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.

What is Omanyte weak to?

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.

What is the best ability for Omanyte?

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.

What role does Omanyte play in battle?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Omanyte fills the trick room role. It's a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

Should I use Omanyte?

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.

Omanyte - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Trick Room

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Omanyte's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, HP trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 Defense EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP35

Attack40

Defense100

Sp. Atk90

Sp. Def55

Speed35

Total355

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight7.5 kg

Base XP71

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

Weak ArmorHA

Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It’s a Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas.

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.

Omanyte Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Grass
2x (Weak)	Electric, Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying
0.25x (Resist)	Fire

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

Grass

2xWeak

Electric Fighting Ground

½xResist

Normal Ice Poison Flying

¼xResist

Fire

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Ground Rock

How to Beat Omanyte in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Zarude can KO Omanyte with Close Combat (118-138%). Regieleki threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (188-222%). Kartana deals 43-51% with Knock Off.

Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Omanyte U Turn 35-41% Close Combat 2x 118-138%KO View Zarude builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Omanyte Volt Switch 2x 147-173%KO Electroweb 2x 116-136%KO Thunderbolt 2x 188-222%KO View Regieleki builds →
Kartana GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Leaf Blade Sacred Sword Knock Off Smart Strike Damage vs Omanyte Knock Off 43-51% View Kartana builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Stealth Rock TauntUtility Damage vs Omanyte Earthquake 2x 136-161%KO Knock Off 45-53% View Krookodile builds →
Buzzwole BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemRocky Helmet NatureAdamant Moves Ice Punch Close Combat RoostRecovery Earthquake Damage vs Omanyte Close Combat 2x 194-229%KO Earthquake 2x 109-128%KO View Buzzwole builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

2 Forms

#138Omanyte

Level 40

#139Omastar

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Omanyte

RockWater

Omastar

RockWater

70+35

ATK

60+20

DEF

100

125+25

SP.ATK

115+25

SP.DEF

70+15

SPE

55+20

BST

355D-Tier

495C-Tier+140

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Moderate

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.

Egg Groups

Water1Water3

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

30 cycles·7,710 steps

Moderate~8 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Omanyte Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bind

—158520Normal

Lv 1

Withdraw

———40Water

Lv 5

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 10

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 15

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 20

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 25

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

Lv 30

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 35

Brine

C6510010Water

Lv 41

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 45

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 50

Surf

B9010015Water

Lv 55

Shell Smash

C——15Normal

Lv 60

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C110705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM07

Hail

C——10Ice

TM13

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM49

Scald

C8010015Water

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM95

Surf

B9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

TM99

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

D6510020Ice

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Muddy Water

C908510Water

Egg

Reflect Type

———15Normal

Egg

Slam

—807520Normal

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Egg

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Egg

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Tutor Moves

Omanyte can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Omanyte in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Omanyte in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Red, Yellow, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Omanyte is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

SwordSurfing · Roaring-Sea Caves · Overcast

Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Also found in:

Red Yellow FireRed Diamond Platinum HeartGold

Omanyte 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 a special attacker with 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

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