In Legends: Arceus, Technician changes the entire equation for Ambipom. The 482 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a sweeper. Fakeout with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is Ambipom weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, Ambipom's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Ambipom's base 115 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

What is the best ability for Ambipom?

Technician is what you want on Ambipom. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Pickup, Skill Link) work on paper but Technician is what makes Ambipom worth using. With base 115 Speed, Technician gives Ambipom an edge before opponents can react.

What role does Ambipom play in battle?

Base 115 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Ambipom is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.

What are the best moves for Ambipom?

For Legends: Arceus, the core moveset is Fakeout, U Turn, Return, and Lowkick. Fakeout leads at 23% usage. Return provides reliable STAB damage.

Ambipom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Sweeper

CTier

115Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Attack carry the offense, Sp. Atk doesn't even come close. A Long Tail Pokemon on a fast 800K XP curve, worth 2 Speed EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack100

Defense66

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def66

Speed115

Total482

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.2 m

Weight20.3 kg

Base XP169

Abilities

TechnicianTop Pick

Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Pickup

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

Skill LinkHARare

Extends two-to-five-hit moves and triple kick to their full length every time.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

To affirm their kinship, members of this species will form a ring by linking their newly doubled tails together. On rare occasions, humans have been accepted into such rings.

Legends: Arceus

Ambipom Weakness

Ambipom is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Ambipom leans offensive (base 100 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Ambipom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Ambipom in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Move Moves Rock SmashLv. 5 Damage vs Ambipom Rock Smash 2x 63-75% View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Move Moves Rock SmashLv. 5 Damage vs Ambipom Rock Smash 2x 63-75% View Toxicroak builds →
Machoke Fighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Rock SmashLv. 6 Learns Rock Smash at Level 6 View Machoke builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Getting Ambipom requires knowing a specific move, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Aipom. Breed this form to get Aipom eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+30 over Aipom), and Ambipom peaks at 482 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#190Aipom

Knows Double Hit

#424Ambipom

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Aipom

Normal

Ambipom

Normal

75+20

ATK

100+30

DEF

66+11

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

66+11

SPE

115+30

BST

360D-Tier

482A-Tier+122

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Ambipom Best Moveset

Ambipom keeps momentum with U-turn, switching out after dealing damage or scouting. Life Orb gives it extra damage on every hit for a health trade, max Attack and Speed EVs let it hit hard on the way out, and the remaining moves prevents dead turns.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

A solid spread overall. Ambipom gets Giga Impact and Hyper Beam for same-type damage alongside coverage across 9 types. It won't blow anyone away, but it doesn't leave you stuck either.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

C4010030Normal

Lv 6

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 11

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 18

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 25

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 34

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Lv 43

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM Moves

Ambipom can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Ambipom doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Tutor

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

Tutor

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Tutor

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

Tutor

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

How to Get Ambipom in Legends: Arceus

decent spawn rates across 5 locations for Ambipom 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.

Where To Catch Ambipom in Legends: Arceus

The path to Ambipom starts with Aipom at walking via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Aipom
Aipom Hill
Grass
Uncommon
Glacier Terrace
Grass Ice
Uncommon
Heart's Crag
Grass
Uncommon
Hideaway Bay
Grass Water
Uncommon
Ramanas Island
Grass Water
Uncommon
Snowfall Hot Spring
Grass Ice
Uncommon
Whiteout Valley
Grass
Uncommon
Knows Double Hit
Step 2Ambipom ✓
Aipom Hill
Grass
Uncommon
Arena's Approach
Grass
Uncommon
Avalanche Slopes
Grass
Uncommon
Heart's Crag
Grass
Uncommon
Hideaway Bay
Grass Water
Uncommon
or evolve from Aipom (Step 1)

Ambipom Guide

In Legends: Arceus, Technician changes the entire equation for Ambipom. The 482 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a sweeper. Fakeout with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Legends: Arceus, Ambipom's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Ambipom's base 115 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Technician is what you want on Ambipom. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Pickup, Skill Link) work on paper but Technician is what makes Ambipom worth using. With base 115 Speed, Technician gives Ambipom an edge before opponents can react.
Base 115 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Ambipom is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
For Legends: Arceus, the core moveset is Fakeout, U Turn, Return, and Lowkick. Fakeout leads at 23% usage. Return provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Ambipom spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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