Is Armaldo Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Rock/Bug with AbilityBattle Armor for crit immunity. Transfer-only. If imported, strong physical Attack handles Aaron and Lucian. The Rock typing means Crasher Wake is dangerous. Strong in the matchups where Rock doesn't betray it.
Anorith resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Armaldo resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Fossil Anorith
Anorith can be revived from a fossil obtained in Oreburgh City. Revive Claw Fossil. Revive from Claw Fossil at the Oreburgh Mining Museum. Found in the Underground after obtaining the National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 31RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 55NormalCrush ClawPower 75Accuracy 95%PP 10
- LV 61BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Anorith to Armaldo
Anorith evolves into Armaldo at Level 40. Your Anorith should hit Level 40 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- LV 73BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Armaldo in Diamond & Pearl
Armaldo has no wild spawn here. Revive an Anorith from its Claw Fossil and raise it to level 40, the plate Pokemon being a fossil line with no shortcut around the dig.
Catch Anorith at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Armaldo.
- 1Catch Anorith
- 2Evolve Armaldoat Lv.40
How to Obtain Armaldo in DP
- Step 2Armaldo ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Anorith egg.
How to Get Shiny Armaldo in Diamond & Pearl
Armaldo evolves from Anorith, so breed that pre-evo Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise its plates. Compare Shiny Armaldo odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Armaldo 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 Diamond & Pearl with Armaldo preloaded.
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.
| 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 Armaldo Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Armaldo
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Empoleon builds →Surf 2x94-111%KO Flash Cannon 2x79-93% Rock Slide 2x34-40% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Steelix builds →Iron Tail 2x66-78% Rock Slide 2x34-40% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x92-108%KO Iron Tail 2x35-42% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Golduck builds →Surf 2x83-98% Iron Tail 2x43-50% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x79-93% Rock Slide 2x33-39% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Probopass builds →Flash Cannon 2x57-68% Rock Slide 2x36-43% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Floatzel builds →Surf 2x75-88% Iron Tail 2x52-62% Rock Tomb 2x27-32% | ||
Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Anorith builds →Rock Slide 2x55-66% Metal Claw 2x25-30% Water Pulse 2x19-24% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x83-98% Steel Wing 2x23-27% | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Omanyte builds →Surf 2x79-93% Ancient Power 2x51-61% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x60-71% Iron Tail 2x52-62% | ||
 Mawile Steel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Mawile builds →Flash Cannon 2x47-55% Rock Slide 2x34-40% | ||
Armaldo Evolutions
Armaldo is the evolved form of Anorith. Breeding produces Anorith eggs, and they are 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
Breeding
Breed with Armaldo to get Anorith eggs using 21 partners from the Water 3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Cross Poison, Knock Off, Rapid Spin and 4 more.
DP Armaldo Best Moveset
125 Attack on a Rock/Bug type with AbilityBattle Armor blocking crits gives raw physical power. The moveset runs physical Rock and Bug hits hard. 100 Defense handles physical attacks, but 45 Speed and heavy weaknesses to Water and Steel coverage keep it in check.
Best Build
Armaldo best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- X Scissor
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Armaldo gets Cross Poison and Knock Off exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Stone Edge and X-Scissor.
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
37 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor.
Armaldo Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Armaldo is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Armaldo becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Armaldo plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Armaldo pairs best with Forretress, Scizor, and Tyranitar. Forretress has Decent synergy and covers what Armaldo can't handle on its own.
In Diamond & Pearl, Adamant is the go-to nature for Armaldo. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Armaldo first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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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