Is Cherrim Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Cherrim appears wild in Hoenn. AbilityFlower Gift transforms it in sun, boosting the team's Attack and Special Defense. Without sun support, the base stats are too low for the E4. A conditional team buffer.
Cherubi resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Cherubi has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Cherubi's defenses.
Cherubi trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Cherubi trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Cherubi's weaknesses hard.
Cherubi has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Cherubi has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Cherrim has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Cherrim has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Cherrim on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, uncommon).
How to Get Cherrim in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
2 encounter spots for Cherrim at moderate rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Cherrim in ORAS
Step 1Obtain Cherubi
Step 2Cherrim ✓Mirage Spots - Area 4Lv.36-38GrassRate 10%or evolve from Cherubi (Step 1)
Cherrim Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Cherrim for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Cherrim Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Cherrim
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x57-68% Gust 2x19-23% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Paras builds →Sludge Bomb 2x38-45% Leech Life 2x23-28% | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x64-76% Fire Fang 2x47-56% Ice Fang 2x47-56% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x53-64% Struggle Bug 2x33-40% Gust 2x17-21% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x109-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x39-45% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x101-119%KO U-turn 2x40-48% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-45% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x102-121%KO U-turn 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x34-40% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x100-118%KO Fire Fang 2x47-57% Ice Fang 2x47-57% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x153-181%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-61% Venoshock 2x21-26% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x136-160%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-60% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO U-turn 2x52-61% Aerial Ace 2x45-53% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x150-177%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-60% Venoshock 2x22-27% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x133-157%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Vileplume builds →Sludge Bomb 2x93-110%KO Infestation 2x15-18% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO U-turn 2x51-60% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x160-188%KO Bug Buzz 2x112-131%KO Hurricane 2x91-107%KO Poison Jab 2x38-44% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x133-157%KO Overheat 2x117-138%KO Ice Beam 2x81-96% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x167-196%KO U-turn 2x65-77% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Salamence builds →Fly 2x122-143%KO Fire Blast 2x76-89% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Cherrim for 54-64%. Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (101-119%). Staraptor deals 58-69% with Double-Edge.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Weavile builds →Knock Off44-51% Ice Shard 2x54-64% Pursuit27-32% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed22-26% Flare Blitz 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Staraptor builds →Close Combat39-46% Double Edge58-69% U Turn 2x46-54% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain16-19% Flamethrower 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x69-81% Flamethrower 2x69-81% | ||
Cherrim Evolutions
Evolved from Cherubi. Cherrim is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Speed grew the most through evolution (+50 over Cherubi), and Cherrim peaks at 450 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Cherrim to get Cherubi eggs easily using 47 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Defense Curl, Flower Shield and 11 more.
ORAS Cherrim Best Moveset
Grass at 87 Sp. Atk with AbilityFlower Gift boosting Attack and Sp. Def for allies in sun. The moveset fires Grass TermStab from moderate power but can't compete offensively. Flower Gift support is the only niche, and it requires sun to function.
Best Build
Cherrim best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Sunny Day
- Healing Wish
- Energy Ball
- Aromatherapy
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Cherrim misses out on Aromatherapy and Defense Curl. That's 14 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, with Normal and Fairy coverage rounding things out.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
During times of strong sunlight, its bud blooms, its petals open fully, and it becomes very active.
If it senses strong sunlight, it opens its folded petals to absorb the sun’s rays with its whole body.
Cherrim Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Cherrim C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. At 450 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Sunnyday with Leftovers is the standard set.
Flower Gift increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight. That's the one you want on Cherrim. It's the only ability Cherrim has.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Cherrim is a special attacker with base 87 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Sunnyday, Healing Wish, Energy Ball, and Aromatherapy on Cherrim. Sunnyday is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Cherrim spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
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