What does Numel evolve into?

Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

At what level does Numel evolve?

Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

For Platinum, 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.

Where can you catch Numel?

Numel is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Numel - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and HP carry most of Numel's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack60

Defense40

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def45

Speed35

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight24.0 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Simple

Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.

Own TempoHANot in game

Prevents confusion.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its humped back stores intensely hot magma. In rain, the magma cools, slowing its movement.

Platinum

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.

Numel Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Water
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Water

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Fire Poison Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (8)

Grass Ice Bug Steel Fire Electric Poison Rock

How to Beat Numel in Platinum (Best Counters)

Pelipper WaterFlying	C
Obtain MethodIron Island Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Numel Surf 4x 272-320%KO Brine 4x 196-231%KO Water Pulse 4x 181-213%KO Water Gun 4x 124-147%KO View Pelipper builds →
Golduck Water	C
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 DigTM28 BrineTM55 Damage vs Numel Surf 4x 272-320%KO Waterfall 4x 230-271%KO Dig 2x 76-90% Brine 4x 196-231%KO View Golduck builds →
Floatzel Water	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 DigTM28 BrineTM55 Damage vs Numel Surf 4x 245-289%KO Waterfall 4x 283-333%KO Dig 2x 94-111%KO Brine 4x 181-213%KO View Floatzel builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Muddy WaterLv. 41 SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 Damage vs Numel Earthquake 2x 145-171%KO Muddy Water 4x 264-311%KO Surf 4x 264-311%KO Waterfall 4x 234-276%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 45 SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 Bubble BeamLv. 25 Damage vs Numel Hydro Pump 4x 230-271%KO Surf 4x 189-222%KO Waterfall 4x 162-191%KO Bubble Beam 4x 139-164%KO View Lombre builds →

Platinum Evolution

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

2 Forms

#322Numel

Level 33

#323Camerupt

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Numel

FireGround

Camerupt

FireGround

70+10

ATK

100+40

DEF

70+30

SP.ATK

105+40

SP.DEF

75+30

SPE

40+5

BST

305C-Tier

460C-Tier+155

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Numel easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Numel Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 11

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Lv 15

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 21

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 25

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Lv 31

Lava Plume

C8010015Fire

Lv 35

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Lv 41

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

Lv 45

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 51

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM50

Overheat

C140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Heat Wave

C1009010Fire

Egg

Howl

———40Normal

Egg

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Egg

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Egg

Yawn

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Heat Wave

C1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Numel Locations

Finding Numel at moderate rates takes patience. 2 spots are available in endgame routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.

Best Locations to Catch Numel in Platinum

Route 227

Grass Lv.51 Route

RarePost

Stark Mountain - Outside

Grass Lv.51 Volcano

RarePost

Numel Guide

Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.
Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Platinum, 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.
Numel is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

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

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Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 9 Damage vs Numel Water Gun 4x 100-120%KO View Psyduck builds →
Piplup Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 8 Damage vs Numel Bubble 4x 89-107%KO View Piplup builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Numel Water Gun 4x 124-147%KO View Omanyte builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Bubble BeamLv. 25 Learns Bubble Beam at Level 25 View Lotad builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Move Moves Bone ClubLv. 7 Damage vs Numel Bone Club 2x 67-80% View Cubone builds →

Buizel Water	C
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 135-160%KO Water Gun 4x 93-110%KO View Buizel builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
TM Move Moves Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 110-130%KO View Lotad builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 9 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 143-170%KO Water Gun 4x 102-120%KO View Psyduck builds →
Piplup Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 18 Water PulseTM03 BubbleLv. 8 Damage vs Numel Bubble Beam 4x 143-170%KO Water Pulse 4x 135-160%KO Bubble 4x 93-110%KO View Piplup builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 178-210%KO Water Gun 4x 118-140%KO View Omanyte builds →

Bibarel NormalWater	C
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 15 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 121-144%KO Water Gun 4x 81-96% View Bibarel builds →
Buizel Water	C
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 6 Aqua JetLv. 21 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 128-152%KO Water Gun 4x 88-104%KO Aqua Jet 4x 101-120%KO View Buizel builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Numel Bubble Beam 4x 108-128%KO Water Pulse 4x 101-120%KO View Lotad builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 9 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 136-160%KO Water Gun 4x 95-112%KO View Psyduck builds →
Piplup Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 18 Water PulseTM03 BubbleLv. 8 Damage vs Numel Bubble Beam 4x 143-168%KO Water Pulse 4x 128-152%KO Bubble 4x 88-104%KO View Piplup builds →

Bibarel NormalWater	C
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 15 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 126-148%KO Water Gun 4x 84-99% View Bibarel builds →
Buizel Water	C
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 6 Aqua JetLv. 21 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 132-155%KO Water Gun 4x 89-106%KO Aqua Jet 4x 101-120%KO View Buizel builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Numel Bubble Beam 4x 107-127%KO Water Pulse 4x 101-120%KO View Lotad builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 9 Damage vs Numel Water Pulse 4x 138-162%KO Water Gun 4x 95-113%KO View Psyduck builds →
Piplup Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 18 BrineLv. 29 Water PulseTM03 BubbleLv. 8 Damage vs Numel Bubble Beam 4x 144-169%KO Brine 4x 144-169%KO Water Pulse 4x 132-155%KO Bubble 4x 89-106%KO View Piplup builds →

Bibarel NormalWater	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 15 Damage vs Numel Dig 2x 80-94% Water Pulse 4x 126-148%KO Water Gun 4x 84-99% View Bibarel builds →
Buizel Water	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Numel Dig 2x 66-78% Brine 4x 144-169%KO Water Pulse 4x 132-155%KO Water Gun 4x 89-106%KO View Buizel builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Numel Brine 4x 132-155%KO Water Pulse 4x 126-148%KO Water Gun 4x 84-99% View Wingull builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Numel Bubble Beam 4x 107-127%KO Water Pulse 4x 101-120%KO View Lotad builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Mud ShotLv. 25 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Numel Brine 4x 192-226%KO Water Pulse 4x 173-205%KO Mud Shot 2x 53-64% Water Gun 4x 120-141%KO View Omanyte builds →