Is Numel Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Fire/Ground with AbilitySimple doubling all stat changes. Camerupt at level 33 adds power. Fire/Ground handles Molayne's Steel E4 with both types hitting super-effectively.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Numel trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's typing presses Numel's defenses.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Numel 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.
How to Get Numel in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Numel can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Numel from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Numel in USUM
- Step 1Numel ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 112. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 112. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Stark Mountain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Stark Mountain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Viridian Forest · Radio: Hoenn Sound. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Reversal Mountain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Camerupt
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. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Numel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Numel
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Araquanid WaterBug | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Numel View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x153-180%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Slowking builds →Water Pulse 4x191-225%KO Bulldoze 2x53-63% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Poliwrath builds →Bubble Beam 4x159-188%KO Bulldoze 2x64-75% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Numel View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 4x341-402%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Slowking builds →Water Pulse 4x189-223%KO Bulldoze 2x56-66% | ||
 Politoed Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Politoed builds →Bubble Beam 4x189-223%KO Bulldoze 2x56-66% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Numel View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 4x331-390%KO | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Slowking builds →Water Pulse 4x183-215%KO Bulldoze 2x53-63% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Numel View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 4x330-389%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Slowking builds →Surf 4x274-323%KO Bulldoze 2x52-62% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Numel View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 4x342-402%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) | ||
 Suicune Water | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Suicune builds →Surf 4x259-305%KO Bulldoze 2x54-64% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Excadrill can KO Numel with Earthquake (141-166%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Numel View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x141-166%KO Rapid Spin23-28% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves View Ferroseed builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Numel View Staryu builds →Rapid Spin7-9% Scald 4x42-49% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Numel View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x134-157%KO Waterfall 4x214-252%KO Scald 4x66-78% | ||
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 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 14 more to offspring.
USUM Numel Best Moveset
Fire/Ground at 65 Sp. Atk with AbilitySimple doubling all stat changes as a hidden ability. MoveGrowth under sun raises both offenses by two stages through Simple. The moveset at pre-evolution stats cannot survive to set up. Camerupt one evolution away adds 105 Sp. Atk and Mega access.
Best Build
Numel best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Growth
- Earth Power
- Fire Blast
- Flame Charge
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
Base Stats
Numel Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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