Special
Attacker
485Average
52Slow
CTier

What separates Huntail from the pack is Swift Swim — it doubles its Speed in rain. Combine that with Water typing and it relies on good prediction to keep up. Only weak to Electric and Grass. Known as the Deep Sea Pokemon.

Defense and Attack carry most of Huntail's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack and Defense EVs. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats
485Above
HP55
D
Attack104
B
Defense105
B
Sp. Atk94
B
Sp. Def75
C
Speed52
D
Total485
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Huntail yields +1 Atk, +1 Def
HPAtk+1Def+1SpASpDSpe
Details
Catch60Challenging•Erratic600,000 XP•1.7m / 5'07"•27kg / 59.5 lbs•170Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It lives deep in the sea where no light ever filters down. It lights up its small fishlike tail to attract prey.

Fire Red / Leaf Green

Huntail Weakness

Good

Huntail's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass moves. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Huntail's physical bulk (base 105 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
ElectricGrass
½xResisti
FireWaterIceSteel
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (3)i
FireGroundRock
2Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Scorei0
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Swift SwimDoubles Speed during rain.
Water VeilHAPrevents burns.

Out of 2 evolutions from Clamperl, Huntail comes from the trade route. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Clamperl to get eggs. Both Huntail and Gorebyss hit 485 total stats from Clamperl. The difference is how those stats are split.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions
Clamperl
#366Clamperl
Huntail
#367HuntailTrade + Deep Sea Tooth
Gorebyss
#368GorebyssTrade + Deep Sea Scale
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Clamperl
Water
Huntail
Water
Gorebyss
Water
HP
35
55+20
55+20
ATK
64
104+40
84+20
DEF
85
105+20
105+20
SP.ATK
74
94+20
114+40
SP.DEF
55
75+20
75+20
SPE
32
52+20
52+20
BST
345D-Tier
485C-Tier+140
485C-Tier+140
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
Attacker
TYPE
Special
Mixed
Special
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Huntail to get Clamperl eggs easily using 58 partners from the Water1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Body Slam, Confuse Ray and 3 more.

Egg Groups
Water1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
6moves
Breed With (best first)
azumarillblastoisegolduckferaligatrkingdraswampertslowbroslowkingoctilleryludicolodewgongcrawdaunt
12 of 58·

Best Build

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The natural movepool does the job, but Barrier and Body Slam from the egg pool give Huntail something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Whirlpool
358515Water
Lv 8
Bite
6010025Dark
Lv 15
Screech
—8540Normal
Lv 22
Water Pulse
6010020Water
Lv 29
Scary Face
—9010Normal
Lv 36
Crunch
8010015Dark
Lv 43
Baton Pass
——40Normal
Lv 50
Hydro Pump
120805Water

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
120705Ice
TM
Dive
6010010Water
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM07
Hail
——10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9510010Ice
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM39
Rock Tomb
609510Rock
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM49
Snatch+4
——10Dark
HM03
Surf
9510015Water
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
6010020Water
HM07
Waterfall
8010015Water

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Barrier
——30Psychic
Egg
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Egg
Confuse Ray
—10010Ghost
Egg
Mud Sport
——15Ground
Egg
Refresh
——20Normal
Egg
Supersonic
—5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Tutor
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Tutor
Mimic
——10Normal
Tutor
Substitute
——10Normal

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Clamp
358510Water
Rem
Iron Defense
——15Steel
Rem
Water Gun
4010025Water

Huntail can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Transfer Clamperl from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

Trade Evolution Required — Requires trading with another player

How to Obtain Huntail in FireRed & LeafGreen

  1. Clamperl
    Step 1Obtain Clamperl

    Catch in the wild in:

    RubySurfing · Route 124EmeraldSurfing · Route 124

    Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen to continue the evolution chain.

    Also found in:

    DiamondHeartGoldBlackBlack 2XOmega Ruby
  2. Huntail
    Step 2Huntail ✓

  • Swift Swim changes the entire equation for Huntail. The 485 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker.

  • Watch for Raikou (Electric) and Breloom (Grass) when using Huntail. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Clamperl evolves into Huntail while holding a Deep Sea Tooth. Huntail is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Clamperl. At 485 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Swift Swim is what you want on Huntail. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Water Veil) work on paper but Swift Swim is what makes Huntail worth using.

  • At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Huntail is a special attacker with base 94 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

  • Huntail appears in 13 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Obtainable through a trade evolution, Huntail appears in 13 titles across 7 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.