Is Gourgeist Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade evolution from imported Pumpkaboo. Ghost/Grass with size variants affecting stats. Super Size has 85 HP and 122 Defense. Trevenant is available natively from Phantump and generally outperforms Gourgeist offensively.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Pumpkaboo has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Winona's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Pumpkaboo has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Pumpkaboo has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Gourgeist cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Gourgeist in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Gourgeist in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Pumpkaboo over from X & Y or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Gourgeist in ORAS
Step 1Obtain PumpkabooCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 16 · Tall grass only, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Giant's Mirror · Normal Weather. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Gourgeist ✓
Gourgeist Weakness
Gourgeist's Ghost/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Gourgeist's physical bulk (base 122 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Gourgeist Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Gourgeist
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x40-48% Fire Fang 2x28-34% Ice Fang 2x28-34% Bite 2x27-32% | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Chatot builds →Chatter 2x55-66% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x62-73% Bite 2x18-22% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x33-39% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x37-44% Feint Attack 2x30-37% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x102-121%KO Shadow Claw 2x26-31% Aerial Ace 2x23-27% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x94-111%KO Shadow Claw 2x24-29% Aerial Ace 2x21-25% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Bite 2x31-37% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x39-46% Fire Fang 2x28-33% Ice Fang 2x28-33% Bite 2x26-31% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x61-73% Flamethrower 2x62-74% Shadow Claw 2x31-37% Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x101-119%KO Shadow Claw 2x26-31% Aerial Ace 2x22-27% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x93-111%KO Shadow Claw 2x24-29% Aerial Ace 2x21-25% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Bite 2x31-37% | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x62-74% Flamethrower 2x63-75% Shadow Claw 2x31-37% Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x58-69% Crunch 2x36-42% Fire Fang 2x29-35% Ice Fang 2x29-35% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x105-124%KO Shadow Claw 2x26-31% Aerial Ace 2x23-28% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x98-116%KO Shadow Claw 2x25-29% Aerial Ace 2x21-26% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x126-149%KO Shadow Claw 2x34-40% Aerial Ace 2x29-34% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x121-143%KO Shadow Claw 2x30-36% Aerial Ace 2x27-32% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x117-139%KO Assurance 2x30-36% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Archeops builds →Fly 2x74-87% Crunch 2x44-52% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x124-146%KO Shadow Claw 2x33-39% Aerial Ace 2x28-34% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x118-140%KO Shadow Claw 2x30-35% Aerial Ace 2x25-30% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x115-136%KO Assurance 2x30-35% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Archeops builds →Fly 2x72-85% Crunch 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x84-100%KO Shadow Claw 2x33-39% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x95-112%KO Thief 2x32-38% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x150-176%KO Hurricane 2x84-99% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x84-100%KO Assurance 2x28-34% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x76-90% Overheat 2x109-129%KO Ice Beam 2x76-90% Crunch 2x45-54% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Gourgeist with Crunch (91-107%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (95-112%). Salamence deals 60-71% with Outrage.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge56-67% Pursuit 2x46-54% Crunch 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Salamence builds →Earthquake17-20% Outrage60-71% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x160-188%KO Sludge Bomb90-105%KO | ||
Gourgeist Evolutions
Gourgeist doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need a trade to get here from Pumpkaboo's line. Breed this form to get Pumpkaboo eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Pumpkaboo gave Gourgeist the biggest boost in Defense (+52), bringing the total to 494 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gourgeist to get Pumpkaboo eggs easily using 49 partners from the Indeterminate egg group.
ORAS Gourgeist Best Moveset
Ghost/Grass at 90 Attack (Super Size) with 122 Defense. AbilityFrisk reveals opponent items. Ghost TermStab hits Steel neutrally. Size variants trade stats differently. The moveset fills a Ghost/Grass defensive slot through the unique typing and physical bulk on the largest form.
Best Build
Gourgeist best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Seed Bomb
- Shadow Sneak
- Phantom Force
- Trick Or Treat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Gourgeist's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 9 types on top of Solar Beam and Phantom Force for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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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Gourgeist Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gourgeist has a 494 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. It works best as a tank. Seedbomb with Toxic Orb is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Talonflame (Flying) when using Gourgeist. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
No. Gourgeist is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Pumpkaboo. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Pumpkaboo to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
Pickup picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. That's the one you want on Gourgeist. Insomnia is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Frisk works too if your team needs something different.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Gourgeist fills the tank role. It's a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. At base 54 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Gourgeist has appeared in 6 games across 5 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 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
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