In Legends: Arceus, Octillery works as an attacker with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Fire Blast with Wide Lens is the standard set.

What is Octillery weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, 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 is the best ability for Octillery?

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.

What role does Octillery play in battle?

Octillery is a mixed attacker with base 105 Attack and 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 are the best moves for Octillery?

For Legends: Arceus, the core moveset is Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Focusenergy, and Energy Ball. Fire Blast leads at 25% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Octillery - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

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 EVs 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

Suction Cups

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

SniperTop Pick

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

While Octillery still shoots water from its mouth, the drastic anatomical difference between it and Remoraid meant that for a long time, no one believed the former evolved from the latter.

Legends: Arceus

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Octillery in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Tangrowth Grass	A
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Octillery Absorb 2x 29-38% View Tangrowth builds →
Leafeon Grass	A
Available Move Moves LeafageLv. 1 Damage vs Octillery Leafage 2x 50-63% View Leafeon builds →
Shaymin Grass	C
Obtain MethodFloaro Gardens Interact Encounter Available Move Moves LeafageLv. 1 Damage vs Octillery Leafage 2x 50-63% View Shaymin builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Octillery Absorb 2x 29-38% View Carnivine builds →
Cherrim Grass	C
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Octillery Absorb 2x 29-38% View Cherrim builds →

Legends: Arceus 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 is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Octillery Best Moveset

Octillery runs a standard special attacker set. Modest nature with max HP and Sp. Atk EVs shapes the build, while Wide Lens brings extra utility. Sniper supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The offense anchors on Hydro Pump and Octazooka, with coverage across 8 types adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Octillery that handles most situations. Ice Beam and Hydro Pump give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

C4010030Water

Lv 1

Octazooka

C658510Water

Lv 6

Acid Spray

D4010020Poison

Lv 11

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

Lv 18

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Lv 25

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

Lv 34

Hydro Pump

S110805Water

Lv 43

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM Moves

Octillery can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Octillery doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

Tutor

Energy Ball

S9010010Grass

Tutor

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Tutor

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

Tutor

Focus Energy

S——30Normal

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

Tutor

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Tutor

Swift

C60—20Normal

Tutor

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

How to Get Octillery in Legends: Arceus

Octillery starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Octillery in Legends: Arceus

Remoraid is your first catch on the way to Octillery. You'll find walking encounters from walking across 5 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Remoraid
Castaway Shore
Grass
Uncommon
Sand's Reach
Grass Desert
Uncommon
Tranquility Cove
Grass
Uncommon
Train until Level 25
Step 2Octillery ✓
Castaway Shore
Grass
Uncommon
Islespy Shore
Grass
Uncommon
or evolve from Remoraid (Step 1)

Octillery Guide

In Legends: Arceus, Octillery works as an attacker with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Fire Blast with Wide Lens is the standard set.
In Legends: Arceus, 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.
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 mixed attacker with base 105 Attack and 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 Legends: Arceus, the core moveset is Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Focusenergy, and Energy Ball. Fire Blast leads at 25% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

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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