Is Gallade Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Dawn Stone on male Kirlia for Psychic/Fighting. ORAS gives Gallade a brand-new Mega Evolution. Mega Gallade hits 165 Attack with boosted AbilityInner Focus preventing flinching. Wally uses Mega Gallade as his ace in Victory Road. Handles Norman, Sidney, and Steven's Aggron. One of the signature Pokemon of ORAS.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Kirlia trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Kirlia's defenses.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Norman:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Winona:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Tate & Liza:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Gallade resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Wallace:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sidney:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Phoebe:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Glacia:
Gardevoir resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Drake:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Steven:
Catch Ralts on Route 102 (walking, Lv 3, rare).
Your Ralts should hit Level 20 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Norman.
Your Kirlia should hit Level 30 before you reach Norman, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Gallade in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You're catching Ralts first, not Gallade. Ralts appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
Gallade Weakness
Gallade's Psychic/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Ghost, and Fairy. Gallade's special bulk (base 115 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Ghost, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Rock |
What is Gallade Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Gallade
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x76-89% Shadow Claw 2x57-68% | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x64-76% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x72-86% Shadow Claw 2x56-67% | ||
Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x72-86% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x44-52% Ominous Wind 2x29-34% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x66-78% Aerial Ace 2x37-43% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x77-91% Shadow Claw 2x59-70% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x47-55% | ||
Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x64-77% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x74-89% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Archeops builds →Fly 2x135-159%KO Shadow Claw 2x70-83% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x65-76% Dazzling Gleam 2x28-34% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x70-83% Shadow Ball 2x47-55% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Mismagius Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Mismagius builds →Shadow Ball 2x61-72% Dazzling Gleam 2x40-48% Aerial Ace 2x31-37% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Archeops builds →Fly 2x133-157%KO Shadow Claw 2x69-82% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x64-75% Dazzling Gleam 2x28-33% Aerial Ace 2x36-42% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x69-82% Shadow Ball 2x46-55% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Mismagius Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Mismagius builds →Shadow Ball 2x60-70% Dazzling Gleam 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x160-188%KO Shadow Claw 2x62-74% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodSea Mauville Interact Encounter | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x143-168%KO Shadow Claw 2x74-88% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Archeops builds →Fly 2x135-159%KO Shadow Claw 2x70-83% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x81-96% Shadow Ball 2x46-54% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Staraptor can KO Gallade with Double-Edge (85-100%). Chandelure's Shadow Ball hits Gallade for 66-79%. Togekiss deals 58-69% with Dazzling Gleam.
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Staraptor builds →Close Combat28-33% Double Edge85-100%KO U Turn33-39% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x66-79% Energy Ball25-29% Fire Blast46-54% Flamethrower37-44% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gallade View Togekiss builds →Air Slash 2x55-64% Dazzling Gleam 2x58-69% | ||
Gallade Evolutions
Out of 2 evolutions from Kirlia, Gallade comes from the item path. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Ralts to get eggs. Both Gallade and Gardevoir hit 518 total stats from Ralts. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gallade to get Ralts eggs using 49 partners from the Indeterminate and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ally Switch, Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond and 9 more.
ORAS Gallade Best Moveset
Mega Gallade reaches 165 Attack at 110 Speed with AbilityInner Focus blocking flinch. Psychic/Fighting TermStab fires from one of the highest Attack stats among Mega Pokemon. AbilitySteadfast on the base form boosts Speed on flinch. The moveset earns B-tier through Mega physical offense that outpaces most targets.
Best Build
Gallade best EVs are HP and Attack
Bulky Support Moveset
- Psycho Cut
- Close Combat
- Leaf Blade
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Focus Punch and Close Combat for the basics, but Gallade's real strength is the 14-type coverage spread. Grass and Dark hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Because it can sense what its foe is thinking, its attacks burst out first, fast, and fierce.
A master of courtesy and swordsmanship, it fights using extending swords on its elbows.
Gallade Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Gallade C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. At 518 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Psychocut with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gallade can Mega Evolve into Mega Gallade. That's 618 BST, up from 518. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
Steadfast raises Speed one stage upon flinching. That's the one you want on Gallade. Justified is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Sharpness works too if your team needs something different.
Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Gallade is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Gallade has appeared in 14 titles over 7 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
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