In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Armaldo's 495 base stat total fool you. Swift Swim is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Rock Slide with Poweranklet is the standard set.

What is Armaldo weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Armaldo's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Metagross (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

What is the best ability for Armaldo?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Swift Swim on Armaldo. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Armaldo also gets Battle Armor, but they don't compare. On wall sets, Swift Swim pairs with Armaldo's base 100 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.

What role does Armaldo play in battle?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Armaldo fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Armaldo?

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Rock Slide, Curse, Honeclaws, and Aqua Jet. Rock Slide leads at 21% usage. Curse lets it set up before sweeping.

Armaldo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

CTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Armaldo's all-in on Attack at the expense of Speed. The physical lean is obvious from the bars. Yields 2 Attack EVs and follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack125

Defense100

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def80

Speed45

Total495

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Erratic600,000 XP

Height1.5 m

Weight68.2 kg

Base XP173

Abilities

Battle ArmorPopular

Protects against critical hits.

Swift SwimHAPopular

Doubles Speed during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor.

Armaldo Weakness

Armaldo is weak to Water, Rock, and Steel. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Armaldo can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Armaldo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Poison

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Rock Steel

½xResist

Normal Poison

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (7)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Armaldo in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Slowking's Scald hits Armaldo for 41-48%. Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 155-183%.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Slowking WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemColbur Berry NatureRelaxed Moves ScaldSTAB TeleportUtility Slack Off Future Sight Damage vs Armaldo Scald 2x 41-48% View Slowking builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Armaldo Crunch 62-73% Stone Edge 2x 155-183%KO Earthquake 52-61% View Tyranitar builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Armaldo is the evolved form of Anorith. Breeding produces Anorith eggs, and they're slow to hatch. Evolving from Anorith gave Armaldo the biggest boost in Defense (+50), bringing the total to 495 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#347Anorith

Level 40

#348Armaldo

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Anorith

RockBug

Armaldo

RockBug

75+30

ATK

125+30

DEF

100+50

SP.ATK

70+30

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

45-30

BST

355D-Tier

495C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Armaldo to get Anorith eggs using 21 partners from the Water3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Cross Poison, Curse and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Water3

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

30 cycles·7,710 steps

Moderate~8 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Armaldo Best Moveset

For a defensive wall, Armaldo wants max HP and Sp. Def EVs and Poweranklet. The Sassy nature tilts toward slow wall duty, and Battlearmor contributes without taking a move slot.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Battle Armor

Item

Power Anklet

Best Nature for Armaldo

Sassy+SPD

Armaldo best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Atk

SpD

Doubles Bulky Support Moveset

Rock SlideSTAB
CurseSetup
Hone Claws
Aqua Jet

Recommended Teammates

MetagrossGood

PolitoedGood

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Armaldo gets Aqua Jet and Cross Poison exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Stone Edge and X-Scissor.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fury Cutter

—409520Bug

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 12

Metal Claw

D509535Steel

Lv 16

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 20

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Lv 24

Brine

D6510010Water

Lv 28

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 32

Crush Claw

C759510Normal

Lv 36

Rock Blast

B259010Rock

Lv 43

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 48

X-Scissor

A8010015Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM83

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

A10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

A——10Psychic

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

B——20Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

A100805Rock

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

A——20Normal

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM81

X-Scissor

A8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Jet+1

A4010020Water

Egg

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

Egg

Curse

A——10Ghost

Egg

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Egg

Knock Off

A6510020Dark

Egg

Rapid Spin

C5010040Normal

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Tutor Moves

Armaldo can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Armaldo in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Armaldo in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring Anorith over from Ruby, Emerald, or Sword, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Armaldo in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Step 1Obtain Anorith
Catch in the wild in:
SwordSurfing · Ballimere Lake · Snowing
Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold Black
Train until Level 40
Step 2Armaldo ✓

Armaldo Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Armaldo's 495 base stat total fool you. Swift Swim is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Rock Slide with Poweranklet is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Armaldo's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Metagross (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Swift Swim on Armaldo. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Armaldo also gets Battle Armor, but they don't compare. On wall sets, Swift Swim pairs with Armaldo's base 100 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Armaldo fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Rock Slide, Curse, Honeclaws, and Aqua Jet. Rock Slide leads at 21% usage. Curse lets it set up before sweeping.

Game Availability

Armaldo first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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