Mixed
Balanced
200Low
80Moderate
DTier

Almost nobody uses Feebas in battle. It exists to evolve into Milotic, which is a completely different story. Get it there and you won't regret it. Known as the Fish Pokemon. Introduced in Gen 3.

Speed and Sp. Def carry most of Feebas's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats
200Below
HP20
F
Attack15
F
Defense20
F
Sp. Atk10
F
Sp. Def55
D
Speed80
C
Total200
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Feebas yields +1 Spe
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Details
Catch255Guaranteed•Erratic600,000 XP•0.6m / 2'00"•7.4kg / 16.3 lbs•40Base XP
Pokedex Entries

They are famous for their shabby appearance. Although populous, they tend to cluster in set locations.

Brilliant Diamond

It eats anything, so it can even live in polluted streams and lakes. No one pays any attention to it.

Shining Pearl

Feebas Weakness

Good

Electric and Grass-type moves hit Feebas for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Feebas's special bulk (base 55 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
ElectricGrass
½xResisti
FireWaterIceSteel
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (3)i
FireGroundRock
2Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Scorei0
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Swift SwimDoubles Speed during rain.
ObliviousPrevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
AdaptabilityHAIncreases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.

Feebas doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need a held item to push it forward to Milotic. The evolved forms gain up to 340 total stats over Feebas.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Feebas
#349Feebas
Use Prism Scale
Milotic
#350Milotic
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Feebas
Water
Milotic
Water
HP
20
95+75
ATK
15
60+45
DEF
20
79+59
SP.ATK
10
100+90
SP.DEF
55
125+70
SPE
80
81+1
BST
200D-Tier
540A-Tier+340
ROLE
Balanced
Tank
TYPE
Utility
Special
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed Feebas easily with 65 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Confuse Ray, Dragon Breath, Haze and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
DragonWater1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
7moves
Breed With (best first)
gyaradosazumarillcharizardkingdrasceptileflygonmiloticnoivernblastoisegolduckferaligatrswampert
12 of 65·

Start with a spread EV build EVs. Jolly nature gives Feebas the right fast physical lean, Loaded Dice adds guaranteed multi-hit consistency, and Adaptability works in the background. Waterfall is the main damage option.

Best Build

Physical Attacker
Ability
Adaptability
Item
Loaded Dice
Nature
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Best Feebas Moveset

  • ProtectFAST +4
  • WaterfallSTAB
  • Scale Shot
  • SubstituteUtility

Recommended Teammates

Salandit
SalanditGood
Mankey
MankeyGood
Golett
GolettGood

Without breeding, Feebas misses out on Confuse Ray and Dragon Breath. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Muddy Water and Surf, with Normal and Ice coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Splash
——40Normal
Lv 15
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 25
Flail
—10015Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM143
Blizzard
110705Ice
TM22
Chilling Water
5010020Water
TM17
Confuse Ray
—10010Ghost
TM204
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
TM115
Dragon Pulse
8510010Dragon
TM47
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM25
Facade
7010020Normal
TM174
Haze
——30Ice
TM135
Ice Beam
9010010Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
559515Ice
TM75
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM35
Mud Shot
559515Ground
TM209
Muddy Water
908510Water
TM07
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM85
Rest
——5Psychic
TM200
Scale Shot
259020Dragon
TM70
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM103
Substitute
——10Normal
TM123
Surf
9010015Water
TM32
Swift
60—20Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
8010010Normal
TM11
Water Pulse
6010020Water
TM77
Waterfall
8010015Water
TM208
Whirlpool
358515Water

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Confuse Ray
—10010Ghost
Egg
Dragon Breath
6010020Dragon
Egg
Haze
——30Ice
Egg
Hypnosis
—6020Psychic
Egg
Mirror Coat-5
—10020Psychic
Egg
Mist
——30Ice
Egg
Tickle
—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Feebas can't learn any Tutor moves

Feebas can't be caught in Scarlet & Violet. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Sun instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Feebas is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

RubyEmeraldDiamondPlatinumBlackBlack 2

  • Feebas is meant to evolve into Milotic. At 200 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

  • Watch for Raikou (Electric) and Breloom (Grass) when using Feebas. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Feebas evolves into Milotic while holding a Prism Scale. Feebas is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Adaptability is what you want on Feebas. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Swift Swim, Oblivious) work on paper but Adaptability is what makes Feebas worth using.

  • Base 80 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Feebas is a mixed attacker — base 15 Attack and 10 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.

  • Feebas appears in 16 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Feebas appears in 16 titles across 7 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.