What does Bramblin evolve into?

Bramblin evolves into Brambleghast through a special method. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 275 BST.

Should I use Bramblin?

You can run Bramblin through the first few routes without issues. 275 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Brambleghast as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Bramblin?

Bramblin only appears in 1 game. Currently catchable in Scarlet & Violet. First available in Scarlet & Violet.

What games is Bramblin in?

Bramblin can be found in Scarlet & Violet.

Bramblin - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Hazard Setter

CTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Attack and Speed carry most of Bramblin's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack65

Defense30

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def35

Speed60

Total275

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight0.6 kg

Base XP55

Abilities

Wind RiderTop Pick

Gives immunity to wind moves, and causes the Pokémon's Attack to increase by one stage when hit by one.

InfiltratorHANiche

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

Wind Rider grants Flying immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

A soul unable to move on to the afterlife was blown around by the wind until it got tangled up with dried grass and became a Pokémon.

Type-wise, Bramblin takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Bramblin Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

4Resist

3Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Flying

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Bramblin (Best Counters)

Volcarona can KO Bramblin with Heat Wave (130-153%). Lokix's Sucker Punch also KOs at 145-171%.

Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemGrassyseed NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Heat Wave ProtectPriority Tera Blast Damage vs Bramblin Heat Wave 2x 130-153%KO View Volcarona builds →
Annihilape FightingGhost	A
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemSitrus Berry NatureJolly Moves Rage Fist ProtectPriority Drain Punch Bulk Up View Annihilape builds →
Lokix BugDark	A
Recommended Build AbilityTintedlens ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves First Impression Knock Off U Turn Sucker Punch Damage vs Bramblin Knock Off 2x 135-159%KO U Turn 72-86% Sucker Punch 2x 145-171%KO View Lokix builds →
Arcanine Fire	A
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz Morning Sun CurseSetup Damage vs Bramblin Flare Blitz 2x 238-280%KO View Arcanine builds →
Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves HurricaneSTAB Weather Ball TailwindUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Bramblin Hurricane 2x 127-149%KO View Pelipper builds →

Bramblin doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need a unique condition to push it forward to Brambleghast. Evolving adds up to 205 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#946Bramblin

Walk 1,000 Steps

#947Brambleghast

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Bramblin

GrassGhost

Brambleghast

GrassGhost

55+15

ATK

115+50

DEF

70+40

SP.ATK

80+35

SP.DEF

70+35

SPE

90+30

BST

275C-Tier

480B-Tier+205

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Bramblin easily with 89 breeding partners from the Plant egg group.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Eviolite turns Bramblin into a wall that rivals fully evolved options. Windrider and Adamant nature stack with spread EVs to create a surprisingly tough defensive core.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Wind Rider

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Bramblin

Adamant+ATK

Bramblin best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Rapid Spin
Strength SapSTAB
Shadow SneakSTAB
Power WhipSTAB

Recommended Teammates

MienfooDecent

ElekidDecent

Moves

Showing Scarlet & Violet moves. Moves vary by game.View all games

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Bramblin picks up Phantom Force and Power Whip along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Rock and Normal coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

D3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Rollout

D309020Rock

Lv 5

Absorb

D2010025Grass

Lv 9

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Lv 13

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 17

Infestation

D2010020Bug

Lv 21

Hex

S6510010Ghost

Lv 25

Mega Drain

D4010015Grass

Lv 29

Disable

A—10020Normal

Lv 35

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

Lv 40

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 45

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 50

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 55

Power Whip

S1208510Grass

TM Moves

TM56

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM17

Confuse Ray

C—10010Ghost

TM224

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM119

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM111

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM194

Grassy Glide

D5510020Grass

TM137

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

TM29

Hex

S6510010Ghost

TM159

Leaf Storm

C130905Grass

TM42

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

TM202

Pain Split

C——20Normal

TM151

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

TM198

Poltergeist

S110905Ghost

TM21

Pounce

D5010020Bug

TM07

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM06

Scary Face

C—10010Normal

TM71

Seed Bomb

B8010015Grass

TM114

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM168

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Spikes

S——20Ground

TM177

Spite

——10010Ghost

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

Egg Moves

Bramblin doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Bramblin can't learn any Tutor moves

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Bramblin appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Bramblin in Scarlet & Violet

Bramblin's encounter pool splits between Violet and Scarlet. You've got 4 walking spots at Lv. 25-40 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

East Province (Area Three) - Mine

VioletOverworld Lv.25-40 Route

44%Mid

East Province (Area Three) - Mine

ScarletOverworld Lv.25-40 Route

44%Mid

Asado Desert - Desert

VioletOverworld Lv.25-40 Desert

22%Mid

Asado Desert - Desert

ScarletOverworld Lv.25-40 Desert

22%Mid

Bramblin evolves into Brambleghast through a special method. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 275 BST.
You can run Bramblin through the first few routes without issues. 275 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Brambleghast as fast as you can.
Bramblin only appears in 1 game. Currently catchable in Scarlet & Violet. First available in Scarlet & Violet.
Bramblin can be found in Scarlet & Violet.

Bramblin joined the series in Scarlet & Violet and has been available in 1 titles so far. With 2 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

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