Is Kecleon Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 120 invisible encounter with the Devon Scope. AbilityColor Change shifts Kecleon's type to match the last move that hit it. That sounds defensive but actually creates unpredictable weaknesses. Decent Attack for a Normal-type. The gimmick is fun, the viability is mediocre.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Kecleon resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Kecleon's defenses.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Kecleon's defenses.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Kecleon's defenses.
Catchable
Catch Kecleon on Route 118 (walking, Lv 25, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 31NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
Ruby & Sapphire Kecleon Locations
Kecleon plays hide-and-seek. It sits invisible on several routes until you aim the Devon Scope at it, then it appears at level 30 to battle. A handful of rare grass spots back that up across both versions at level 25.
Wild Kecleon may be holding when caught:
Persim Berry (5% chance) A hold item that heals confusion in battle.5 locations to catch Kecleon
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Kecleon in Ruby & Sapphire
Catching Kecleon takes patience. The 7 walking and fixed encounters at Lv. 25-30 all have low spawn rates, so pick one location and stay put for the best odds.
How to Get Shiny Kecleon in Ruby & Sapphire
Kecleon offers a soft-reset target: the invisible one blocking the bridge on Route 120, revealed with the Devon Scope, is a fixed battle you can reroll for a shiny. Compare Shiny Kecleon odds across every game
Shiny Kecleon Evolution
Does Not EvolveRuby & Sapphire Shiny Kecleon Calculator
3 MethodsEvery method here shares the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Ruby & Sapphire shiny odds calculator with Kecleon already selected.
Kecleon Weakness
Kecleon is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Kecleon's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| 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 Kecleon Weak Against
Good
Kecleon Evolutions
Kecleon is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a massive partner pool. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 3 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Kecleon easily with 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Disable, Magic Coat, Trick to offspring.
RS Kecleon Best Moveset
120 Sp. Def provides solid special bulk, and AbilityColor Change shifts typing to match the last move that hit it for unpredictable defensive matchups. MoveShadow Ball and MoveReturn for coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The type-shifting creates unique situations opponents must track.
Best Build
Kecleon best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Trick
- Thunder Wave
- Double Edge
- Shadow Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 types means almost nothing walls Kecleon cleanly, with Strength and Slash anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
34 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
KECLEON is capable of changing its body colors at will to blend in with its surroundings. There is one exception - this POKéMON can’t change the zigzag pattern on its belly.
KECLEON alters its body coloration to blend in with its surroundings, allowing it to sneak up on its prey unnoticed. Then it lashes out with its long, stretchy tongue to instantly ensnare the unsuspecting target.
Kecleon Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Kecleon is a static encounter at Route 119 in Ruby & Sapphire. Kecleon appears at level 30. Prerequisite: Requires Devon Scope. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Yes. Wild Kecleon in Ruby & Sapphire can hold Persim Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Persim Berry.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Kecleon spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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
Winds & Waves
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