Is Cobalion Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ultra Wormhole postgame. Steel/Fighting with high Speed and Defense. Would have crushed Molayne and Hau if available during the story.
Cobalion resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Cobalion trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Cobalion resists most of Mallow's coverage and hits back hard.
Cobalion resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Cobalion resists most of Sophocles's coverage and hits back hard.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Cobalion resists most of Nanu's coverage and hits back hard.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Cobalion resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Cobalion has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Catch Cobalion on Ultra Space Wilds (interact, Lv 60). LIMITED. Encounter through Ultra Wormholes in Ultra Space Wilds during post-game
How to Get Cobalion in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
You'll find Cobalion at Ultra Space Wilds as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.
How to Get Cobalion in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Cobalion Weakness
Type-wise, Cobalion takes extra damage from Fire, Fighting, and Ground. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Cobalion's physical bulk (base 129 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Cobalion Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Cobalion
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x55-65% Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x44-53% Bulldoze 2x24-29% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x109-129%KO Bulldoze 2x19-24% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x121-143%KO Brick Break 2x24-29% Bulldoze 2x19-23% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x76-90% Bulldoze 2x27-31% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x121-142%KO Focus Blast 2x75-88% Bulldoze 2x20-23% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x75-89% Bulldoze 2x25-30% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x124-146%KO Focus Blast 2x77-90% Earthquake 2x32-38% | ||
Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x77-92% Earthquake 2x43-51% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Xerneas can KO Cobalion with Focus Blast (98-116%). Conkeldurr deals 60-71% with Drain Punch.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Xerneas builds →Moonblast39-46% Focus Blast 2x98-116%KO Thunder45-53% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain14-17% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x60-71% Mach Punch 2x32-38% Knock Off9-10% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cobalion View Landorus builds →Rock Slide4-5% | ||
Cobalion Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Cobalion is a Steel/Fighting legendary with 580 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
USUM Cobalion Best Moveset
Steel/Fighting at 129 Defense and 108 Speed with AbilityJustified raising Attack from Dark hits. MoveStealth Rock sets hazards. MoveClose Combat at 90 Attack provides Fighting TermStab. The moveset holds A-tier through Speed, physical bulk, Steel resistances, and hazard utility packed into one defensive slot.
Best Build
Cobalion best EVs are HP and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Cobalion's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast, but Normal and Flying and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
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
Cobalion Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Cobalion is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a pivot. Ironhead with Leftovers is the standard set.
Cobalion is a static encounter at Alola Ultra Space Wilds in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Cobalion appears at level 60. Prerequisite: LIMITED. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Cobalion's biggest threats include Infernape (Fire), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Excadrill (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Justified is the go-to ability for Cobalion. It raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move. It's Cobalion's only ability.
Cobalion is a mixed attacker with base 90 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 108 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Cobalion has appeared in 9 games. Legendary Pokemon like Cobalion are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
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 5BWDebut
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