yields 1 Defense EV per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Once the people of Hisui discovered that its red nose always points north, they grew to rely on it greatly when traveling afar. The nose seems to work in a similar way to ancient compasses.
Nosepass Weakness
FragileNosepass's Rock typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Nosepass's physical bulk (base 135 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
To get Probopass from Nosepass, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Nosepass.
How to Evolve
Breed Nosepass easily with 84 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group.
Stealth Rock is the priority every time Nosepass comes in. Impish nature and a spread EV build EVs keep it alive long enough to get layers down, while Eviolite provides a bulk boost that only works before full evolution. Sturdy rounds it out.
Best Build
Best Nosepass Moveset
- Body Press
- Stealth Rock
- Iron Defense
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Nosepass's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Meteor Beam and Stone Edge for same-type damage. Earth Power and Stone Edge are the payoff moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
The offense anchors on Stone Edge and Power Gem, with coverage across 7 types adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Nosepass that handles most situations. Earth Power and Stone Edge give it enough punch where it matters.
You'll want to breed for Block and Double-Edge on Nosepass. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Stone Edge and Power Gem, they expand what Nosepass can actually threaten in practice.
You'll want to breed for Block and Double-Edge on Nosepass. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Head Smash and Stone Edge, they expand what Nosepass can actually threaten in practice.
Nosepass doesn't appear in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer it from Ruby, Emerald, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
A few locations for Nosepass with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 2 locations. Nosepass's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations
decent spawn rates across 2 locations for Nosepass in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Best Locations
At 375 BST, Nosepass is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Probopass before bringing it to any serious fight.
Watch for Milotic (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Nosepass. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Nosepass won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Nosepass evolves into Probopass using a Thunder Stone. Nosepass is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Sturdy prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead — that's the one you want on Nosepass. Sand Force is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Magnet Pull works too if your team needs something different.
Nosepass is leaning toward the physical side (base 45 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
Nosepass appears in 15 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.
Since Ruby & Sapphire, Nosepass has been in 15 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A