Is Anorith Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Fossil revival. Rock/Bug with AbilityBattle Armor blocking crits. Armaldo at level 40 has strong Attack. Fossil timing limits it to the Battle Frontier.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Anorith resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Anorith here.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Fossil
Anorith can be revived from a fossil obtained in Pewter City. Revive Claw Fossil. Revive a Claw Fossil at the Pewter Museum of Science.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 31RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- LV 43NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 55NormalCrush ClawPower 75Accuracy 95%PP 10
- LV 61BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Anorith to Armaldo
Anorith evolves into Armaldo at Level 40. Your Anorith should hit Level 40 before you reach Sabrina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 67NormalCrush ClawPower 75Accuracy 95%PP 10
- LV 73BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Anorith in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Hand the Claw Fossil to the Pewter City scientist and he brings back a level 20 Anorith. Like the other fossil, it is a one-time revival, so picking it means giving up the Root Fossil.
1 location to catch Anorith
Badge 8How to Obtain Anorith in HGSS
- Step 2Evolve into Armaldo
How to Get Shiny Anorith in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Anorith restores from the Claw Fossil in Pewter City, though a shiny comes faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Anorith odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Anorith Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Anorith preloaded.
Anorith Weakness
Anorith's Rock/Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Rock, and Steel. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Anorith Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Anorith
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x376-443%KO Iron Tail 2x168-198%KO Surf 2x73-87% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x143-168%KO Stone Edge 2x177-209%KO Surf 2x69-82% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x205-241%KO Iron Tail 2x137-161%KO Surf 2x55-66% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Steelix builds →Iron Tail 2x143-168%KO Stone Edge 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x205-241%KO Rock Slide 2x102-121%KO Metal Claw 2x69-82% | ||
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodBurned Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Suicune builds →Surf 2x143-168%KO Iron Tail 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x188-221%KO Iron Tail 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x148-174%KO Stone Edge 2x183-216%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x190-223%KO Rock Slide 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x179-210%KO Stone Edge 2x131-155%KO | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Feraligatr builds →Aqua Tail 2x154-181%KO Iron Tail 2x114-134%KO Rock Slide 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x137-161%KO Iron Tail 2x114-134%KO Rock Tomb 2x58-68% | ||
Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 2x197-232%KO Iron Tail 2x131-155%KO Water Pulse 2x49-59% | ||
Anorith Evolutions
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Anorith with 21 breeding partners from the Water 3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Cross Poison, Curse, Knock Off and 5 more to offspring.
HGSS Anorith Best Moveset
Rock/Bug fossil at 95 Attack and 75 Speed for a first-stage. AbilityBattle Armor blocks critical hits. The moveset fires physical Rock and Bug attacks. Evolve to Armaldo for the full physical package.
Best Build
Anorith best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide
- Protect
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
An ancestral Pokémon that lived in the ocean. Over time, its eight feet transformed into wings.
Anorith HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Revive a Claw Fossil at the Pewter Museum of Science. Anorith is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
Yes. Anorith is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Anorith becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Anorith has 355 BST and evolves into Armaldo. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Anorith as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Jolly on Anorith. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
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.
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 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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