Is Beartic Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Ice with 130 Attack from a wild Cubchoo. Handles Drake's Dragon E4 with physical Ice attacks. The 50 Speed means Beartic takes hits before swinging, but the Attack makes each hit count. A brute-force Ice option.
Cubchoo resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Cubchoo resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Cubchoo trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Cubchoo has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Cubchoo has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Cubchoo trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Beartic has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Beartic trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Beartic has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Beartic has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Beartic trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Beartic has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Beartic trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Cubchoo on Shoal Cave (walking, Lv 34, common). DexNav.
Your Cubchoo should hit Level 37 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Beartic in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You're catching Cubchoo first, not Beartic. Cubchoo appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Beartic in ORAS
To get Beartic, start by catching Cubchoo through walking encounters at Lv. 34+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch CubchooShoal Cave - Area 1Lv.34CaveRate 60%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 2Lv.34CaveRate 60%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 3Lv.34CaveRate 60%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 4Lv.34CaveRate 60%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 5Lv.34CaveRate 60%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 6Lv.34CaveRate 60%DexNav chain
Step 2Beartic ✓
Beartic Weakness
Type-wise, Beartic takes extra damage from Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Not too many gaps in the chart, 4 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
What is Beartic Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Beartic
 Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Tepig builds →Rock Tomb 2x28-33% Ember 2x22-28% | ||
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Torchic builds →Ember 2x31-39% Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
 Chimchar Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x41-49% Metal Claw 2x36-44% | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Makuhita builds →Force Palm 2x36-44% Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Aron builds →Iron Head 2x52-62% Rock Tomb 2x40-48% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x52-62% Steel Wing 2x40-48% Fire Fang 2x37-44% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Monferno builds →Flame Wheel 2x40-48% Mach Punch 2x29-34% Rock Tomb 2x26-32% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 2x55-66% Steel Wing 2x43-51% | ||
Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Timburr builds →Wake-Up Slap 2x49-59% Rock Tomb 2x29-34% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x118-140%KO Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x66-79% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x91-108%KO Rock Tomb 2x29-35% Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x91-108%KO Low Sweep 2x47-55% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x86-102%KO Low Sweep 2x44-52% Rock Tomb 2x27-33% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x121-143%KO Rock Tomb 2x39-46% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x67-80% Rock Tomb 2x39-46% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x94-110%KO Low Sweep 2x49-58% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x86-102%KO Low Sweep 2x44-52% Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x74-88% Rock Tomb 2x40-48% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x122-143%KO Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x69-81% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x93-110%KO Low Sweep 2x49-57% Rock Tomb 2x30-35% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x86-102%KO Low Sweep 2x44-52% Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x122-144%KO Overheat 2x114-134%KO Stone Edge 2x64-75% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x118-138%KO Stone Edge 2x66-78% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x95-113%KO Hammer Arm 2x70-83% Rock Tomb 2x43-51% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x101-119%KO Overheat 2x109-129%KO Stone Edge 2x56-66% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x106-125%KO Hammer Arm 2x97-115%KO Stone Edge 2x65-77% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x111-132%KO Stone Edge 2x62-74% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x120-141%KO Overheat 2x111-132%KO Stone Edge 2x62-74% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x115-136%KO Stone Edge 2x65-76% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x92-109%KO Hammer Arm 2x69-82% Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x99-117%KO Overheat 2x107-126%KO Stone Edge 2x55-65% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x129-152%KO Flash Cannon 2x80-95% Ancient Power 2x40-47% Rock Smash 2x20-23% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x184-217%KO Brick Break 2x62-73% Fire Blast 2x41-49% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x127-150%KO Superpower 2x85-100%KO Stone Edge 2x71-83% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x114-134%KO Hammer Arm 2x95-112%KO Head Smash 2x94-111%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Conkeldurr threatens a KO with Drain Punch (104-122%). Terrakion's Close Combat also KOs at 213-251%.
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x104-122%KO Mach Punch 2x56-66% Knock Off30-35% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Beartic View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x213-251%KO Stone Edge 2x178-209%KO Rock Slide 2x133-157%KO | ||
Beartic Evolutions
Beartic is what Cubchoo becomes. Breed it for Cubchoo eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Cubchoo pushed Beartic to 485 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Beartic to get Cubchoo eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Assurance, Avalanche, Encore and 6 more.
ORAS Beartic Best Moveset
130 Attack fires physical Ice TermStab hard. AbilitySlush Rush doubles 50 Speed in hail to 100. AbilitySwift Swim as a hidden ability doubles Speed in rain instead. The moveset has raw Attack but pure Ice typing and 50 base Speed limit it outside weather.
Best Build
Beartic best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Bulk Up
- Ice Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Beartic can spread damage across 10 types, with Water and Normal punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Blizzard and Ice Beam keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
They love the cold seas of the north. They create pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath.
It freezes its breath to create fangs and claws of ice to fight with. Cold northern areas are its habitat.
Beartic Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Beartic looks average on paper at 485 BST. But Slush Rush is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Aqua Jet with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Beartic's biggest threats include Volcarona (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Aerodactyl (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.
Beartic gets Slush Rush, Snow Cloak, and Swift Swim. But Slush Rush is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Beartic is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Aqua Jet, Play Rough, Bulk Up, and Icepunch. Aqua Jet leads at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Beartic has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Beartic has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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 7LGPE
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