Is Omanyte Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Fossil import from FRLG. Omanyte evolves into Omastar at 40 with AbilitySwift Swim for rain Speed. Rock/Water handles Flannery and Glacia. The late evolution at 40 means Omastar arrives around the E4 stretch if the import happens early.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Brawly's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Wattson's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Sidney's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Wallace's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
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
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wallace in Sootopolis City
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Steven Stone in his house in Mossdeep City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 49RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 55WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Omanyte in Emerald
Omanyte cannot be revived in Emerald. Its Helix Fossil is a Kanto relic, so trade an Omanyte in instead. The local fossils dig up Lileep and Anorith, not this spiral shell.
How to Obtain Omanyte in E
- Step 1Omanyte ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Cinnabar Island · Revive Helix Fossil, 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 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.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Gift · Nacrene 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 Emerald
Omanyte owes its life to a fossil; trade one in from FireRed or LeafGreen, where the Helix Fossil is revived at the Cinnabar lab, and the resurrected shine transfers over intact. 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
What is Omanyte Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Omanyte
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x449-528%KO Focus Punch 2x117-137%KO | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x415-488%KO Focus Punch 2x91-107%KO Earthquake 2x61-72% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 4x343-404%KO Earthquake 2x59-69% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x193-228%KO Solar Beam 4x265-312%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x187-220%KO Earthquake 2x83-99% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x367-432%KO Focus Punch 2x78-92% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x181-214%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 4x367-432%KO Brick Break 2x53-63% Dig 2x43-51% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x181-214%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 4x336-396%KO Earthquake 2x59-69% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Groudon Ground | S | |
Obtain MethodTerra Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Groudon builds →Solar Beam 4x267-315%KO Earthquake 2x147-174%KO Brick Break 2x73-87% Thunderbolt 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 4x306-360%KO Earthquake 2x51-60% Rock Smash 2x11-13% | ||
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 58 breeding partners from the Water 1 and Water 3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Haze and 4 more to offspring.
E Omanyte Best Moveset
Rock/Water pre-evolution with AbilitySwift Swim for rain speed. 90 Sp. Atk is notable for the stage. The moveset only becomes competitive after evolution into Omastar.
Best Build
Omanyte best EVs are HP and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Spikes
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Sleep Talk
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. 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
One of the ancient and long-since-extinct POKéMON that have been regenerated from fossils by humans. If attacked, it withdraws into its hard shell.
Omanyte Emerald Guide
No. Omanyte isn't catchable in Emerald. Revive it from a fossil in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
In Emerald, Omanyte has 355 BST and evolves into Omastar. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Emerald, 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.
In Emerald, Bold is the go-to nature for Omanyte. That's +Defense / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD EVs. Fits the trick room role.
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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