Is Omanyte Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Revived from a fossil in Hoenn. Rock/Water typing with decent Special Attack gives Omastar good coverage for Flannery and parts of Steven's team. Available mid-game if you pick the Helix Fossil.
Omanyte resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Omanyte's defenses.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Omanyte can be revived from a fossil obtained on Rustboro City. LIMITED; Revive Helix Fossil. Revive from a fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Fossils found by Rock Smash in Mirage Spots.
Your Omanyte should hit Level 40 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Omanyte in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No searching required for Omanyte. You receive it at Rustboro City from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
How to Obtain Omanyte in ORAS
Step 1Omanyte ✓Rustboro City - Devon CorporationLv.20Gift from NPCOne-timeRevive Helix Fossil
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
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Grotle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Bayleef builds →Magical Leaf 4x140-166%KO | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x153-181%KO Bulldoze 2x50-59% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Nuzleaf builds →Leaf Blade 4x141-168%KO Dig 2x41-50% Low Sweep 2x34-41% | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x126-150%KO Dig 2x59-71% Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x156-183%KO Bulldoze 2x49-58% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Nuzleaf builds →Leaf Blade 4x149-175%KO Dig 2x44-53% Low Sweep 2x35-42% | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x126-150%KO Dig 2x61-72% Rock Smash 2x32-39% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x268-316%KO Earthquake 2x113-134%KO Rock Smash 2x30-37% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x342-403%KO Bulldoze 2x37-45% Rock Smash 2x26-32% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x157-186%KO Bulldoze 2x49-58% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x275-324%KO Earthquake 2x114-135%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x448-528%KO Focus Blast 2x149-176%KO | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x413-486%KO Focus Blast 2x137-162%KO Dig 2x51-60% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x265-312%KO Earthquake 2x110-129%KO Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x439-518%KO Focus Blast 2x146-173%KO | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x410-482%KO Focus Blast 2x136-161%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x366-431%KO Close Combat 2x114-134%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x270-318%KO Earthquake 2x112-132%KO Rock Smash 2x31-36% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 4x432-508%KO | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x450-529%KO Focus Blast 2x150-176%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp can KO Omanyte with Earthquake (96-113%). Conkeldurr's Drain Punch hits Omanyte for 84-99%. Rotom's Volt Switch also KOs at 87-103%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x84-99% Mach Punch 2x45-53% Knock Off24-29% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball50-59% | ||
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 87 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bide, Bubble Beam and 11 more to offspring.
ORAS Omanyte Best Moveset
Rock/Water at 90 Sp. Atk. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. AbilityWeak Armor as a hidden ability trades Defense for Speed on contact. Omastar one evolution away adds 115 Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Omanyte best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Stealth Rock
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Aurora Beam and Bide 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Omanyte is one of the ancient and long-since-extinct Pokémon that have been regenerated from fossils by people. If attacked by an enemy, it withdraws itself inside its hard shell.
Omanyte Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
Revive from a fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Fossils found by Rock Smash in Mirage Spots.. Omanyte is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
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