Is Linoone Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityPickup keeps generating free items through the entire game. Linoone is also fast with MoveBelly Drum access for a surprise power spike. Most players keep Linoone as an HM user and item farmer. The battle ceiling is higher than expected if you invest.
Roxanne's typing presses Zigzagoon's defenses.
Zigzagoon trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Linoone's defenses.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Linoone's defenses.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Zigzagoon
Catch Zigzagoon on Route 101 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 9NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
Evolve Zigzagoon to Linoone
Zigzagoon evolves into Linoone at Level 20. Your Zigzagoon should hit Level 20 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 41NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 53NormalBelly DrumPower —Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Linoone in Ruby & Sapphire
Linoone has its own ten wild spots over five later areas, levels 25 to 28, alongside the option of evolving a Zigzagoon at level 20. Either path works, but the wild spawns skip the early grind.
Wild Linoone may be holding when caught:
Oran Berry (50% chance) A hold item that restores 10 HP in battle.
Sitrus Berry (5% chance) A hold item that restores 30 HP in battle.5 locations to catch Linoone13 locations to catch Zigzagoon
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5
Badge 6Catch Zigzagoon at any of the 13 locations below, then level it up to 20 — it evolves into Linoone.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Linoone in RS
Zigzagoon gets you Linoone sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 20. Wild Linoone first appears at Route 118 (after Badge 4).
- Step 2Linoone ✓Route 119Lv.25-27GrassRate 30%Route 120Lv.25-27GrassRate 30%Route 121Lv.26-28GrassRate 20%Route 123Lv.26-28GrassRate 20%or evolve from Zigzagoon (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Ruby & Sapphire for Linoone.
How to Get Shiny Linoone in Ruby & Sapphire
Linoone appears in the tall grass on Route 119, Route 120, and Route 121, so comb those mid-game routes for a shiny. Compare Shiny Linoone odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Linoone Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share 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.
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Ruby & Sapphire shiny odds for Linoone.
Linoone Weakness
Linoone is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| 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 Linoone Weak Against
Good
Linoone Evolutions
Linoone is the evolved form of Zigzagoon. Breeding produces Zigzagoon eggs, and they are quick to hatch. Evolving from Zigzagoon gave Linoone the biggest boost in HP (+40), bringing the total to 420 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Linoone to get Zigzagoon eggs easily using 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Pursuit, Substitute and 2 more.
RS Linoone Best Moveset
MoveBelly Drum maxes Attack in one turn at the cost of half HP, and MoveExtreme Speed fires priority Normal TermStab from the maximized stat. AbilityPickup has no competitive value. Held ItemSalac Berry boosts Speed after the HP drop. One setup turn away from a devastating priority sweep.
Best Build
Linoone best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Belly Drum
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Linoone. Charm and Pursuit come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hyper Beam and Strength and coverage across 8 types.
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 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
LINOONE always runs full speed and only in straight lines. If facing an obstacle, it makes a right-angle turn to evade it. This POKéMON is very challenged by gently curving roads.
When hunting, LINOONE will make a beeline straight for the prey at a full run. While this POKéMON is capable of topping 60 mph, it has to come to a screeching halt before it can turn.
Linoone Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Yes. Wild Linoone in Ruby & Sapphire can hold Oran Berry (50%) or Sitrus Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Oran Berry.
Game Availability
Linoone first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 14 games across 7 generations. It later gained a Galarian form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
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 8SwShGalarian
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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