Is Numel Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Fire/Ground with AbilitySimple doubling stat changes. Camerupt at 33. If imported, the typing handles Elesa and contributes with Fire. BW2 has Arcanine natively.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Camerupt's weaknesses hard.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Numel on Reversal Mountain (walking, Lv 31, uncommon).
Your Numel should hit Level 33 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Numel in Black 2 & White 2
decent spawn rates for Numel across 6 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 Numel in B2W2
The path to Numel starts with Numel at Lv. 31-35 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Numel ✓Reversal Mountain - B1F/R5Lv.31CaveWhite 2Rate 20%AnyReversal Mountain - OutsideLv.31CaveWhite 2Rate 20%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 1Lv.31CaveWhite 2Rate 20%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 2Lv.31CaveWhite 2Rate 20%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 3Lv.31CaveWhite 2Rate 20%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 4Lv.31CaveWhite 2Rate 20%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into CameruptReversal Mountain - OutsideLv.33CaveWhite 2Rate 10%AnyReversal Mountain - B1F/R5Lv.35CaveWhite 2Rate 5%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 1Lv.35CaveWhite 2Rate 5%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 2Lv.35CaveWhite 2Rate 5%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 3Lv.35CaveWhite 2Rate 5%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 4Lv.35CaveWhite 2Rate 5%Anyor evolve from Numel (Step 1)
Numel Weakness
Type-wise, Numel takes extra damage from Water and Ground. Watch out for Water attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Numel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Numel
 Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Dewott builds →Razor Shell 4x204-240%KO Dig 2x72-85% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Azumarill builds →Aqua Tail 4x186-219%KO Dig 2x53-64% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Alomomola Water | B | |
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Dewott builds →Razor Shell 4x198-234%KO Dig 2x69-82% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Azumarill builds →Aqua Tail 4x177-208%KO Dig 2x54-63% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Floatzel builds →Aqua Jet 4x139-164%KO Dig 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Samurott builds →Surf 4x305-359%KO Dig 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Vaporeon builds →Surf 4x309-364%KO Dig 2x62-73% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Swanna Water | C | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Golduck builds →Surf 4x276-325%KO Dig 2x74-88% | ||
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Samurott builds →Surf 4x309-365%KO Dig 2x88-105%KO | ||
 Wailord Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Wailord builds →Water Spout 4x423-498%KO Bulldoze 2x62-74% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 4x400-471%KO Dig 2x64-75% | ||
 Mantine Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Mantine builds →Surf 4x243-286%KO Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Lapras builds →Surf 4x255-300%KO Bulldoze 2x58-69% | ||
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Samurott builds →Surf 4x310-365%KO Dig 2x88-104%KO | ||
Wailord Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Wailord builds →Water Spout 4x421-496%KO Bulldoze 2x62-72% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Kingler builds →Dive 4x333-391%KO Dig 2x111-130%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 4x399-470%KO Dig 2x64-75% | ||
Mantine Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Mantine builds →Hydro Pump 4x307-361%KO Bulldoze 2x34-41% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 4x367-432%KO Earthquake 2x136-160%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 4x402-474%KO Dig 2x64-75% | ||
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Samurott builds →Hydro Pump 4x397-467%KO Dig 2x90-106%KO | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Wailord Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Wailord builds →Water Spout 4x426-501%KO Earthquake 2x103-121%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Excadrill can KO Numel with Earthquake (211-249%). Swampert threatens a KO with Scald (250-294%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Numel View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x211-249%KO Rapid Spin35-42% Rock Slide53-62% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Numel View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x148-174%KO Scald 4x250-294%KO Ice Beam47-55% | ||
Numel Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Numel grows into Camerupt through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 155 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Numel easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 12 more to offspring.
B2W2 Numel Best Moveset
Fire/Ground at 65 Sp. Atk with AbilitySimple as a hidden ability doubling all stat changes. The moveset gains double boosts from MoveFlame Charge and growth moves. 35 Speed needs the Simple boost. Camerupt one evolution away adds power but not speed.
Best Build
Numel best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Wallbreaker Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Body Slam aren't available any other way for Numel, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Overheat and Fire Blast 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The magma in its body reaches 2,200 degrees F. Its hump gets smaller when it uses Fire-type moves.
Numel Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Numel through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Camerupt as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Numel spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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