Is Minccino Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. Normal with AbilityTechnician boosting weaker moves. Cinccino via Shiny Stone brings 115 Speed and multi-hit moves. Fast and fun, but the power doesn't scale to the E4.
Minccino has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Minccino has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Minccino has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Minccino's defenses.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Cinccino has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Cinccino trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Cinccino has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Cinccino trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Cinccino trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Minccino on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, uncommon).
You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Mt. Pyre. 1 other location is also available.
How to Get Minccino in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
moderate rates for Minccino across 2 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Minccino in ORAS
Step 1Minccino ✓Mirage Spots - Area 1Lv.36-38GrassRate 10%
Step 2Evolve into Cinccino
Minccino Weakness
Minccino is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Minccino's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Minccino Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Minccino
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Timburr builds →Wake-Up Slap 2x99-116%KO | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x248-292%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x257-304%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x139-164%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x261-307%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x143-169%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x254-300%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x265-313%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x218-257%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x265-313%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x238-280%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x246-290%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x257-303%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x210-248%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x257-303%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x263-310%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x193-227%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x275-324%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x255-300%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Machamp can KO Minccino with Stone Edge (97-114%).
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Machamp builds →Knock Off63-75% Bullet Punch39-46% Stone Edge97-114%KO | ||
Minccino Evolutions
To get Cinccino from Minccino, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Minccino Best Moveset
Normal at 50 Attack and 75 Speed. AbilitySkill Link as a hidden ability guarantees multi-hit moves strike max times. AbilityTechnician boosts weaker moves. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Cinccino one evolution away adds 95 Attack and 115 Speed.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Helping Hand
- Growl
- Pound
- Tail Slap
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hyper Voice and Last Resort bring the raw damage. But Minccino also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
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
Minccino greet each other by grooming one another thoroughly with their tails.
These Pokémon prefer a tidy habitat. They are always sweeping and dusting, using their tails as brooms.
Minccino Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Minccino works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cinccino. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Minccino has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Minccino has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 5BWDebut
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 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