Is Amoonguss Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
From a traded Foongus. Grass/Poison with 114 HP and AbilityEffect Spore spreading status on contact. Defensive and disruptive, but Breloom and Roserade outclass it. Import-only niche.
Foongus has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Foongus trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Foongus's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Foongus's defenses.
Winona's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Amoonguss has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Amoonguss's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Amoonguss's weaknesses hard.
Amoonguss 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 39.
How to Get Amoonguss in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Amoonguss isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Foongus from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Foongus to Amoonguss is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Amoonguss in ORAS
Step 1Obtain FoongusCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 15 · Horde battle, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Special encounter · Route 10. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Route 7. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Forest of Focus · Snowstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Amoonguss ✓
Amoonguss Weakness
Amoonguss's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Amoonguss Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Amoonguss
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x50-59% Fire Fang 2x36-44% Ice Fang 2x36-44% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x30-35% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x28-33% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x84-99% Aerial Ace 2x29-35% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latios builds →Psychic 2x84-98% Fly 2x45-53% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latias builds →Psychic 2x71-84% Fly 2x42-50% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x84-98% Aerial Ace 2x29-34% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latios builds →Psychic 2x83-98% Fly 2x46-54% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latias builds →Psychic 2x71-84% Fly 2x42-49% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x85-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-50% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latios builds →Psychic 2x81-96% Fly 2x45-53% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latias builds →Psychic 2x70-82% Fly 2x39-47% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x103-122%KO | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x83-98% Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x89-105%KO Ice Beam 2x54-63% Fly 2x44-52% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x141-167%KO Ice Beam 2x61-71% Aerial Ace 2x45-53% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x77-91% Ice Beam 2x46-55% Fly 2x40-47% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x127-149%KO Psychic 2x18-22% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake18-22% Rock Slide14-16% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Breloom builds →Mach Punch5-6% Bullet Seed2-2% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Tangrowth builds →Knock Off11-13% Giga Drain3-4% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Quagsire builds →Scald5-6% Earthquake14-17% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Amoonguss View Gastrodon builds →Scald7-8% Earthquake14-17% | ||
Amoonguss Evolutions
Amoonguss is the evolved form of Foongus. Breeding produces Foongus eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Foongus gave Amoonguss the biggest boost in HP (+45), bringing the total to 464 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Amoonguss to get Foongus eggs easily using 59 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Defense Curl, Endure and 5 more.
ORAS Amoonguss Best Moveset
MoveSpore puts targets to sleep at 100%% accuracy, and AbilityRegenerator heals a third of HP every switch. 114 HP absorbs hits. Grass/Poison TermStab hits Fairy super-effectively through Poison. The moveset earns S-tier because guaranteed sleep combined with passive healing creates one of the best support Pokemon available.
Best Build
Amoonguss best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Spore
- Clear Smog
- Sludge Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Body Slam and Defense Curl from the egg pool give Amoonguss something extra.
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
They show off their Poké Ball caps to lure prey, but very few Pokémon are fooled by this.
It lures prey close by dancing and waving its arm caps, which resemble Poké Balls, in a swaying motion.
Amoonguss Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Don't let Amoonguss's 464 base stat total fool you. Regenerator is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a trick room. Giga Drain with Black Sludge is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Staraptor (Flying) when using Amoonguss. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. At base 30 Speed, Amoonguss won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Run Regenerator on Amoonguss. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Amoonguss also gets Effect Spore, but they don't compare.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Amoonguss fills the trick room role. It's a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Giga Drain, Spore, Clearsmog, and Sludge Bomb on Amoonguss. Giga Drain is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the trick room role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Amoonguss has appeared in 9 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 5BWDebut
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