While most trainers evolve Anorith into Armaldo immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Only weak to Water, Rock, and Steel. Needs some investment to avoid getting outsped. Known as the Old Shrimp Pokemon.
Everything pushes toward physical damage here. Anorith's Attack does the work, Sp. Atk pays the price. But you're still getting 1 Attack EV per KO. Tough to catch, on a standard growth curve.
A Pokémon ancestor that was reanimated from a fossil. It lived in the sea and hunted with claws.
Anorith Weakness
VulnerableAnorith's Rock/Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Rock, and Steel moves. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
Anorith is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Armaldo. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Anorith.
How to Evolve
Breed Anorith with 25 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Cross Poison, Curse, Iron Defense and 5 more to offspring.
Best Build
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You'll want to breed for Cross Poison and Curse on Anorith. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from X-Scissor and Rock Slide, they expand what Anorith can actually threaten in practice.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
No searching required for Anorith. You receive it at Nacrene City from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
Best Locations
At 355 BST, Anorith is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Armaldo before bringing it to any serious fight.
Anorith evolves into Armaldo at level 40. Anorith is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Anorith gets Swift Swim and Battle Armor. But Swift Swim is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Anorith is a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 75 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.
Anorith appears in 14 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Anorith appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
- 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