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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 137-161%KO Fire Fang 2x 66-79% Ice Fang 2x 66-79% Wing Attack 2x 93-110%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Foongus Wing Attack 2x 97-115%KO Pluck 2x 97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x 97-115%KO Acrobatics 2x 88-104%KO View Archen builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM62 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Foongus Acrobatics 2x 50-59% Gust 2x 36-43% View Drifloon builds →
Litwick GhostFire	D
Available Moves Moves InfernoLv. 38 Flame BurstLv. 20 Flame ChargeTM43 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Inferno 2x 91-107%KO Flame Burst 2x 65-78% Flame Charge 2x 34-40% Ember 2x 38-46% View Litwick builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 72-86% Wing Attack 2x 50-59% Air Cutter 2x 34-40% Aerial Ace 2x 50-59% View Zubat builds →

X & Y 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)

X & Y 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

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

Foongus can't learn any Tutor moves

X & Y Foongus Locations

Foongus appears at decent spawn rates across 16 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Foongus in X & Y

Foongus appears in 16 walking locations at Lv. 18-36 across Y and X. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Route 15

YGrass Lv.18 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 15

XGrass Lv.18 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 16

XGrass Lv.18 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 16

YGrass Lv.18 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Pokémon Village

XGrass Lv.25

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Pokémon Village

YGrass Lv.25

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 20

XGrass Lv.25 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 20

YGrass Lv.25 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 15

XGrass Lv.34-35 Route

UncommonLate

Route 15

YGrass Lv.34-35 Route

UncommonLate

Red Flower

Route 15

YGrass Lv.34-35 Route

UncommonLate

Route 15

XGrass Lv.34-35 Route

UncommonLate

Red Flower

Route 16

XGrass Lv.34-36 Route

UncommonLate

Tall grass only

Route 16

XGrass Lv.34-36 Route

UncommonLate

Yellow Flower

Route 16

YGrass Lv.34-36 Route

UncommonLate

Tall grass only

Route 16

YGrass Lv.34-36 Route

UncommonLate

Yellow Flower

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Fennekin Fire	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Foongus Ember 2x 48-58% View Fennekin builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Gust 2x 39-48% View Combee builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Foongus Confusion 2x 48-58% View Ralts builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Upcoming Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Learns Incinerate at Level 10 View Pansear builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 10 Learns Peck at Level 10 View Fletchling builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Wing Attack 2x 100-119%KO Pluck 2x 100-119%KO Aerial Ace 2x 100-119%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Fire Fang 2x 67-79% Ice Fang 2x 67-79% Wing Attack 2x 92-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x 92-110%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Confusion 2x 63-76% View Lunatone builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Foongus Gust 2x 40-48% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Wing Attack 2x 56-67% Aerial Ace 2x 56-67% View Zubat builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsLv. 28 Damage vs Foongus Wing Attack 2x 93-109%KO Pluck 2x 93-109%KO Aerial Ace 2x 93-109%KO Acrobatics 2x 84-100%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Fire Fang 2x 64-75% Ice Fang 2x 64-75% Wing Attack 2x 90-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x 90-106%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Synchronoise 2x 146-172%KO Psybeam 2x 82-97% Air Cutter 2x 74-88% Aerial Ace 2x 58-69% View Sigilyph builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Foongus Gust 2x 34-41% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Foongus Wing Attack 2x 47-56% Air Cutter 2x 34-41% Aerial Ace 2x 47-56% Acrobatics 2x 45-53% View Zubat builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 132-156%KO Fire Fang 2x 64-75% Ice Fang 2x 64-75% Wing Attack 2x 90-106%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Foongus Wing Attack 2x 93-109%KO Pluck 2x 93-109%KO Aerial Ace 2x 93-109%KO Acrobatics 2x 84-100%KO View Archen builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Foongus Synchronoise 2x 146-172%KO Fly 2x 84-100%KO Psybeam 2x 82-97% Air Cutter 2x 74-88% View Sigilyph builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM62 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Foongus Acrobatics 2x 47-56% Gust 2x 34-41% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 71-84% Wing Attack 2x 47-56% Air Cutter 2x 34-41% Aerial Ace 2x 47-56% View Zubat builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 132-156%KO Fire Fang 2x 64-75% Ice Fang 2x 64-75% Wing Attack 2x 90-106%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Foongus Wing Attack 2x 93-109%KO Pluck 2x 93-109%KO Aerial Ace 2x 93-109%KO Acrobatics 2x 84-100%KO View Archen builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Foongus Synchronoise 2x 146-172%KO Fly 2x 84-100%KO Psybeam 2x 82-97% Air Cutter 2x 74-88% View Sigilyph builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM62 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Foongus Acrobatics 2x 47-56% Gust 2x 34-41% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 71-84% Wing Attack 2x 47-56% Air Cutter 2x 34-41% Aerial Ace 2x 47-56% View Zubat builds →

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 →