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 2x46-54% Fire Fang 2x32-39% Ice Fang 2x32-39% Bite 2x31-36% | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Chatot builds →Chatter 2x63-75% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x71-83% Bite 2x21-25% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x49-58% Shadow Claw 2x38-44% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x42-50% Feint Attack 2x35-42% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Shadow Claw 2x29-35% Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x107-127%KO Shadow Claw 2x27-33% Aerial Ace 2x24-28% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x126-148%KO Bite 2x35-42% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x45-53% Fire Fang 2x32-38% Ice Fang 2x32-38% Bite 2x29-35% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x70-83% Flamethrower 2x71-84% Shadow Claw 2x36-42% Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x116-137%KO Shadow Claw 2x30-36% Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x107-127%KO Shadow Claw 2x28-33% Aerial Ace 2x24-29% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO Bite 2x36-42% | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x71-84% Flamethrower 2x72-85% Shadow Claw 2x35-42% Aerial Ace 2x29-35% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x66-78% Crunch 2x41-48% Fire Fang 2x33-40% Ice Fang 2x33-40% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x119-141%KO Shadow Claw 2x29-35% Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Shadow Claw 2x28-33% Aerial Ace 2x24-29% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x144-170%KO Shadow Claw 2x39-46% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x138-163%KO Shadow Claw 2x35-41% Aerial Ace 2x31-36% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x134-158%KO Assurance 2x35-41% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Archeops builds →Fly 2x84-99% Crunch 2x50-60% Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x141-166%KO Shadow Claw 2x38-45% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x135-159%KO Shadow Claw 2x34-40% Aerial Ace 2x28-34% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x131-155%KO Assurance 2x34-40% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Archeops builds →Fly 2x82-97% Crunch 2x49-58% Shadow Claw 2x43-51% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x97-114%KO Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x109-128%KO Thief 2x36-43% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x172-202%KO Hurricane 2x96-114%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x97-114%KO Assurance 2x33-39% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x88-103%KO Overheat 2x125-148%KO Ice Beam 2x87-103%KO Crunch 2x52-61% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Gourgeist with Crunch (104-123%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (109-128%). Salamence deals 69-81% with Outrage.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge65-76% Pursuit 2x52-62% Crunch 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x109-128%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Salamence builds →Earthquake19-23% Outrage69-81% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gourgeist View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x183-216%KO Sludge Bomb103-121%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. Notable egg moves include Bestow, Destiny Bond, Disable.
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
The natural movepool does the job, but Bestow and Destiny Bond from the egg pool give Gourgeist something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Phantom Force for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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 balanced. 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 balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Base 84 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
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