Is Numel Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 112 and Jagged Pass. Fire/Ground with AbilityOblivious. Camerupt at 33 gains the same dual typing with strong mixed offense. One of the few native Fire options in RS outside Torchic. Available right around Flannery's town, which is ironic.
Roxanne's typing presses Numel's defenses.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Numel's defenses.
Winona's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Camerupt's defenses.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Camerupt's weaknesses hard.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Numel on Route 112 (walking, Lv 14-16, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- LV 29NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 35GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 41FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49NormalDouble-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 Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 37GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45FireEruptionPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Numel in Ruby & Sapphire
Numel hangs around volcanic ground, common across three areas at levels 14 to 22. Its spots cluster near the fiery part of the map rather than scattering evenly across the routes.
Wild Numel may be holding when caught:
Rawst Berry (always) A hold item that heals a burn in battle.3 locations to catch Numel
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 4Where To Catch Numel in RS
Numel is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 14-22. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Evolve into CameruptBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Numel egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Numel catch rates for Ruby & Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Numel in Ruby & Sapphire
Numel wanders the ash of Fiery Path and Jagged Pass, so check every wild one you meet for a shiny glimmer. Compare Shiny Numel odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Numel Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Numel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Numel
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 4x140-165%KO Dig 2x40-48% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Marshtomp builds →Dig 2x89-105%KO Water Gun 4x89-105%KO | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
 Nincada BugGround | 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 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Defense Curl, Howl and 3 more to offspring.
RS Numel Best Moveset
Fire/Ground pre-evolution heading toward Camerupt. AbilityOblivious prevents attraction and AbilitySimple doubles stat changes. Stats too low to exploit Simple at this stage.
Best Build
Numel best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Sleep Talk
- Fire Blast
- Earthquake
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Body Slam and Defense Curl 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
NUMEL is extremely dull witted - it doesn’t notice being hit. However, it can’t stand hunger for even a second. This POKéMON’s body is a seething cauldron of boiling magma.
NUMEL stores magma of almost 2,200 degrees F within its body. If it gets wet, the magma cools and hardens. In that event, the POKéMON’s body grows heavy and its movements become sluggish.
Numel Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Yes. Wild Numel in Ruby & Sapphire 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.
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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