Is Armaldo Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Rock/Bug with AbilityBattle Armor for crit immunity. Strong physical Attack handles Phoebe, Glacia, and most E4 matchups. The Wallace Champion fight is risky since Water hits Rock super-effectively. Strong through four E4 fights, careful against the fifth. Late evolution at 40.
Anorith resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Juan'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 Wallace's team.
Fossil Anorith
Anorith can be revived from a fossil obtained in Rustboro City. Revive Claw Fossil. Revive the Claw Fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 37RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
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 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
How to Get Armaldo in Emerald
Revive the Claw Fossil into Anorith at the Rustboro lab, then evolve it at level 40 to reach Armaldo. Because you can only pick one fossil per save, raising this ancient crab means passing on the Lileep line entirely.
Catch Anorith at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Armaldo.
- 1Catch Anorith
- 2Evolve Armaldoat Lv.40
Badge 1How to Obtain Armaldo in E
- Step 2Armaldo ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Anorith egg.
How to Get Shiny Armaldo in Emerald
Armaldo grows out of Anorith, so land a shiny Anorith first by soft-resetting the Claw Fossil revival in Rustboro City, then level it to 40 and the shine carries into its Armaldo stage. Compare Shiny Armaldo odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Armaldo 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 Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Armaldo Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Armaldo
 Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Lairon builds →Iron Tail 2x72-85% Rock Tomb 2x37-44% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x75-88% Iron Tail 2x55-65% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x84-100%KO Steel Wing 2x23-27% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x60-71% Iron Tail 2x46-55% Rock Tomb 2x25-29% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x60-71% Iron Tail 2x31-37% Rollout 2x11-14% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Armaldo View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 2x39-47% Metal Claw 2x26-31% Water Gun 2x15-18% | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
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 19 partners from the Water 3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Knock Off, Rapid Spin, Rock Slide and 1 more.
E Armaldo Best Moveset
125 base Attack makes Armaldo one of the hardest-hitting physical Rock types in Emerald, and AbilityBattle Armor ensures it never falls to a lucky critical hit. The moveset runs Rock and Bug TermStab with MoveSwords Dance setup for wallbreaking.
Best Build
Armaldo best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Hidden Power Bug
- Rock Blast
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Armaldo gets Knock Off and Rapid Spin exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Rock Slide and Ancient Power.
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 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
ARMALDO usually lives on land. However, when it hunts for prey, it dives beneath the ocean. It swims around using its two large wings.
Armaldo Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Armaldo plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, 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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