Is Lombre Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Lombre evolves from an Alpha Sapphire Lotad. Water/Grass with AbilitySwift Swim in rain handles multiple gyms. Push to Ludicolo with a Water Stone for the full package.
Lotad has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
DragonPsychicImmune to 11% of Gym 6 attacksLatios becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Omega Ruby only)
DragonPsychicSuper-effective Dragon on AltariaLatias becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Alpha Sapphire only)
RockPsychicMeteor Falls (Omega Ruby only)
ElectricHits Pelipper for 4x with ElectricRoute 110
Ludicolo resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Lotad
Catch Lotad on Route 102 (horde, Lv 2, common). Horde encounter.
Recommended Moves
- LV 21WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30GrassGiga DrainPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 36GrassEnergy BallPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM55WaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Seafloor Cavern
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Sea Mauville
Evolve Lotad to Lombre
Lotad evolves into Lombre at Level 14. Your Lotad should hit Level 14 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- LV 24WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 44WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- TM55WaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Seafloor Cavern
- After Wallace
- HM05WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Wallace
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
Evolve Lombre to Ludicolo
Lombre evolves into Ludicolo with a Water Stone. You can pick up the Water Stone in Route 106. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- TM55WaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Seafloor Cavern
- After Wallace
- HM05WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Wallace
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
How to Get Lombre in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Alpha Sapphire is the only version where Lombre walks the grass, appearing along Route 114 at levels 16 to 19 as a common catch.
Where To Catch Lombre in ORAS
Lotad is your first catch on the way to Lombre. You'll find special and walking encounters from Lv. 2-19 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 3Evolve into Ludicolo
Not landing the catch? Calculate Lombre catch rates for Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Lombre in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Lombre wades Route 114 in Alpha Sapphire, where repeated DexNav searches build toward a shiny. Compare Shiny Lombre odds across every game
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Shiny Lombre Calculator
4 MethodsThe best route is DexNav Search at full boosts, about 1 in 37 on each try. Tune it below.
DexNav Search: Sneak up on hidden Pokemon to raise the species Search Level toward 999, then keep a chain going. Every 5th link and the 50 and 100 catch milestones stack extra shiny checks.
Horde Encounter: Every horde throws five Pokemon at you at once, so each battle rolls five shiny chances in one encounter.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 4 |
| 25%one in four | 11 |
| 50%coin flip | 26 |
| 90%very likely | 85 |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire with Lombre preloaded.
Lombre Weakness
Lombre's Water/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison, Flying, and Bug. Standard number of weaknesses for the Water/Grass typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ground, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Water |
What is Lombre Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lombre
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Parasect builds →Cross Poison 2x65-78% Aerial Ace 2x56-68% Fury Cutter 2x56-68% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Ninjask builds →U-turn 2x95-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-98% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x95-113%KO U-turn 2x74-88% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Volbeat builds →U-turn 2x79-94% Aerial Ace 2x46-55% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Anorith builds →Bug Bite 2x85-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-68% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x70-83% U-turn 2x70-83% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x76-90% Wing Attack 2x76-90% U-turn 2x56-68% | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Chatot builds →Chatter 2x73-86% U-turn 2x50-60% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x70-83% Air Cutter 2x70-83% Venoshock 2x50-60% | ||
Lombre Evolutions
Sitting between Lotad and Ludicolo, Lombre is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Lotad). The final form adds another 140 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Lombre to get Lotad eggs easily using 59 partners from the Grass and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Flail, Giga Drain and 7 more.
ORAS Lombre Best Moveset
Water/Grass at 60 Sp. Atk and 50 Speed. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. AbilityRain Dish heals. The moveset fires at mid-stage power. Ludicolo one evolution away adds 90 Sp. Atk and AbilityOwn Tempo.
Best Build
Lombre best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Leech Seed
- Fake Out
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and Flail from the egg pool give Lombre something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Hydro Pump for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
36 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Lombre is nocturnal—it will get active after dusk. It is also a mischief maker. When this Pokémon spots anglers, it tugs on their fishing lines from beneath the surface and enjoys their consternation.
Lombre’s entire body is covered by a slippery, slimy film. It feels horribly unpleasant to be touched by this Pokémon’s hands. Lombre is often mistaken for a human child.
Lombre Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Yes. Wild Lombre in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire can hold Mental Herb (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Mental Herb.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Lombre through the first few routes without issues. 340 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ludicolo as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Lombre appears in 15 titles across 7 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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
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