Is Noivern Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Imported Noivern at 123 Speed with Flying/Dragon and AbilityInfiltrator. Faster than Salamence and Flygon. 97 Special Attack isn't the highest, but outspeeding everything in ORAS including the E4 and Steven has real value.
Roxanne's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noibat resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noibat trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Noibat's defenses.
Winona's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noivern has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Noivern has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Noivern trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Noivern has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Noivern trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Noivern 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 48.
How to Get Noivern in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Noivern in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Noibat over from X & Y, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Noivern in ORAS
Step 1Obtain NoibatCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Victory Road · Shaking spot, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Verdant Cavern. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Bridge Field · Thunderstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Noivern ✓
Noivern Weakness
Noivern's Flying/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Noivern Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Noivern
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x23-29% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x78-93% Rock Tomb 2x55-66% | ||
 Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Amaura builds →Aurora Beam 4x87-102%KO Rock Tomb 2x37-44% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x76-91% Rock Tomb 2x55-65% Dragon Claw 2x46-56% | ||
 Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x78-93% Rock Tomb 2x40-47% | ||
Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Amaura builds →Aurora Beam 4x84-99% Ancient Power 2x39-46% Dragon Tail 2x24-29% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x63-74% Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x79-93% Rock Tomb 2x54-64% Dragon Claw 2x48-56% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-93% Dragon Tail 2x52-62% | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x82-96% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x54-64% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x81-95% Rock Tomb 2x56-66% Dragon Claw 2x48-57% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-94% Dragon Tail 2x52-62% | ||
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x190-223%KO Stone Edge 2x72-85% Dragon Tail 2x29-34% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x158-186%KO Ancient Power 2x35-41% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x186-219%KO Stone Edge 2x72-86% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x133-157%KO Blizzard 4x91-108%KO Dragon Tail 2x54-63% | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x186-219%KO Stone Edge 2x70-83% Dragon Tail 2x28-34% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x155-182%KO Ancient Power 2x34-41% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x182-215%KO Stone Edge 2x71-84% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x153-180%KO Blizzard 4x55-65% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Latios builds →Ice Beam 4x128-150%KO Dragon Pulse 2x90-107%KO | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Aurorus builds →Ice Beam 4x153-180%KO Stone Edge 2x69-82% Dragon Tail 2x28-33% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Latias builds →Ice Beam 4x110-130%KO Dragon Pulse 2x78-92% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x153-180%KO Ancient Power 2x34-41% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x196-230%KO Ice Beam 4x72-85% Dragon Tail 2x53-62% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (148-174%). Togekiss's Dazzling Gleam also KOs at 96-113%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves View Garchomp builds →
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 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Rhyperior builds →Stone Edge 2x148-174%KO | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Noivern View Togekiss builds →Air Slash45-53% Dazzling Gleam 2x96-113%KO | ||
Noivern Evolutions
Evolved from Noibat. Noivern is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Speed grew the most through evolution (+68 over Noibat), and Noivern peaks at 535 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Noivern to get Noibat eggs easily using 50 partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Notable egg moves include Outrage, Snatch, Switcheroo and 1 more.
ORAS Noivern Best Moveset
123 Speed fires Flying/Dragon TermStab from 97 Sp. Atk before nearly everything. Dragon carries Fairy weakness. AbilityInfiltrator bypasses screens. The moveset earns B-tier through raw Speed that outpaces the entire format, accepting the Fairy vulnerability through being too fast to catch.
Best Build
Noivern best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Draco Meteor
- Boomburst
- Air Slash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Sky Attack and Draco Meteor for the basics, but Noivern's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Normal and Bug hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Base Stats
They fly around on moonless nights and attack careless prey. Nothing can beat them in a battle in the dark.
The ultrasonic waves it emits from its ears can reduce a large boulder to pebbles. It swoops out of the dark to attack.
Noivern Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Noivern B-Tier: a solid option in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for the right team. At 535 BST, it fits the pivot role. Flamethrower with Choice Specs is the standard set.
Frisk reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle. That's the one you want on Noivern. Telepathy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Infiltrator works too if your team needs something different.
Base 123 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Noivern is a special attacker with base 97 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a pivot.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Flamethrower, Draco Meteor, Boomburst, and Air Slash on Noivern. Flamethrower is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Noivern joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
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