Is Meganium Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityOvergrow boosts Grass moves at low HP. Trade-only in RS. Meganium is the defensive Grass option with good bulk, but Hoenn has Breloom for the Fighting sub-typing and Ludicolo for the Water sub-typing. The import doesn't bring a unique profile.
Meganium resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Meganium resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Meganium has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Meganium's weaknesses hard.
Meganium trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Meganium 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 32.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 31NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 61GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Meganium in Ruby & Sapphire
Meganium caps a traded Chikorita line. Raise it to Bayleef at 16, then to the full Meganium at level 32, since none of the three stages spawn in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Meganium in RS
- Step 1Obtain ChikoritaCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · New Bark Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Route 2 · Island Scan; Friday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Grassland Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Bayleef
- Step 3Meganium ✓
How to Get Shiny Meganium in Ruby & Sapphire
Meganium never graces a Hoenn route, so raise a shiny from the Chikorita line in another game and trade the result home. See every game where Shiny Meganium can be hunted
Meganium Weakness
Type-wise, Meganium takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Meganium's overall bulk (80/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Meganium Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Meganium
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x96-114%KO Fly 2x73-86% Ice Beam 2x66-78% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-41% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x77-90% Fire Blast 2x44-52% Ice Beam 2x35-41% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Salamence builds →Fly 2x67-79% Fire Blast 2x64-75% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x69-82% Fire Blast 2x41-49% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x55-65% Wing Attack 2x37-44% Leech Life 2x8-10% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x90-106%KO Sludge Bomb 2x39-46% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Meganium View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x40-48% Leech Life 2x14-17% | ||
Meganium Evolutions
End of the line. Meganium caps a three-stage chain that started at Chikorita. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+35 over Chikorita), and Meganium peaks at 525 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Meganium to get Chikorita eggs easily using 35 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Counter, Flail and 5 more.
RS Meganium Best Moveset
MoveReflect and MoveLight Screen protect the team from both sides of the physical/special spectrum. AbilityOvergrow powers up Grass moves as a last-resort option. MoveLeech Seed drains passively and MoveSynthesis recovers HP. Held ItemLeftovers stacks. Defensive Grass tank focused on team support.
Best Build
Meganium best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Giga Drain
- Synthesis
- Reflect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Counter aren't available any other way for Meganium, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Giga Drain for solid options.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Meganium Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Meganium isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Meganium spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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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