Is Octillery Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Remoraid evolves at level 25. Water with AbilitySuction Cups preventing forced switches. Decent mixed offenses and wide coverage moves. Handles Clay through Water. Slow and frail, so pick matchups carefully.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Remoraid resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Remoraid trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Octillery on Undella Bay (rippling water fishing, Lv 50-70, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Catch Remoraid on Undella Bay (Surf, Lv 30-40, rare).
How to Get Octillery in Black 2 & White 2
Octillery appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Octillery in B2W2
Remoraid is your first catch on the way to Octillery. You'll find walking, fishing, and more encounters from Lv. 30-70 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch RemoraidUndella BayLv.30-40Surfing on waterRate 5%AnyRoute 21Lv.40-60Super RodRate 30%AnyUndella BayLv.40-60Super RodRate 30%AnyRoute 21Lv.35-45Rippling Water SurfRate 10%Any
Step 2Octillery ✓Route 21Lv.50-70Rippling Water FishRate 100%AnyShaking spotUndella BayLv.50-70Rippling Water FishRate 40%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Remoraid (Step 1)
Octillery Weakness
Octillery is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Octillery can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Octillery Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Octillery
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x121-144%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x113-134%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x122-144%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x126-148%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x115-135%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x118-139%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x123-145%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x113-133%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x123-144%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Jolteon can KO Octillery with Thunderbolt (106-125%). Venusaur's Giga Drain hits Octillery for 83-98%.
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemFlame Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x106-125%KO Shadow Ball32-37% Volt Switch 2x83-97% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Octillery View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x83-98% Sludge Bomb50-59% | ||
Octillery Evolutions
Octillery is what Remoraid becomes. Breed it for Remoraid eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Remoraid pushed Octillery to 480 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Octillery to get Remoraid eggs easily using 78 partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, Aurora Beam, Flail and 10 more.
B2W2 Octillery Best Moveset
105 in both Attack and Sp. Atk fire from both physical and special sides with Water TermStab and wide coverage. AbilitySniper boosts critical hits for occasional burst damage. The moveset answers Fire and Ground types through Water attacks, but 45 Speed goes last against nearly everything.
Best Build
Octillery best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Signal Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 14 types means almost nothing walls Octillery cleanly, with Water Spout and Hydro Pump anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It has a tendency to want to be in holes. It prefers rock crags or pots and sprays ink from them before attacking.
Octillery Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Octillery works as an attacker with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. Flamethrower with Leftovers is the standard set.
Suction Cups is the go-to ability for Octillery. It prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves. Its hidden ability Moody can work in specific setups. Sniper is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Octillery is a special attacker with base 105 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Surf, and Signalbeam. Flamethrower leads at 0% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Octillery appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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