Is Bunnelby Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Normal/Ground Diggersby at the end has AbilityHuge Power doubling Attack. Interesting concept, but Linoone fills the early Normal role natively and Flygon covers Ground.
Roxanne's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Bunnelby trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Bunnelby trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Tate & Liza's Pokemon outpace and outclass Bunnelby here.
Wallace's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Sidney's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Phoebe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Bunnelby here.
Glacia's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Drake's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Steven's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Bunnelby cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Bunnelby in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Bunnelby in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Bunnelby over from X & Y or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Bunnelby in ORAS
Step 1Bunnelby ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 5 · Purple flowers, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Rolling Fields · Overcast. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Diggersby
Bunnelby Weakness
Bunnelby's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Bunnelby's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Bunnelby Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Bunnelby
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Timburr builds →Wake-Up Slap 2x115-137%KO | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x287-339%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x156-184%KO | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x299-353%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x161-191%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x304-358%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x167-196%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x297-350%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x309-364%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x254-300%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x309-364%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x281-331%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x293-346%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x306-360%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x250-294%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x306-360%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x313-369%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x230-271%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x327-386%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bunnelby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x304-358%KO | ||
Bunnelby Evolutions
Bunnelby is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Diggersby. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 186 total stats over Bunnelby. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Bunnelby Best Moveset
Normal at 36 Attack with AbilityHuge Power as a hidden ability doubling Attack to 72 effective. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Diggersby one evolution away puts Huge Power to A-tier use on Normal/Ground TermStab.
Best Build
Bunnelby best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- U Turn
- Protect
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Last Resort and Take Down for the basics, but Bunnelby's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Ground and Fighting hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Base Stats
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Bunnelby Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Bunnelby works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Diggersby. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Bunnelby has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Bunnelby 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 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
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