Eldegoss looks average on paper at 460 BST. But Regenerator is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list.

What is Eldegoss weak to?

Eldegoss's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Salazzle (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Eldegoss?

Eldegoss gets Regenerator, Cotton Down, and Effect Spore. But Regenerator is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Eldegoss play in battle?

Eldegoss is leaning toward the special side (base 80 Sp. Atk). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

What are the best moves for Eldegoss?

The core moveset is Rapid Spin, Leech Seed, Aromatherapy, and Leaf Storm. Rapid Spin leads at 24% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Eldegoss - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

CTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Eldegoss's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Special bulk with Sp. Def doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack50

Defense90

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def120

Speed60

Total460

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight2.5 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

Cotton Down

When Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.

RegeneratorTop Pick

Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

Effect SporeHA

Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

The seeds attached to its cotton fluff are full of nutrients. It spreads them on the wind so that plants and other Pokémon can benefit from them.

Type-wise, Eldegoss takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Eldegoss's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Eldegoss Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Eldegoss (Best Counters)

Volcarona's Heat Wave hits Eldegoss for 79-94%. Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (85-101%).

Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemGrassyseed NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Heat Wave ProtectPriority Tera Blast Damage vs Eldegoss Heat Wave 2x 79-94% View Volcarona builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Earth Power DefogUtility Damage vs Eldegoss Flamethrower 2x 85-101%KO View Volcanion builds →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemRed Card NatureTimid Moves Mortal Spin Stealth Rock Mud Shot Power Gem Damage vs Eldegoss Power Gem 29-34% View Glimmora builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Triple Axel Ice Shard Swords Dance Damage vs Eldegoss Knock Off 24-29% Ice Shard 2x 31-36% View Weavile builds →
Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves HurricaneSTAB Weather Ball TailwindUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Eldegoss Hurricane 2x 77-91% View Pelipper builds →

Eldegoss is what Gossifleur becomes. Breed it for Gossifleur eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Gossifleur pushed Eldegoss to 460 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#829Gossifleur

Level 20

#830Eldegoss

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Gossifleur

Grass

Eldegoss

Grass

60+20

ATK

50+10

DEF

90+30

SP.ATK

80+40

SP.DEF

120+60

SPE

60+50

BST

250D-Tier

460C-Tier+210

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Eldegoss to get Gossifleur eggs easily using 89 partners from the Plant egg group.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

utility options keeps opponents guessing about Eldegoss's real targets. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn while max HP and Defense EVs and Bold nature handle the stat profile. Regenerator ties it together.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Regenerator

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Eldegoss

Bold+DEF

Eldegoss best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

Rapid Spin
Leech SeedSTAB
AromatherapyUtility
Leaf StormSTAB

Recommended Teammates

ChanseyDecent

VictiniDecent

Lycanroc-DuskDecent

Moves

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Most of Eldegoss's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam, but Normal and Bug and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Lv 1

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 1

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Lv 1

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 12

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 16

Round

D6010015Normal

Lv 23

Leaf Tornado

—659010Grass

Lv 28

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 34

Hyper Voice

C9010010Normal

Lv 40

Aromatherapy

S——5Grass

Lv 46

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

Lv 52

Cotton Guard

C——10Grass

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM50

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM29

Charm

S—10020Fairy

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM28

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

TM09

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM88

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM08

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TR42

Hyper Voice

C9010010Normal

TR71

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM10

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

TR96

Pollen Puff

S9010015Bug

TM25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM46

Weather Ball

A5010010Normal

Egg Moves

Eldegoss doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Grassy Glide

D7010020Grass

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high spawn rates across 24 locations for Eldegoss in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Where To Catch Eldegoss in Sword & Shield

The path to Eldegoss starts with Gossifleur at Lv. 10-65 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Gossifleur
Route 3
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-14 Route
30%Early
All Weather
Route 3
SwordOverworld Lv.10-14 Route
30%Early
All Weather
Motostoke Riverbank
SwordOverworld Lv.26-28
25%Mid
Normal Weather
Motostoke Riverbank
ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
25%Mid
Normal Weather
Route 2 - High Level
ShieldGrass Lv.37-40 Route
35%Late
All Weather
Route 2 - High Level
SwordGrass Lv.37-40 Route
35%Late
All Weather
Ballimere Lake
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water
19%Post
Normal Weather
Ballimere Lake
SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water
19%Post
Normal Weather
Ballimere Lake
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water
19%Post
Intense Sun
Ballimere Lake
SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water
19%Post
Intense Sun
Ballimere Lake
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
10%Post
Intense Sun
Ballimere Lake
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
10%Post
Intense Sun
Ballimere Lake
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
10%Post
Normal Weather
Ballimere Lake
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
10%Post
Normal Weather
Train until Level 20
Step 2Eldegoss ✓
Giant's Cap
ShieldGrass Lv.27-29
40%Mid
Overcast
Giant's Cap
SwordGrass Lv.27-29
40%Mid
Overcast
Motostoke Riverbank
ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
20%Mid
Normal Weather
Motostoke Riverbank
SwordGrass Lv.26-28
20%Mid
Normal Weather
Giant's Cap
ShieldGrass Lv.27-29
20%Mid
Normal Weather
Giant's Cap
SwordGrass Lv.27-29
20%Mid
Normal Weather
Giant's Cap
ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
10%Mid
Raining
Giant's Cap
SwordGrass Lv.26-28
10%Mid
Raining
Giant's Cap
ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
10%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Cap
SwordGrass Lv.26-28
10%Mid
Heavy Fog
Stony Wilderness
SwordGrass Lv.27-29
10%Mid
Normal Weather
Stony Wilderness
ShieldGrass Lv.27-29
10%Mid
Normal Weather
Dusty Bowl
ShieldGrass Lv.40-45
40%Late
Normal Weather
Dusty Bowl
SwordGrass Lv.40-45
40%Late
Normal Weather
Dusty Bowl
ShieldGrass Lv.40-45
30%Late
Overcast
Dusty Bowl
SwordGrass Lv.40-45
30%Late
Overcast
Dusty Bowl
ShieldGrass Lv.40-45
20%Late
Sandstorm
Dusty Bowl
SwordGrass Lv.40-45
20%Late
Sandstorm
Dusty Bowl
ShieldGrass Lv.40-45
20%Late
Raining
Dusty Bowl
SwordGrass Lv.40-45
20%Late
Raining
Dusty Bowl
ShieldGrass Lv.40-45
20%Late
Heavy Fog
Dusty Bowl
SwordGrass Lv.40-45
20%Late
Heavy Fog
Dusty Bowl
ShieldGrass Lv.40-45
10%Late
Thunderstorm
Dusty Bowl
SwordGrass Lv.40-45
10%Late
Thunderstorm
or evolve from Gossifleur (Step 1)

Eldegoss looks average on paper at 460 BST. But Regenerator is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list.
Eldegoss's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Salazzle (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Eldegoss gets Regenerator, Cotton Down, and Effect Spore. But Regenerator is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Eldegoss is leaning toward the special side (base 80 Sp. Atk). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
The core moveset is Rapid Spin, Leech Seed, Aromatherapy, and Leaf Storm. Rapid Spin leads at 24% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Since Sword & Shield, Eldegoss has been obtainable in 1 games. A Generation 8 debut means a shorter history, but Eldegoss has appeared steadily across every generation since.

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