
Is Aipom Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityRun Away or AbilityPickup. Normal-type with middling stats and no evolution in Gen 3. No reason to import this when Linoone has Pickup natively.
Roxanne's typing presses Aipom's defenses.
Aipom has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Aipom has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Aipom's defenses.
Aipom has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Aipom has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Aipom's defenses.
Aipom has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Aipom cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 38NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Aipom in Ruby & Sapphire
Aipom does not turn up anywhere in Ruby or Sapphire, so the tail-handed monkey only joins you by trade.
Aipom cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Aipom in Ruby & Sapphire
The only shiny Aipom within reach turns up in Emerald's Safari Zone South Extension, so search there and trade it across into Hoenn. See every game where Shiny Aipom can be hunted
Shiny Aipom Evolution
Does Not EvolveAipom Weakness
Type-wise, Aipom takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Aipom Weak Against
GoodAipom Evolutions
Aipom doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a massive partner pool across one egg group, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 8 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Aipom easily with 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Beat Up, Counter and 5 more to offspring.
RS Aipom Best Moveset
85 Speed and 70 Attack behind MoveReturn for modest Normal damage. AbilityPickup provides no competitive benefit. Outclassed by every relevant physical attacker. No competitive niche worth filling.
Best Build
Aipom best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Facade
- Thunder Wave
- Focus Punch
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Agility and Beat Up give Aipom options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Strength and Slam. 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
28 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
AIPOM’s tail ends in a hand-like appendage that can be cleverly manipulated. However, because the POKéMON uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.
Aipom Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Aipom isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Aipom spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

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 7Let's Go

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

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