Is Nosepass Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Rock-type with enormous Defense and AbilitySturdy. Probopass via Blush Mountain's magnetic field adds Steel typing. Molayne uses Probopass on his E4 team. The slow speed limits contributions, but the defenses are legitimate.
Nosepass has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's Pokemon outpace and outclass Nosepass here.
Nosepass trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Nosepass has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Nosepass trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Nosepass trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Nosepass's weaknesses hard.
Nosepass trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Nanu's team hits Nosepass's weaknesses hard.
Probopass has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's Pokemon outpace and outclass Nosepass here.
Molayne's team hits Probopass's weaknesses hard.
Probopass has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Probopass has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Probopass trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Nosepass on Akala Outskirts (walking, Lv 21-24).
You can pick up the Thunder Stone in Paniola Ranch.
How to Get Nosepass in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
decent spawn rates across 2 locations for Nosepass in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Nosepass in USUM
Step 1Nosepass ✓Akala OutskirtsLv.21-24GrassRate 15%
Step 2Evolve into Probopass
Nosepass Weakness
Nosepass's Rock typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Nosepass's physical bulk (base 135 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
What is Nosepass Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Nosepass
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x63-75% Bubble 2x20-25% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x50-60% Brick Break 2x38-45% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x54-63% Bubble Beam 2x29-35% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x63-75% Bubble Beam 2x31-38% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x83-100%KO Brick Break 2x35-42% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x78-93% Energy Ball 2x40-47% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x78-93% Leaf Blade 2x62-73% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x82-98% Double Kick 2x20-25% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x81-95% Bulldoze 2x43-51% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x76-90% Bulldoze 2x43-51% Energy Ball 2x40-48% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x76-90% Bulldoze 2x43-51% Brine 2x29-35% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x81-95% Leaf Blade 2x62-73% Bulldoze 2x43-51% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x63-76% Bubble Beam 2x60-71% Bulldoze 2x35-41% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x43-51% Sacred Sword 2x33-39% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x104-122%KO Bulldoze 2x42-50% Bullet Punch 2x29-34% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x80-95% Bulldoze 2x42-50% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x143-170%KO Bulldoze 2x30-37% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x76-91% Bulldoze 2x42-50% Energy Ball 2x37-45% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x116-137%KO Bulldoze 2x39-47% Energy Ball 2x36-43% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x105-124%KO Earthquake 2x89-105%KO | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x40-48% Sacred Sword 2x30-36% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x100-118%KO Bulldoze 2x41-49% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x170-200%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x108-127%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x50-60% Bulldoze 2x43-51% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 2x181-212%KO Hammer Arm 2x88-104%KO Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x241-284%KO Focus Blast 2x97-115%KO Bulldoze 2x30-35% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x230-271%KO Bulldoze 2x30-35% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x93-110%KO Iron Head 2x63-74% | ||
Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x173-204%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x110-130%KO Earthquake 2x73-87% Wake-Up Slap 2x51-61% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x243-287%KO Focus Blast 2x99-116%KO Earthquake 2x49-58% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Xerneas can KO Nosepass with Focus Blast (105-124%). Marshadow's Close Combat hits Nosepass for 78-92%. Yveltal deals 41-49% with Dark Pulse.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Xerneas builds →Moonblast42-49% Focus Blast 2x105-124%KO Thunder48-57% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Marshadow builds →Shadow Sneak13-16% Close Combat 2x78-92% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDarkaura ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Nosepass View Yveltal builds →Dark Pulse41-49% U Turn18-21% | ||
Nosepass Evolutions
To get Probopass from Nosepass, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Nosepass. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Nosepass Best Moveset
135 Defense and 90 Sp. Def with AbilityMagnet Pull preventing Steel-types from switching and AbilitySturdy surviving one hit. But 45/45 offenses and 30 Speed leave the moveset unable to threaten anything it locks in. Probopass one evolution away adds 150 Sp. Def and Steel typing.
Best Build
Nosepass best EVs are Speed
Support Moveset
- Toxic
- Pain Split
- Stealth Rock
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Block and Double-Edge on Nosepass. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Stone Edge and Power Gem, they expand what Nosepass can actually threaten in practice.
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
It moves less than an inch a year, but when it’s in a jam, it will spin and drill down into the ground in a split second.
It hunts without twitching a muscle by pulling in its prey with powerful magnetism. But sometimes it pulls natural enemies in close.
Nosepass Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
At 375 BST, Nosepass is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Probopass before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Milotic (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Nosepass. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Nosepass won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Sturdy prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. That's the one you want on Nosepass. Sand Force is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Magnet Pull works too if your team needs something different.
Nosepass is leaning toward the physical side (base 45 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the support role.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, For a casual playthrough, Nosepass works as a placeholder. Rock coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Probopass. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Ruby & Sapphire, Nosepass has been in 15 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
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 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