Is Omanyte Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Fossil Pokemon available through breed or trade. Rock/Water is a solid offensive combo, but the late access means Omastar joins a team that's already set. More of a collection pick than a story contributor.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Omanyte can be revived from a fossil obtained on Route 8. Revive Helix Fossil. Restore from a fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8
Your Omanyte should hit Level 40 before you reach Mina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Omanyte in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Omanyte is handed to you at Route 8. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.
How to Obtain Omanyte in USUM
Step 1Omanyte ✓Route 8 - Fossil Restoration CenterLv.15Gift from NPCRevive 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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Petilil Grass | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x90-107%KO Brick Break 2x36-43% | ||
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x150-178%KO Double Kick 2x19-22% | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x207-244%KO Brick Break 2x37-44% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x183-217%KO Mud-Slap 2x31-37% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x162-192%KO Double Kick 2x20-24% | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x224-264%KO Brick Break 2x40-48% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x198-234%KO Mud-Slap 2x34-40% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x147-172%KO Brick Break 2x91-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x69-83% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x253-300%KO Brick Break 2x38-45% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x153-181%KO Double Kick 2x17-21% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x91-109%KO Energy Ball 4x105-124%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x155-182%KO Brick Break 2x95-114%KO Bulldoze 2x52-61% Thunderbolt 2x71-85% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x262-309%KO Brick Break 2x41-48% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x41-48% | ||
 Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Shiinotic builds →Energy Ball 4x277-327%KO Charge Beam 2x52-61% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 4x395-465%KO Bulldoze 2x38-45% | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x426-503%KO Low Sweep 2x50-60% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x153-180%KO Brick Break 2x99-116%KO Bulldoze 2x53-63% Thunderbolt 2x71-85% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x79-94% Bulldoze 2x43-50% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x265-312%KO Earthquake 2x109-129%KO | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x416-490%KO Low Sweep 2x48-57% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Sceptile builds →Energy Ball 4x301-355%KO Brick Break 2x46-55% Bulldoze 2x38-45% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x639-753%KO Bulldoze 2x36-42% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 4x639-753%KO Low Sweep 2x47-56% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x669-788%KO Focus Blast 2x135-159%KO Bulldoze 2x37-44% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 4x501-590%KO Hammer Arm 2x108-127%KO Bulldoze 2x44-53% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x608-716%KO Close Combat 2x114-135%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Xurkitree builds →Solar Beam 4x711-837%KO Thunderbolt 2x242-285%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x663-780%KO Earthquake 2x59-70% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Archen's Earthquake hits Omanyte for 50-59%. Chinchou deals 43-50% with Thunderbolt.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvercoat ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Vullaby builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefeatist ItemEviolite NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Archen builds →Earthquake 2x50-59% Head Smash37-44% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Scarf NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Chinchou builds →Volt Switch 2x33-39% Ice Beam10-12% Thunderbolt 2x43-50% Hydro Pump26-30% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Larvesta builds →Flare Blitz5-6% U Turn11-14% Wild Charge 2x29-35% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves View Torchic builds →
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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 95 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bide, Bubble Beam and 11 more to offspring.
USUM Omanyte Best Moveset
Rock/Water at 90 Sp. Atk with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain and AbilityWeak Armor raising Speed when hit physically at Defense cost as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution bulk cannot survive. Omastar one evolution away adds 115 Sp. Atk and 125 Defense.
Best Build
Omanyte best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
- Surf
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
Base Stats
Omanyte lived in the seas of antiquity. Its fossils have been found bearing bite marks from Archeops, so apparently Archeops preyed on it.
It was restored from an ancient fossil. Those Helix Fossils are excavated from areas that were once oceans long, long ago.
Omanyte Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
Restore from a fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8. Omanyte is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Omanyte fills the trick room role. It's a mixed attacker with base 40 Attack and 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