Is Foongus Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Grass/Poison with AbilityEffect Spore. Amoonguss brings decent bulk, but Breloom and Roserade cover Grass/Poison much better natively. Not worth importing.
Foongus has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Foongus trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Foongus's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Foongus's defenses.
Winona's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Foongus trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Foongus has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Foongus trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Foongus trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Foongus 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 Foongus in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Foongus in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Foongus over from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Foongus in ORAS
Step 1Foongus ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 15 · Horde battle, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Special encounter · Route 6. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Route 7. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Forest of Focus · Snowstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Amoonguss
Foongus Weakness
Type-wise, Foongus takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Foongus Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Foongus
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x89-105%KO Fire Fang 2x64-76% Ice Fang 2x64-76% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x141-167%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x133-157%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-57% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x142-168%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-60% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x133-158%KO Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latios builds →Psychic 2x143-168%KO Fly 2x81-96% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latias builds →Psychic 2x124-147%KO Fly 2x74-88% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x145-171%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latios builds →Psychic 2x142-167%KO Fly 2x80-95% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latias builds →Psychic 2x122-144%KO Fly 2x73-85% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x182-215%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x150-176%KO Aerial Ace 2x75-89% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latios builds →Psychic 2x141-167%KO Fly 2x80-95% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latias builds →Psychic 2x123-144%KO Fly 2x72-86% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x182-214%KO | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x149-176%KO Aerial Ace 2x75-89% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x157-185%KO Ice Beam 2x94-111%KO Fly 2x80-94% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x249-293%KO Ice Beam 2x107-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-98% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x137-161%KO Ice Beam 2x82-97% Fly 2x73-86% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x233-275%KO Psychic 2x32-37% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Kyurem's Ice Beam hits Foongus for 80-94%. Talonflame's Flare Blitz hits Foongus for 80-95%. Charizard's Fire Blast also KOs at 113-133%.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x80-94% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x80-95% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x93-109%KO Air Slash 2x78-92% Dragon Pulse29-35% Fire Blast 2x113-133%KO | ||
Foongus Evolutions
Foongus is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Amoonguss. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Foongus Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 55 offenses. AbilityRegenerator as a hidden ability heals a third on switch. AbilityEffect Spore punishes contact. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Amoonguss one evolution away earns S-tier through MoveSpore and Regenerator.
Best Build
Foongus best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Body Slam and Defense Curl give Foongus options it can't learn any other way, and Ghost and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Energy Ball.
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
It lures people in with its Poké Ball pattern, then releases poison spores. Why it resembles a Poké Ball is unknown.
It lures Pokémon with its pattern that looks just like a Poké Ball, then releases poison spores.
Foongus Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Foongus works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Amoonguss. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Foongus has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Foongus 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 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