Is Camerupt Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Numel evolves at level 33, or wild on Stark Mountain. In Volkner's Battleground rematch, Fire/Ground handles his Electric-types through Ground and contributes Fire coverage, though his Lanturn, a Water-type, is a threat to it. AbilityMagma Armor prevents freezing. If only it arrived during the story.
Camerupt resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Camerupt resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Camerupt resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Camerupt resists most of Volkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Camerupt resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Camerupt on Route 227 (walking, Lv 53, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 53)
- LV 53GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 53GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 57FireEruptionPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Camerupt in Platinum
Camerupt walks the same Stark Mountain area as Numel but shows up common rather than rare, sitting at level 53. The volcano zone is the only place it lives, with no earlier appearances anywhere.
Wild Camerupt may be holding when caught:
Rawst Berry (always) Held: Consumed when burned to cure a burn.2 locations to catch Camerupt2 locations to catch Numel
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Numel at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 33 — it evolves into Camerupt.
Badge 8Where To Catch Camerupt in Pt
Numel is your first catch on the way to Camerupt. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 51-53 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Camerupt ✓or evolve from Numel (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Camerupt preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Camerupt in Platinum
Camerupt rumbles across Route 227, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Numel. Compare Shiny Camerupt odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Camerupt Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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. Solid Rock reduces SE moves damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Camerupt Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Camerupt
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Palkia builds →Surf 4x266-314%KO Earth Power 2x84-99% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Vaporeon builds →Surf 4x205-241%KO Dig 2x40-47% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 4x261-308%KO Earthquake 2x62-73% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 4x228-268%KO Dig 2x48-56% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 4x261-308%KO Dig 2x70-82% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x131-154%KO Surf 4x106-125%KO | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 4x174-205%KO Dig 2x58-68% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Gastrodon builds →Surf 4x176-208%KO Earthquake 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Surfing | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 4x189-223%KO Dig 2x63-74% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Surfing | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Camerupt View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 4x266-314%KO Mud Shot 2x42-49% | ||
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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 7 more.
Pt Camerupt Best Moveset
Reducing super-effective damage by 25% through AbilitySolid Rock patches the 4x Water weakness that otherwise ends the moveset instantly. 105 Sp. Atk and 100 Attack provide mixed firepower on Fire/Ground coverage. 40 Speed means always going last.
Best Build
Camerupt best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Lava Plume
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Ancient Power and Body Slam 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
33 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It has volcanoes on its back. If magma builds up in its body, it shudders, then erupts violently.
Camerupt Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Camerupt does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Camerupt hits 560 BST.
Yes. Wild Camerupt in Platinum can hold Rawst Berry (always). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Rawst Berry.
Yes. Camerupt is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Camerupt becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, 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 Platinum, build your team around Bronzong. These have the highest co-usage rates with Camerupt in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
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
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