Is Gothitelle Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Psychic with 110 Special Defense and AbilityCompetitive raising Special Attack when stats are lowered. Handles Brawly and parts of the E4. Gardevoir's Mega gives it the edge, but Gothitelle tanks special hits better.
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 Gothitelle in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Gothitelle. The 3-stage chain runs through Gothita, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 41 once you've got the levels.
Gothitelle Weakness
Gothitelle is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. With 70 HP and balanced defenses, Gothitelle can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Gothitelle Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Gothitelle
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x47-56% Feint Attack 2x40-48% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x53-64% Thief 2x31-37% Leech Life 2x20-24% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x49-58% Knock Off 2x43-51% | ||
Zorua Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x58-68% U-turn 2x28-34% | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x81-96% U-turn 2x41-49% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x56-67% Shadow Claw 2x34-40% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x48-57% Knock Off 2x46-54% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x85-100%KO U-turn 2x40-48% Shadow Claw 2x40-48% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x59-70% | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x59-70% Shadow Claw 2x34-40% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x48-58% Knock Off 2x45-55% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x91-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x45-53% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x83-98% Shadow Claw 2x49-58% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x83-98% Shadow Ball 2x47-55% U-turn 2x41-49% | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x76-89% Pin Missile 2x17-20% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x89-105%KO Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x81-96% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x81-96% Shadow Ball 2x46-54% U-turn 2x40-48% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x74-87% Pin Missile 2x16-19% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x89-105%KO Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x70-82% U-turn 2x40-47% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x82-97% X-Scissor 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x118-139%KO Night Slash 2x46-55% Shadow Claw 2x46-55% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x81-96% Shadow Ball 2x45-53% U-turn 2x40-47% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar's Crunch hits Gothitelle for 72-85%. Scizor's U-turn hits Gothitelle for 82-97%. Gengar's Shadow Ball also KOs at 106-125%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge45-53% Pursuit 2x37-44% Crunch 2x72-85% Superpower18-21% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch24-28% U Turn 2x82-97% Superpower23-27% Knock Off 2x51-60% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x106-125%KO Sludge Bomb59-70% Focus Blast26-31% | ||
Gothitelle Evolutions
Gothitelle is the final form in a three-stage chain from Gothita through Gothorita. Breeding this form produces Gothita eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Gothita gave Gothitelle the biggest boost in Defense (+45), bringing the total to 490 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gothitelle to get Gothita eggs easily using 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Captivate, Dark Pulse, Heal Pulse and 4 more.
ORAS Gothitelle Best Moveset
AbilityShadow Tag as a hidden ability prevents opponents from switching, locking targets into losing matchups. 95 Sp. Atk fires Psychic TermStab at moderate power. AbilityCompetitive raises Sp. Atk when stats drop. The moveset earns a niche through Shadow Tag trapping that removes the opponent's ability to rotate.
Best Build
Gothitelle best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Trick
- Energy Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Gothitelle. Captivate and Dark Pulse come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Future Sight and Dream Eater and coverage across 8 types.
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
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Gothitelle Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gothitelle has a 490 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. It works best as a balanced. Calm Mind with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gothitelle's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Weavile (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Frisk is the go-to ability for Gothitelle. It reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle. Its hidden ability Shadow Tag can work in specific setups. Competitive is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gothitelle fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Calm Mind, Psyshock, Trick, and Energy Ball. Calm Mind leads at 0% usage. Psyshock provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Gothitelle has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
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