What does Foongus evolve into?

Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 294 BST.

At what level does Foongus evolve?

Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Foongus?

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.

Where can you catch Foongus?

Foongus is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

Foongus - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Foongus's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP69

Attack55

Defense45

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def55

Speed15

Total294

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight1.0 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

Effect Spore

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

RegeneratorHA

Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It lures people in with its Poké Ball pattern, then releases poison spores. Why it resembles a Poké Ball is unknown.

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.

Foongus Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Foongus in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Latios can KO Foongus with Psyshock (198-233%). Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (171-201%). Gliscor deals 69-82% with Earthquake.

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Foongus Draco Meteor 160-189%KO Psyshock 2x 198-233%KO View Latios builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Foongus Flamethrower 2x 171-201%KO Sludge Bomb 57-67% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Foongus Earthquake 69-82% Knock Off 30-35% View Gliscor builds →
Kyurem DragonIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Ice Beam Earth Power RoostRecovery SubstituteUtility Damage vs Foongus Ice Beam 2x 168-198%KO View Kyurem builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemPetayaberry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave ProtectPriority Air Slash OverheatSTAB Damage vs Foongus Heat Wave 2x 160-188%KO Air Slash 2x 126-148%KO Overheat 2x 218-257%KO View Charizard builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

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

2 Forms

#590Foongus

Level 39

#591Amoonguss

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Foongus

GrassPoison

Amoonguss

GrassPoison

114+45

ATK

85+30

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

85+30

SP.DEF

80+25

SPE

30+15

BST

294A-Tier

464A-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Foongus easily with 59 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Defense Curl, Endure and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Foongus Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 6

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 8

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 12

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 15

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 18

Ingrain

D——20Grass

Lv 20

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 24

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 28

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 32

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 35

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 39

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Lv 43

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

Lv 45

Rage Powder+2

C——20Bug

Lv 50

Spore

D—10015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Gastro Acid

——10010Poison

Egg

Growth

D——20Normal

Egg

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Egg

Stun Spore

D—7530Grass

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

After You

———15Normal

Tutor

Foul Play

D9510015Dark

Tutor

Gastro Acid

——10010Poison

Tutor

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

How to Get Foongus in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

No wild encounters for Foongus in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in Black, Black 2, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 16 · Horde battle

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 Sword

Foongus Guide

Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 294 BST.
Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
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.
Foongus is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

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

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