Is Florges Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Imported Florges brings pure Fairy with 154 Special Defense, the highest of any non-legendary. Handles Drake's entire Dragon E4 and absorbs special attacks from most of the roster. 112 Special Attack hits back hard. A specialized import that excels at what it does.
Flabébé has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Flabébé resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Flabébé's weaknesses hard.
Flannery's typing presses Flabébé's defenses.
Norman's typing presses Flabébé's defenses.
Winona's team hits Flabébé's weaknesses hard.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Flabébé's weaknesses hard.
Florges cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Florges in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Florges isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Flabébé from X & Y, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Scarlet & Violet. The evolution path from Flabébé to Florges is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Florges in ORAS
Step 1Obtain FlabébéCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 4 · Red Flower, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Melemele Meadow. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Asado Desert · Red Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Floette
Step 3Florges ✓
Florges Weakness
Florges's Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison and Steel. It shrugs off Dragon-type attacks completely. Florges's special bulk (base 154 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Florges Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Florges
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Florges View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x27-33% Steel Wing 2x31-36% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Florges View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x119-140%KO Sludge Bomb 2x30-36% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Muk Poison | C | |
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Florges View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x117-138%KO Sludge Bomb 2x30-35% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Florges for 43-51%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Florges View Excadrill builds →Earthquake43-51% Rapid Spin22-26% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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Florges Evolutions
Florges evolved from Flabébé's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Flabébé eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Flabebe pushed Florges to 552 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +75. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Florges Best Moveset
154 Sp. Def absorbs special attacks at one of the highest levels in the format, and pure Fairy typing gives Dragon immunity. 112 Sp. Atk fires Fairy TermStab at real power. The moveset earns A-tier through one of the best defensive Fairy profiles available.
Best Build
Florges best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Moonblast
- Wish
- Aromatherapy
- Calm Mind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Camouflage and Captivate from the egg pool give Florges something extra. Pair those with Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam for STAB and Grass and Normal coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It claims exquisite flower gardens as its territory, and it obtains power from basking in the energy emitted by flowering plants.
In times long past, governors of castles would invite Florges to create flower gardens to embellish the castle domains.
Florges Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Florges works as a wall with 552 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for the right team. Moonblast with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Roserade (Poison) and Scizor (Steel) when using Florges. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Florges has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Flower Veil protects friendly grass Pokémon from having their stats lowered by other Pokémon. That's the one you want on Florges. Symbiosis is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Florges is a special attacker with base 112 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wall role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Moonblast, Wish, Aromatherapy, and Calm Mind on Florges. Moonblast is the most common pick at 0% usage. Moonblast provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Florges has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Florges has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
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