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 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.

Where can you catch Numel?

Numel is catchable in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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 TempoHA

Prevents confusion.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

No Ultrasun Ultramoon entries available

Magma of almost 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit courses through its body. When it grows cold, the magma hardens and slows it.

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.

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

Type ChartGood

2Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

Water

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Fire Poison Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (8)

Grass Ice Bug Steel Fire Electric Poison Rock

How to Beat Numel in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Ground is super effective against NumelView Excadrill →
Swampert WaterGround	A
Water deals 4x damage to NumelView Swampert →
Tentacruel WaterPoison	B
Water deals 4x damage to NumelView Tentacruel →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 14 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

17moves

Breed With (best first)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Numel Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 8

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 12

Magnitude

D—10030Ground

Lv 15

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 19

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 22

Lava Plume

C8010015Fire

Lv 26

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Lv 29

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 31

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 36

Yawn

C——10Normal

Lv 40

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

Lv 43

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Lv 47

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM50

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Egg

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Egg

Growth

D——20Normal

Egg

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

Egg

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

Egg

Howl

———40Normal

Egg

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

Egg

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Egg

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Egg

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Egg

Swallow

D——10Normal

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

After You

D——15Normal

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

Tutor

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 6

Dig

C8010010Ground

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 6

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

Gen 3

Mimic

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 6

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

How to Get Numel in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Numel doesn't appear in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer it from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Numel is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold White 2

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 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.
Numel is catchable in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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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Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Stealth Rock Damage vs Numel Earthquake 2x 262-309%KO Rapid Spin 44-52% View Excadrill builds →
Swampert WaterGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Stealth Rock EarthquakeSTAB ScaldSTAB WaterfallSTAB Damage vs Numel Earthquake 2x 324-381%KO Scald 4x 254-299%KO Waterfall 4x 518-610%KO View Swampert builds →
Tentacruel WaterPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves ScaldSTAB Rapid Spin Sludge Bomb HazeUtility Damage vs Numel Scald 4x 207-244%KO Rapid Spin 19-23% Sludge Bomb 29-34% View Tentacruel builds →