Is Anorith Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Claw Fossil from Mirage Tower. Rock/Bug with AbilityBattle Armor blocking critical hits. Armaldo at 40 hits hard physically. Steven uses one on his team. Rock/Bug coverage handles Phoebe and Glacia. The same late-evolution problem as Cradily, but the offensive stats compensate.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Fossil
Anorith can be revived from a fossil obtained in Rustboro City. Revive Claw Fossil. Revive from the Claw Fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Find the Claw Fossil in the Route 111 desert; taking either fossil there hides the other, so only one is obtainable per game.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM28GroundDigPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 37RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 49NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Anorith to Armaldo
Anorith evolves into Armaldo at Level 40. Your Anorith should hit Level 40 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
How to Get Anorith in Ruby & Sapphire
Hand the Claw Fossil to the Rustboro lab to revive Anorith at level 20. Because the desert only lets you keep one fossil, choosing Anorith locks Lileep out for the playthrough.
1 location to catch Anorith
Badge 1How to Obtain Anorith in RS
- Step 2Evolve into ArmaldoBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Anorith egg.
How to Get Shiny Anorith in Ruby & Sapphire
Anorith is revived from the Claw Fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City, so soft reset before you take it until it comes back shiny. Compare Shiny Anorith odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Anorith Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Anorith Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Anorith
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Aron builds →Metal Claw 2x67-80% Rock Tomb 2x67-80% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Mudkip Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Mudkip builds →Rock Tomb 2x45-53% Water Gun 2x45-55% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Anorith View Wingull builds →Water Gun 2x45-55% Steel Wing 2x37-45% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
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 19 breeding partners from the Water 3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Knock Off, Rapid Spin, Rock Slide and 1 more to offspring.
RS Anorith Best Moveset
Rock/Bug pre-evolution heading toward Armaldo, with AbilityBattle Armor blocking critical hits. MoveRock Slide and physical coverage at pre-evolution stats. Needs the evolution.
Best Build
Anorith best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Swords Dance
- Brick Break
- Rapid Spin
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Knock Off and Rapid Spin on Anorith. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Rock Slide and Ancient Power, 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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
ANORITH was regenerated from a prehistoric fossil. This primitive POKéMON once lived in warm seas. It grips its prey firmly between its two large claws.
ANORITH is said to be a type of POKéMON predecessor, with eight wings at the sides of its body. This POKéMON swam in the primordial sea by undulating these eight wings.
Anorith Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Revive from the Claw Fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Find the Claw Fossil in the Route 111 desert; taking either fossil there hides the other, so only one is obtainable per game. Anorith is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
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
Winds & Waves
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