What does Kirlia evolve into?

Multiple options from Kirlia: Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Each branch takes the 278 BST base in a different direction.

At what level does Kirlia evolve?

Not a straight line. Kirlia can become Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Your choice depends on what you need.

In Sun & Moon, For a casual playthrough, Kirlia works as a placeholder. Psychic/Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gardevoir . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Kirlia?

You can find Kirlia in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Kirlia - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Kirlia's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 2 Sp. Atk EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Below

HP38

Attack35

Defense35

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def55

Speed50

Total278

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight20.2 kg

Base XP97

Abilities

Synchronize

Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

Trace

Copies an opponent's ability upon entering battle.

TelepathyHA

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Sun Moon entries available

It has a psychic power that enables it to distort the space around it and see into the future.

Kirlia Weakness

Poison, Ghost, and Steel moves hit Kirlia for super-effective damage. The upside? Dragon-type moves can't touch it at all. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Kirlia Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Poison, Ghost, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Psychic
0.25x (Resist)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Dragon

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (4)

Fighting Poison Dragon Dark

How to Beat Kirlia in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Solgaleo PsychicSteel	S
Available Moves Moves Sunsteel StrikeLv. 1 Iron HeadLv. 7 Flash CannonTM91 Metal ClawLv. 1 Damage vs Kirlia Sunsteel Strike 2x 286-337%KO Iron Head 2x 230-271%KO Flash Cannon 2x 144-170%KO Metal Claw 2x 144-170%KO View Solgaleo builds →
Metagross SteelPsychic	B
Available Moves Moves Meteor MashLv. 44 Sludge BombTM36 Shadow BallTM30 Flash CannonTM91 Damage vs Kirlia Meteor Mash 2x 255-300%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 93-110%KO Shadow Ball 2x 82-97% Flash Cannon 2x 124-146%KO View Metagross builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Mirror ShotLv. 23 Magnet BombLv. 7 Damage vs Kirlia Flash Cannon 2x 162-191%KO Mirror Shot 2x 133-157%KO Magnet Bomb 2x 101-119%KO View Magnezone builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Magnet BombLv. 10 Damage vs Kirlia Flash Cannon 2x 104-122%KO Magnet Bomb 2x 85-101%KO View Probopass builds →
Klinklang Steel	C
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Mirror ShotLv. 36 Gear GrindLv. 16 Damage vs Kirlia Flash Cannon 2x 99-117%KO Mirror Shot 2x 81-96% Gear Grind 2x 112-133%KO View Klinklang builds →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Kirlia can evolve into Gardevoir and Gallade. Kirlia sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+20 from Ralts). The final form adds another 240 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

4 Forms

#280Ralts

Level 20

#281Kirlia

#282GardevoirLevel 30

#475GalladeDawn Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Ralts

PsychicFairy

Kirlia

PsychicFairy

Gardevoir

PsychicFairy

Gallade

PsychicFighting

38+10

68+30

ATK

35+10

65+30

125+90

DEF

35+10

65+30

SP.ATK

65+20

125+60

SP.DEF

55+20

115+60

SPE

50+10

80+30

BST

198D-Tier

278D-Tier+80

518B-Tier+240

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Kirlia to get Ralts eggs easily using 52 partners from the Indeterminate and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ally Switch, Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond and 9 more.

Egg Groups

IndeterminateHumanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Sun & Moon Kirlia Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Kirlia picks up Ally Switch and Confuse Ray only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Synchronoise while Grass and Electric coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

Lv 4

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 6

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 9

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

Lv 11

Disarming Voice

—40—15Fairy

Lv 14

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Lv 17

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 19

Heal Pulse

C——10Psychic

Lv 23

Draining Kiss

D5010010Fairy

Lv 26

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 30

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 33

Imprison

D——10Psychic

Lv 37

Future Sight

C12010010Psychic

Lv 40

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 44

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 47

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

Lv 51

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Grudge

———5Ghost

Egg

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Egg

Memento

C—10010Dark

Egg

Misty Terrain

D——10Fairy

Egg

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Egg

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Egg

Synchronoise

—12010010Psychic

Tutor Moves

Kirlia can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Gen 6

Flash

D—10020Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Swift

D60—20Normal

How to Get Kirlia in Sun & Moon

Kirlia can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Transfer Ralts from Ruby, Emerald, or Sword and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Kirlia in Sun & Moon

Step 1Obtain Ralts
Catch in the wild in:
Ultra SunWalking · Route 6 · Island Scan; Sunday
Then trade to Sun & Moon to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold White
Train until Level 20
Step 2Kirlia ✓

Kirlia Guide

Multiple options from Kirlia: Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Each branch takes the 278 BST base in a different direction.
Not a straight line. Kirlia can become Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Your choice depends on what you need.
In Sun & Moon, For a casual playthrough, Kirlia works as a placeholder. Psychic/Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gardevoir. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Kirlia in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Ruby & Sapphire, Kirlia has been in 17 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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