Is Kyogre Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Transfer-only. Kyogre isn't catchable in Alola. The story would be trivial with it, but you can't get it.
Kyogre resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
Kyogre resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Kyogre resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kyogre resists most of Nanu's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Totem Kommo-o's team.
Kyogre resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Kyogre resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Kyogre 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 Kyogre in Sun & Moon
Kyogre can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Bring it over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Kyogre cannot be caught in the wild in Sun & Moon, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Sun & Moon.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Kyogre Weakness
Type-wise, Kyogre takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Kyogre's special bulk (base 160 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Kyogre Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Kyogre
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x57-67% Energy Ball 2x38-45% | ||
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Weepinbell GrassPoison | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x54-64% Energy Ball 2x35-42% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Gliscor builds →Earthquake22-26% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemMental Herb NatureCalm Moves View Shuckle builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin11-13% | ||
Kyogre Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Kyogre is a Water legendary with 770 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SM Kyogre Best Moveset
Primal Kyogre's AbilityPrimordial Sea sets permanent heavy rain that blocks Fire moves entirely, and 180 Sp. Atk fires the strongest Water TermStab available. Base form AbilityDrizzle sets regular rain. Z-MoveOrigin Pulse fires a one-time nuke. The moveset earns S-tier through the highest special Water power in the game combined with weather that removes Fire threats.
Best Build
Kyogre best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Kyogre learns Water Spout and Origin Pulse naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Rock and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Kyogre Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Kyogre is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 770 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Ice Beam with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Primordial Sea is the go-to ability for Kyogre. It creates heavy rain, which has all the properties of Rain Dance, cannot be replaced, and causes damaging Fire moves to fail. It's Kyogre's only ability.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Kyogre is a special attacker with base 180 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wallbreaker.
In Sun & Moon, the best way to handle Kyogre: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Ruby & Sapphire, Kyogre has been featured in 16 titles across 8 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most 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 6ORASPrimal
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