Is Gothita Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. Psychic with AbilityFrisk revealing held items. Gothitelle at the end brings 110 Special Defense and AbilityCompetitive punishing Intimidate users. Gardevoir outclasses it, but the defensive Psychic niche exists.
Gothita trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Gothita has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Gothita's defenses.
Gothita trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Gothita's weaknesses hard.
Gothorita trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Gothitelle's defenses.
Gothitelle trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Gothitelle's weaknesses hard.
Gothitelle trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Gothitelle trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Gothitelle trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Gothitelle's weaknesses hard.
Catch Gothita on Route 102 (walking, Lv 3, common). DexNav.
Your Gothita should hit Level 32 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
Your Gothorita should hit Level 41 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Gothita in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Easy grab on Gothita with high spawn rates across 2 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Gothita in ORAS
Step 1Gothita ✓Route 102Lv.3GrassRate 35%DexNav chain
Step 2Evolve into Gothorita
Step 3Evolve into Gothitelle
Gothita Weakness
Type-wise, Gothita takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Standard number of weaknesses for the Psychic typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Gothita Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Gothita
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x89-105%KO Feint Attack 2x76-90% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x100-119%KO Thief 2x59-70% Leech Life 2x32-38% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x89-105%KO Knock Off 2x82-97% | ||
Zorua Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x107-126%KO U-turn 2x54-65% | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x156-185%KO U-turn 2x78-92% Shadow Claw 2x78-92% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x110-131%KO Shadow Claw 2x65-77% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x91-108%KO Knock Off 2x85-100%KO | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x159-187%KO U-turn 2x78-93% Shadow Claw 2x78-93% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x111-132%KO | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x111-132%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-78% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO Knock Off 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x177-209%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-105%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x163-193%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x163-193%KO Shadow Ball 2x83-99% U-turn 2x81-95% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x236-278%KO Night Slash 2x94-110%KO Shadow Claw 2x94-110%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x172-203%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-101%KO | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x158-186%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x158-186%KO Shadow Ball 2x82-97% U-turn 2x77-92% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x230-270%KO Night Slash 2x90-106%KO Shadow Claw 2x90-106%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x178-210%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x130-153%KO U-turn 2x80-95% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x165-194%KO X-Scissor 2x110-129%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-113%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x237-279%KO Night Slash 2x93-110%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Gothita with Knock Off (226-266%). Volcarona threatens a KO with Flamethrower (103-121%). Chandelure's Shadow Ball also KOs at 175-206%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x226-266%KO Ice Shard70-82% Pursuit 2x140-165%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain57-67% Flamethrower103-121%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gothita View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x175-206%KO Energy Ball66-77% Fire Blast120-142%KO Flamethrower99-116%KO | ||
Gothita Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Gothita grows into Gothorita, then pushes on to Gothitelle. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Gothita easily with 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Dark Pulse, Heal Pulse and 4 more to offspring.
ORAS Gothita Best Moveset
Psychic at 55 Sp. Atk. AbilityShadow Tag as a hidden ability prevents switching. AbilityCompetitive raises Sp. Atk when stats drop. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Gothitelle two evolutions away keeps Shadow Tag for trapping.
Best Build
Gothita best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Psychic
- Energy Ball
- Trick
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Captivate and Dark Pulse give Gothita options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Future Sight and Dream Eater. The egg moves push it further.
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
Their ribbonlike feelers increase their psychic power. They are always staring at something.
They intently observe both Trainers and Pokémon. Apparently, they are looking at something that only Gothita can see.
Gothita Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Gothita through the first few routes without issues. 290 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Gothorita as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Gothita joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 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 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
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