Is Altaria Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Dragon/Flying Altaria gets a brand-new Mega in ORAS. Mega Altaria becomes Dragon/Fairy with AbilityPixilate, turning Normal moves into boosted Fairy attacks. Handles Drake's entire Dragon E4 and contributes against Sidney. One of the biggest ORAS-exclusive Mega upgrades.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Swablu resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Swablu's weaknesses hard.
Swablu has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Swablu's defenses.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Altaria trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Swablu on Route 114 (walking, Lv 16-19, common).
Your Swablu should hit Level 35 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Altaria in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You're catching Swablu first, not Altaria. Swablu appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Altaria in ORAS
To get Altaria, start by catching Swablu through walking encounters at Lv. 9-23. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch SwabluRoute 114Lv.9GrassRate 60%Horde battleRoute 115Lv.10GrassRate 35%Horde battleRoute 114Lv.16-19GrassRate 40%Route 115Lv.17-20GrassRate 40%Sky Pillar - 1F-5FLv.23FloorRate 5%Horde battle
Step 2Altaria ✓
Altaria Weakness
Type-wise, Altaria takes extra damage from Ice, Poison, Steel, and Fairy. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 7 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Altaria's overall bulk (75/110/105) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Altaria Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Altaria
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x24-31% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Mawile builds →Sludge Bomb 2x33-41% Fairy Wind 2x28-33% | ||
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x37-44% Steel Wing 2x20-26% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x84-99% Sludge Bomb 2x43-51% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x63-75% Blizzard 2x38-44% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Roserade builds →Sludge Bomb 2x80-95% Dazzling Gleam 2x49-57% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x81-95% Sludge Bomb 2x42-50% | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x62-73% Blizzard 2x37-43% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Roserade builds →Sludge Bomb 2x78-93% Dazzling Gleam 2x47-56% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x82-96% Sludge Bomb 2x42-50% | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x61-72% Ice Beam 2x29-34% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Roserade builds →Sludge Bomb 2x79-94% Dazzling Gleam 2x47-56% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x64-76% Ice Beam 2x48-56% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Kyurem can KO Altaria with Ice Beam (96-113%). Metagross's Bullet Punch hits Altaria for 48-57%. Togekiss deals 82-97% with Dazzling Gleam.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x96-113%KO | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Metagross builds →Earthquake39-46% Bullet Punch 2x48-57% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Togekiss builds →Air Slash38-45% Dazzling Gleam 2x82-97% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x64-75% Flamethrower16-19% | ||
Altaria Evolutions
Evolved from Swablu. Altaria is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+70 over Swablu), and Altaria peaks at 590 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Altaria Best Moveset
Mega Altaria shifts to Dragon/Fairy with AbilityPixilate converting Normal moves to Fairy at boosted power. Dragon/Fairy typing has only three weaknesses. 110 base Attack fires Pixilate-boosted Fairy TermStab. The moveset earns its Mega slot through a unique defensive typing that also hits offensively.
Best Build
Altaria best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Roost
- Haze
- Heal Bell
- Dazzling Gleam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Altaria can spread damage across 11 types, with Ghost and Flying punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Altaria dances and wheels through the sky among billowing, cotton-like clouds. By singing melodies in its crystal-clear voice, this Pokémon makes its listeners experience dreamy wonderment.
Altaria sings in a gorgeous soprano. Its wings are like cotton clouds. This Pokémon catches updrafts with its buoyant wings and soars way up into the wild blue yonder.
Altaria Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Altaria C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. At 590 BST, it fits the support role. Roost with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Altaria can Mega Evolve into Mega Altaria. That's 690 BST, up from 590. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
Pixilate is the go-to ability for Altaria. It turns the bearer's normal moves into fairy moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power. It's Altaria's only ability.
Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Altaria is a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a support.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Altaria has appeared in 16 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 6ORASMega
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