Is Gardevoir Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Psychic/Fairy at level 30 with AbilitySynchronize. Mega Gardevoir gains AbilityPixilate, turning Normal moves into boosted Fairy attacks. The new Fairy typing handles Drasna's Dragons and Diantha's Goodra. Handles Korrina and Drasna. Diantha uses Mega Gardevoir as her ace. One of the best Pokemon in X/Y.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Kirlia trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Gardevoir resists most of Korrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Gallade resists most of Korrina's coverage and hits back hard.
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Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
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Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Clemont's team.
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Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
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Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
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Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Wulfric's team.
Gallade resists most of Wulfric's coverage and hits back hard.
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Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
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Wikstrom's team hits Gardevoir's weaknesses hard.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
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Gardevoir resists most of Drasna's coverage and hits back hard.
Gallade trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
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Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
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Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
Gallade has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
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Ralts can be received through an in-game trade on Route 4. Red flower patch.
Your Ralts should hit Level 20 before you reach Grant, at typical leveling pace.
Your Kirlia should hit Level 30 before you reach Korrina, at typical leveling pace.
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Korrina.
How to Get Gardevoir in X & Y
You're catching Ralts first, not Gardevoir. Ralts appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Gardevoir in XY
To get Gardevoir, start by catching Ralts through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 5-8. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Gardevoir Weakness
Type-wise, Gardevoir takes extra damage from Poison, Ghost, and Steel. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Gardevoir's special bulk (base 135 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Ghost, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Gardevoir Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Gardevoir
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x94-111%KO Astonish 2x24-29% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x54-65% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x63-75% | ||
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Ferrothorn builds →Poison Jab 2x59-69% Metal Claw 2x57-67% Shadow Claw 2x51-60% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x53-63% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Ferrothorn builds →Iron Head 2x87-103%KO Poison Jab 2x58-69% Shadow Claw 2x51-60% | ||
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Trevenant builds →Phantom Force 2x110-130%KO Poison Jab 2x65-77% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x64-76% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Seviper builds →Belch 2x75-88% Lick 2x24-28% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x53-63% Shadow Claw 2x46-55% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x69-81% Smog 2x18-21% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Roserade builds →Sludge Bomb 2x67-80% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Ferrothorn builds →Iron Head 2x86-101%KO Poison Jab 2x57-67% Shadow Claw 2x50-59% | ||
Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Trevenant builds →Phantom Force 2x110-130%KO Poison Jab 2x65-77% | ||
In X & Y, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Gardevoir for 57-68%. Gengar threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (123-145%). Scizor's Bullet Punch also KOs at 111-131%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Excadrill builds →Earthquake57-68% Rapid Spin29-34% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x109-129%KO Sludge Bomb 2x123-145%KO Focus Blast13-16% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x111-131%KO U Turn97-114%KO Superpower27-32% Knock Off60-71% | ||
Gardevoir Evolutions
Gardevoir is one of 2 ways Kirlia's chain can end. This one takes the level-up path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Ralts to get eggs. Gardevoir edges out Gallade by 100 total stats (618 vs 518). Sp.Atk is where most of the advantage lives. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gardevoir to get Ralts eggs easily using 49 partners from the Indeterminate and Humanshape egg groups.
XY Gardevoir Best Moveset
Psychic/Fairy typing this generation added Dragon immunity and Fairy TermStab from 125 Sp. Atk. The Mega form gains 165 Sp. Atk with AbilityPixilate converting Normal moves to boosted Fairy attacks. MoveHyper Voice becomes a Fairy nuke. The moveset transformed through both the type change and Mega access.
Best Build
Gardevoir best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
- Shadow Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Gardevoir develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Moonblast and Psychic show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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
Base Stats
To protect its Trainer, it will expend all its psychic power to create a small black hole.
It has the power to predict the future. Its power peaks when it is protecting its Trainer.
Gardevoir X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Gardevoir has a 618 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid option in X & Y for the right team. It works best as a sweeper. Moonblast with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In X & Y, yes. Mega Gardevoir hits 718 BST, a solid jump from the base 618. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
In X & Y, Gardevoir's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Metagross (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Pixilate is the go-to ability for Gardevoir. It turns the bearer's normal moves into fairy moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power. It's Gardevoir's only ability.
In X & Y, Gardevoir fills the sweeper role. It's a special attacker with base 165 Sp. Atk. Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Gardevoir first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 17 games across 8 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 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