What does Gothita evolve into?

Gothita becomes Gothorita at level 32, then Gothitelle at level 41. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Gothita evolve?

Gothita evolves into Gothorita at level 32. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Gothita?

For X & Y, 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.

Where can you catch Gothita?

Gothita is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Gothita - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Sp. Atk carry most of Gothita's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack30

Defense50

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def65

Speed45

Total290

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight5.8 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Competitive

Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Shadow TagHA

Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Their ribbonlike feelers increase their psychic power. They are always staring at something.

Gothita Weakness

Type-wise, Gothita takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Standard number of weaknesses for the Psychic typing.

Gothita Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Gothita in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Tyranitar can KO Gothita with Crunch (250-295%). Weavile threatens a KO with Knock Off (226-266%). Gengar's Shadow Ball also KOs at 242-284%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Gothita Stone Edge 156-184%KO Pursuit 2x 126-148%KO Crunch 2x 250-295%KO Superpower 62-73% View Tyranitar builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Gothita Knock Off 2x 226-266%KO Ice Shard 70-82% Pursuit 2x 140-165%KO View Weavile builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Gothita Shadow Ball 2x 242-284%KO Sludge Bomb 136-160%KO Focus Blast 60-71% View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Gothita Giga Drain 57-67% Flamethrower 103-121%KO View Volcarona builds →
Chandelure GhostFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball FlamethrowerSTAB Energy Ball Psychic Damage vs Gothita Shadow Ball 2x 175-206%KO Flamethrower 99-116%KO Energy Ball 66-77% Psychic 33-39% View Chandelure builds →

X & Y Evolution

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

3 Forms

#574Gothita

Level 32

#575Gothorita

Level 41

#576Gothitelle

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Gothita

Psychic

Gothorita

Psychic

Gothitelle

Psychic

60+15

70+10

ATK

45+15

55+10

DEF

70+20

95+25

SP.ATK

75+20

95+20

SP.DEF

85+20

110+25

SPE

55+10

65+10

BST

290C-Tier

390D-Tier+100

490C-Tier+100

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Easy

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.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Gothita 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. Captivate and Dark Pulse give Gothita options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Future Sight and Dream Eater. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 3

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 7

Tickle

——10020Normal

Lv 8

Play Nice

———20Normal

Lv 10

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Lv 14

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 16

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 19

Embargo

——10015Dark

Lv 24

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 25

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

Lv 28

Flatter

——10015Dark

Lv 31

Future Sight

C12010010Psychic

Lv 33

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

Lv 37

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 40

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Lv 46

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 48

Magic Room

———10Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

Egg

Heal Pulse

C——10Psychic

Egg

Mean Look

———5Normal

Egg

Miracle Eye

———40Psychic

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Gothita can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Gothita in X & Y

Gothita doesn't appear in X & Y. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Scarlet to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Gothita is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

Omega RubyWalking · Route 102 · DexNav chain

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 Sun Sword Scarlet

Gothita Guide

Gothita becomes Gothorita at level 32, then Gothitelle at level 41. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Gothita evolves into Gothorita at level 32. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For X & Y, 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.
Gothita is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

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

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