Is Armaldo Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Rock/Bug with AbilityBattle Armor blocking crits. Strong physical Attack. Steven uses Armaldo alongside Cradily. Handles Phoebe, Glacia, and most physical matchups. The late evolution at 40 limits story contribution, but against the E4 the power shows up when you need it.
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
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 Armaldo in Ruby & Sapphire
Whether you can build an Armaldo at all comes down to grabbing the Claw Fossil over the Root one in the desert. The revived Anorith then evolves at level 40, never a wild catch.
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 RS
- Step 2Armaldo ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Anorith egg.
How to Get Shiny Armaldo in Ruby & Sapphire
Armaldo traces back to the Claw Fossil, so soft reset in Rustboro City for a shiny Anorith and evolve it up, since Armaldo can't be revived directly. Compare Shiny Armaldo odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
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% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
 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.
RS Armaldo Best Moveset
125 Attack fires Rock TermStab and MoveEarthquake for Ground coverage at devastating power. AbilityBattle Armor blocks critical hits, and MoveSwords Dance doubles Attack further. MoveRapid Spin adds hazard removal. Held ItemChoice Band or Held ItemLeftovers depending on role. Physical Rock attacker with crit immunity and spin support.
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’s tough armor makes all attacks bounce off. This POKéMON’s two enormous claws can be freely extended or contracted. They have the power to punch right through a steel slab.
ARMALDO is a POKéMON species that became extinct in prehistoric times. This POKéMON is said to have walked on its hind legs, which would have been more convenient for life on land.
Armaldo Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Armaldo is obtained in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire by evolving Anorith under specific conditions.
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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