Is Furfrou Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Normal with AbilityFur Coat halving physical damage. 102 Speed is solid. Effectively 120 Defense against physical hits. No gym matchups favor Normal though, and the special side is unprotected.
Furfrou has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Furfrou has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Furfrou has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Furfrou resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Furfrou trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Furfrou has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Furfrou trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Furfrou has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Furfrou has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Furfrou trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Furfrou trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Furfrou trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Furfrou trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Furfrou 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 Furfrou in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Furfrou doesn't appear in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer it from X & Y, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Legends: Z-A to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
Furfrou cannot be caught in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Furfrou Weakness
Furfrou is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Furfrou's special bulk (base 90 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Furfrou Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Furfrou
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x166-196%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x174-205%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x142-168%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x174-205%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x155-183%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x161-190%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x168-199%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x137-162%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x170-200%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x176-208%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Furfrou View Machamp builds →Knock Off22-26% Bullet Punch14-16% Stone Edge33-39% | ||
Furfrou Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Furfrou is a standalone Pokemon with a massive partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Furfrou Best Moveset
AbilityFur Coat halves all incoming physical damage, effectively doubling 60 Defense to 120 against physical hits. Normal TermStab from 80 Attack. Fairy doesn't resist Normal. 102 Speed fires first often. The moveset earns a physical defensive niche through hidden bulk that stat sheets don't show.
Best Build
Furfrou best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Cotton Guard
- Return
- Toxic
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Furfrou gets Captivate and Mimic exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Giga Impact and Last Resort.
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
Trimming its fluffy fur not only makes it more elegant but also increases the swiftness of its movements.
Historically, in the Kalos region, these Pokémon were the designated guardians of the king.
Furfrou Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Fur Coat changes the entire equation for Furfrou. The 472 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a support. Cottonguard with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Furfrou's biggest threats include Hitmonlee (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Fur Coat is what you want on Furfrou. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.
Base 102 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Furfrou is a physical attacker with base 80 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a support.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Cottonguard, Return, Toxic, and U Turn. Cottonguard leads at 0% usage. Return provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Furfrou joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 5 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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