Is Nuzleaf Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Grass/Dark with AbilityChlorophyll for sun speed. Nuzleaf contributes through mid-game but the Leaf Stone for Shiftry improves the stats dramatically. Handles Water trainers and Phoebe's Ghost-types. Ruby-exclusive that serves the mid-game well.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Nuzleaf trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Nuzleaf's defenses.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Shiftry resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Seedot
Catch Seedot on Route 102 (walking, Lv 3-4, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM28GroundDigPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Seedot to Nuzleaf
Seedot evolves into Nuzleaf at Level 14. Your Seedot should hit Level 14 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 31DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- LV 37NormalRazor WindPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 49PsychicExtrasensoryPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 30
Evolve Nuzleaf to Shiftry
Nuzleaf evolves into Shiftry with a Leaf Stone. You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Route 119.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
How to Get Nuzleaf in Ruby & Sapphire
A single uncommon grass encounter in Ruby at levels 16 to 18, or level a Seedot to 14. Both routes are Ruby-locked, so Nuzleaf stays a trade target for anyone playing Sapphire.
1 location to catch Nuzleaf2 locations to catch Seedot
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Catch Seedot at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 14 — it evolves into Nuzleaf.
Badge 1
Badge 2 Badge 3Where To Catch Nuzleaf in RS
Seedot gets you Nuzleaf sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 14. Wild Nuzleaf first appears at Route 114 (after Badge 3).
- Step 3Evolve into ShiftryBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Seedot egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Nuzleaf catch rates for Ruby & Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Nuzleaf in Ruby & Sapphire
Nuzleaf turns up in the grass on Route 114 in Ruby, so patrol that route until a shiny one appears. Compare Shiny Nuzleaf odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Nuzleaf 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 Nuzleaf preloaded.
Nuzleaf Weakness
Type-wise, Nuzleaf takes extra damage from Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, and Flying. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Nuzleaf Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Nuzleaf
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x285-335%KO Sludge Bomb 2x113-134%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Combusken builds →Focus Punch 2x204-240%KO Overheat 2x188-222%KO Peck 2x33-40% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x227-268%KO Flamethrower 2x60-71% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 4x186-219%KO Focus Punch 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb 2x111-131%KO Ice Beam 2x78-92% Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Skarmory builds →Peck 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x116-138%KO Wing Attack 2x80-95% Leech Life 4x40-47% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x188-222%KO Sludge Bomb 2x81-96% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x98-115%KO Gust 2x45-53% | ||
 Illumise Bug | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x84-99% Gust 2x26-31% | ||
 Grimer Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Grimer builds →Sludge Bomb 2x116-138%KO Flamethrower 2x52-61% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nuzleaf View Pelipper builds →Ice Beam 2x93-111%KO Wing Attack 2x56-67% | ||
Nuzleaf Evolutions
Sitting between Seedot and Shiftry, Nuzleaf is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. HP has grown the most so far (+30), but there's still another 140 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Nuzleaf to get Seedot eggs easily using 102 partners from the Field and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, False Swipe, Leech Seed and 3 more.
RS Nuzleaf Best Moveset
Middle-stage Grass/Dark heading toward Shiftry. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. MoveRazor Leaf and Dark coverage at moderate power. Evolve for the stats where sun sweeping functions.
Best Build
Nuzleaf best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Thief
- Cut
- Rock Tomb
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and False Swipe aren't available any other way for Nuzleaf, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Giga Drain 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 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
NUZLEAF live in densely overgrown forests. They occasionally venture out of the forest to startle people. This POKéMON dislikes having its long nose pinched.
This POKéMON pulls out the leaf on its head and makes a flute with it. The sound of NUZLEAF’s flute strikes fear and uncertainty in the hearts of people lost in a forest.
Nuzleaf Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- Is Nuzleaf exclusive to Ruby or Sapphire?
Nuzleaf is exclusive to Pokemon Ruby. Sapphire players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Nuzleaf in Ruby.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Nuzleaf appears in 15 titles across 7 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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
Winds & Waves
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