Is Camerupt Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Fire/Ground with AbilityMagma Armor preventing freeze. In Emerald, both Team Aqua and Team Magma are fought. Camerupt handles Team Magma grunts easily and struggles against Aqua's Water-types. Contributes against Wattson and Glacia. Wallace's Water Champion is the endgame problem.
Roxanne's typing presses Numel's defenses.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Camerupt's weaknesses hard.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Camerupt's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Camerupt's weaknesses hard.
Catch Numel
Catch Numel on Route 112 (walking, Lv 14-16, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 35GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 41FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
Evolve Numel to Camerupt
Numel evolves into Camerupt at Level 33. Your Numel should hit Level 33 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TUTORNormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Pacifidlog Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 37GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 45FireEruptionPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Camerupt in Emerald
A Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33, so the one you catch on the Fiery Path or Jagged Pass is what eventually erupts into the bigger volcano beast. Nothing in the wild offers a shortcut to the evolved form.
Wild Camerupt may be holding when caught:
Rawst Berry (always) A hold item that heals a burn in battle.Catch Numel at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Camerupt.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Numel
- 2Evolve Cameruptat Lv.33
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Badge 4How to Obtain Camerupt in E
The path to Camerupt starts with Numel at Lv. 14-22 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Camerupt ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Numel egg.
How to Get Shiny Camerupt in Emerald
Camerupt erupts only from Numel, so hunt a shiny Numel around Fiery Path or Route 112, then level it to 33 and the volcano-backed evolution keeps the shiny coloring. Compare Shiny Camerupt odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Camerupt Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Camerupt already selected.
Camerupt Weakness
Camerupt's Fire/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water and Ground. Water hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. The Fire/Ground typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Camerupt Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Camerupt
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Feraligatr builds →Surf 4x160-188%KO Dig 2x44-53% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Azumarill builds →Surf 4x133-158%KO Dig 2x27-32% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Marshtomp builds →Surf 4x133-158%KO Dig 2x57-67% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Numel FireGround | C | |
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
Camerupt Evolutions
Camerupt is what Numel becomes. Breed it for Numel eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Numel pushed Camerupt to 460 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Camerupt to get Numel eggs easily using 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Defense Curl, Howl and 3 more.
E Camerupt Best Moveset
Fire/Ground dual TermStab hits Steel types from both sides, and 100 Attack with 105 Sp. Atk lets the moveset go mixed. AbilityMagma Armor prevents freezing but rarely matters in practice, and 20 base Speed means Camerupt always moves last.
Best Build
Camerupt best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Fire Blast
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Body Slam and Defense Curl on Camerupt. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Eruption and Overheat, they expand what Camerupt can actually threaten in practice.
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 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
A POKéMON that lives in the crater of a volcano. Every 10 years, the volcanoes on its back erupt violently. Research is under way on the cause of eruption.
Camerupt Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Camerupt does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Camerupt hits 560 BST.
In Emerald, use Camerupt as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. Earthquake is the primary attack.
For Emerald, run Brave on Camerupt. +Attack is what matters, and the -Speed cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Camerupt appears in 15 games spanning 7 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
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 6ORASMega
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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