Is Omanyte Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Not obtainable in Crystal without trading from Gold or Silver. The fossil revival system in the Ruins of Alph doesn't include Omanyte's fossil this time around. A trade-only option that most Crystal players skip entirely.
Falkner's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Misty's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Trade
Omanyte cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- LV 13DarkBitePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- LV 49RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 55WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Omanyte in Crystal
Omanyte can't be obtained in Crystal at all. The fossils that revive it aren't in the game, leaving a trade from another title as the sole route to one.
How to Obtain Omanyte in C
- Step 1Omanyte ✓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
How to Get Shiny Omanyte in Crystal
Omanyte is a fossil that Crystal never revives, so a shiny one must be traded in from a game that brings the ancient shell back to life. See every game where Shiny Omanyte can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Omanyte Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Omanyte
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Celebi builds →Solar Beam 4x400-471%KO Mud-Slap 2x15-18% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 4x345-406%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% Rock Smash 2x13-15% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x92-108%KO Dynamic Punch 2x61-72% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwhirl (Route 30 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Poliwrath builds →Earthquake 2x66-78% Submission 2x80-95% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x88-104%KO Dynamic Punch 2x58-69% Thunder Punch 2x49-58% | ||
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 4x266-314%KO Dig 2x40-48% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Raikou Electric | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Raikou builds →Thunder 2x223-263%KO Dig 2x38-45% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x122-143%KO Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x131-155%KO Dynamic Punch 2x87-103%KO Thunder 2x72-85% | ||
Omanyte Evolutions
Omanyte evolves into Omastar. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool 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 37 breeding partners from the Water 1 and Water 3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Haze and 2 more to offspring.
C Omanyte Best Moveset
Rock/Water pre-evolution with 90 Sp. Atk strong enough for MoveSurf at this stage. 4x Grass weakness limits switch-in safety. Omastar brings the Sp. Atk to top-tier levels.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Bug
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Aurora Beam and Bubble Beam 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.
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
19 of 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
In prehistoric times, it swam on the sea floor, eating plankton. Its fossils are sometimes found.
Omanyte Crystal Guide
In Crystal, Omanyte has 355 BST and evolves into Omastar. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Crystal, Omanyte plays as a trick room. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Omanyte has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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