In Gold & Silver, Octillery works as an attacker with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. Flamethrower with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Octillery weak to?

In Gold & Silver, Octillery's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What role does Octillery play in battle?

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.

What counters Octillery?

In Gold & Silver, the best way to handle Octillery: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

How do you use Octillery in battle?

In Gold & Silver, Octillery plays as a attacker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.

Octillery - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

CTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Octillery's spread. It leans mixed with Attack out front. And you'll get 2 Attack and Sp. Atk stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack105

Defense75

Sp. Atk105

Sp. Def75

Speed45

Total480

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight28.5 kg

Base XP168

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Suction Cups

Prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves.

Sniper

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

MoodyHA

Raises a random stat two stages and lowers another one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It traps enemies with its suction-cupped tentacles then smashes them with its rock-hard head.

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.

Octillery Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Octillery in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Jolteon can KO Octillery with Thunderbolt (93-109%). Venusaur's Giga Drain hits Octillery for 71-84%.

Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves ThunderboltSTAB Baton Pass Thunder Wave GrowthSetup Damage vs Octillery Thunderbolt 2x 93-109%KO View Jolteon builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain SynthesisRecovery Damage vs Octillery Giga Drain 2x 71-84% View Venusaur builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Octillery is what Remoraid becomes. Breed it for Remoraid eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool 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

2 Forms

#223Remoraid

Level 25

#224Octillery

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Remoraid

Water

Octillery

Water

75+40

ATK

105+40

DEF

75+40

SP.ATK

105+40

SP.DEF

75+40

SPE

45-20

BST

300D-Tier

480C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Octillery to get Remoraid eggs easily using 37 partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aurora Beam, Haze, Octazooka and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Water1Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Octillery Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

FlamethrowerCoverage
SurfSTAB
Ice Beam
ReturnCoverage

Recommended Teammates

SuicuneDecent

RaikouDecent

MiltankDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Octillery. Aurora Beam and Haze come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Surf and Bubble Beam and Normal and Ice coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Water Gun

C4010025Water

Lv 11

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 22

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 22

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 22

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 25

Octazooka

—658510Water

Lv 38

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 54

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

Lv 70

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

A——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

A—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM03

Surf

S9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

C60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

A—8510Poison

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Octazooka

—658510Water

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Octillery can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Octillery in Gold & Silver

No wild encounters for Octillery. The 2-stage line runs through Remoraid, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 25 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Octillery in Gold & Silver

Step 1Catch Remoraid
Route 44
SilverSuper Rod Lv.40 Route
10%Late
Route 44
GoldSuper Rod Lv.40 Route
10%Late
Train until Level 25
Step 2Octillery ✓

Octillery Guide

In Gold & Silver, Octillery works as an attacker with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. Flamethrower with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Gold & Silver, Octillery's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
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.
In Gold & Silver, the best way to handle Octillery: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.
In Gold & Silver, Octillery plays as a attacker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.

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

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