Is Numel Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Fire/Ground with AbilityOblivious. Camerupt at level 33 adds Fire/Ground coverage that handles Lt. Surge through Ground.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Numel's defenses.
Chuck's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Numel resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Camerupt resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Will's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Bruno's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Numel in Ilex Forest (walking, Lv 6, uncommon). Hoenn Sound.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 31FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 35GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 41GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 51NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Numel to Camerupt
Numel evolves into Camerupt at Level 33. Your Numel should hit Level 33 before you reach Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 39GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 49GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 57FireEruptionPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Numel in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Numel hides in a couple of forests, but only once the Hoenn Sound radio is playing, where it is an uncommon low-level catch. With the channel off, those same forests hold nothing of it.
Wild Numel may be holding when caught:
Rawst Berry (always) It may be used or held by a Pokemon to recover from a burn.2 locations to catch Numel
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Numel in HGSS
The line opens with Numel at Lv. 5-6 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Evolve into Camerupt
Not landing the catch? Calculate Numel catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Numel in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Numel plods through Viridian Forest and Ilex Forest, though a shiny comes faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Numel odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Numel Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Numel preloaded.
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
 Buizel Water | C | |
 Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
 Totodile Water | C | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Wooper WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodViolet City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Wooper builds →Water Gun 4x58-69% Mud Shot 2x38-46% | ||
 Sandshrew Ground | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 155 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Numel easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 10 more to offspring.
HGSS Numel Best Moveset
Fire/Ground at 65 Sp. Atk and 35 Speed with AbilitySimple doubling all stat boosts and drops. One MoveRock Polish doubles Speed twice through Simple. The moveset has a setup trick the stats barely support. Evolve to Camerupt.
Best Build
Numel best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Protect
- Lava Plume
- Earth Power
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 Fire Blast and Earthquake 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The flaming magma it stores in the hump on its back is the source of its tremendous power.
Numel HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Numel in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Rawst Berry (always). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Rawst Berry.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Numel has 305 BST and evolves into Camerupt. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Numel is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Numel becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Numel spans 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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