Is Omanyte Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Fossil revival from the Underground Museum. Rock/Water with strong Sp. Atk in Omastar. Handles Flint and contributes against Volkner with Water moves. Late availability limits story impact.
Omanyte resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Omanyte can be revived from a fossil obtained on Oreburgh City. Revive Helix Fossil at Oreburgh Mining Museum
Your Omanyte should hit Level 40 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Omanyte in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Omanyte in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring Omanyte over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Omanyte in BDSP
Step 1Omanyte ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Sword & ShieldAvailableCatch in Sword & Shield via Surfing · Roaring-Sea Caves · Overcast, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Cinnabar Island · Revive Helix Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Cinnabar Island · Revive Helix Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Cinnabar Island · Revive Helix Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Gift · Oreburgh City · Revive Helix Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Gift · Oreburgh City · Revive Helix Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pewter City · Revive Helix Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Omastar
Omanyte Weakness
Type-wise, Omanyte takes extra damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Omanyte's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire |
What is Omanyte Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Omanyte
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x126-150%KO Earthquake 2x58-68% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x66-79% Focus Punch 2x66-79% | ||
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Phanpy builds →Earthquake 2x74-87% Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Focus Punch 2x84-100%KO | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x140-165%KO Earthquake 2x63-75% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x70-83% Focus Punch 2x68-80% | ||
 Luxio Electric | D | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x160-189%KO Earthquake 2x73-86% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x90-107%KO Focus Punch 2x89-106%KO | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x94-111%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x123-146%KO Thunder Fang 2x56-66% Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x160-189%KO Earthquake 2x73-86% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x90-107%KO Focus Punch 2x89-106%KO | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x94-111%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x94-111%KO Focus Punch 2x91-109%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x155-183%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x87-102%KO Focus Punch 2x84-100%KO | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x89-106%KO Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x93-110%KO Focus Punch 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x153-181%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Focus Punch 2x84-100%KO | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x90-106%KO Focus Punch 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 4x357-421%KO Focus Punch 2x94-111%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Rock Smash 2x24-30% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x151-179%KO Earthquake 2x68-81% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x89-105%KO Focus Punch 2x88-104%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 4x357-421%KO Focus Punch 2x94-111%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Rock Smash 2x24-30% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x151-179%KO Earthquake 2x68-81% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x89-105%KO Focus Punch 2x88-104%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 4x423-499%KO Drain Punch 2x44-52% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x442-520%KO Focus Punch 2x115-135%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x230-270%KO Focus Punch 2x96-113%KO Earthquake 2x64-76% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp can KO Omanyte with Earthquake (155-183%). Rotom's Hex hits Omanyte for 66-78%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x155-183%KO | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Rotom builds →Hex66-78% | ||
Omanyte Evolutions
Omanyte evolves into Omastar. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are slow to hatch. Evolving adds up to 140 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Omanyte with 69 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bite, Bubble Beam and 10 more to offspring.
BDSP Omanyte Best Moveset
90 Sp. Atk and 100 Defense on a Rock/Water pre-evo with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain and hidden AbilityWeak Armor trading Defense for Speed on hits. The moveset has special Rock and Water TermStab. One evolution from Omastar where 115 Sp. Atk reaches C-tier.
Best Build
Omanyte best EVs are Speed
Utility Moveset
- Rain Dance
- Attract
- Mimic
- Hail
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Aurora Beam and Bite aren't available any other way for Omanyte, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Surf 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It’s a Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas.
Omanyte Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Omanyte isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Omastar to unlock its full potential. At 355 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Omanyte's biggest threats include Venusaur (Grass), Jolteon (Electric), and Hitmonlee (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Venusaur is the most dangerous since Grass moves deal 4x damage. Ground-type attackers are also a problem. At base 35 Speed, Omanyte won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Swift Swim on Omanyte. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Omanyte also gets Shell Armor and Weak Armor, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Omanyte fills the trick room role. It's leaning toward the special side (base 90 Sp. Atk). Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Omanyte does the job early-game if you need a Rock/Water type on your team. Evolve it into Omastar before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Omanyte has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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