Is Granbull Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityIntimidate plus decent physical Attack makes Granbull a functional team member if imported. Normal-type in Gen 3 (not Fairy). Trade-only in RS where Mightyena and Tauros already bring Intimidate locally.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Granbull's defenses.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Granbull's defenses.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Granbull 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 23.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 49NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
How to Get Granbull in Ruby & Sapphire
Raise a traded Snubbull to level 23 for Granbull. No wild ones prowl Hoenn.
How to Obtain Granbull in RS
- Step 1Obtain SnubbullCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 38 · the Snubbull swarm on Route 38 that Schoolboy. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 6. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 209 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 209 · Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 38 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 10 · Yellow Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Granbull ✓
How to Get Shiny Granbull in Ruby & Sapphire
Trading is the only way a shiny Granbull reaches Ruby or Sapphire, since it lives in no Hoenn grass; bring one across from another Generation III game that carries it. See every game where Shiny Granbull can be hunted
Granbull Weakness
Type-wise, Granbull takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Granbull can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Granbull Weak Against
Good
Granbull Evolutions
Granbull is the evolved form of Snubbull. Breeding produces Snubbull eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Snubbull gave Granbull the biggest boost in Attack (+40), bringing the total to 450 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Granbull to get Snubbull eggs easily using 27 partners from the Fairy and Field egg groups. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Feint Attack, Heal Bell and 5 more.
RS Granbull Best Moveset
120 Attack fires MoveReturn for heavy Normal TermStab and MoveEarthquake for coverage. AbilityIntimidate drops opponent Attack on every switch-in for added physical defense. MoveHeal Bell clears team status. Held ItemChoice Band boosts damage. Heavy physical hitter with team healing.
Best Build
Granbull best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Bulk Up
- Brick Break
- Heal Bell
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Granbull threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Dark and Ghost standing out. Pair that with Hyper Beam and Take Down and switchins need to think twice.
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
All 36 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
GRANBULL has a particularly well-developed lower jaw. The enormous fangs are heavy, causing the POKéMON to tip its head back for balance. Unless it is startled, it will not try to bite indiscriminately.
Granbull Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Granbull isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Granbull first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
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
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