Is Omanyte Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Revive the Helix Fossil at Pewter Museum in Kanto. Postgame only. Omastar is still strong but can't contribute to the Johto story at all.
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
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- LV 19WaterWater GunPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- 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
- LV 49RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 55WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Omanyte in Gold & Silver
You cannot revive Omanyte in Gold or Silver, and none appear in the wild. The only way to hold one is to breed from a parent brought over from another game, which makes it a transfer-and-hatch project.
How to Obtain Omanyte in GS
- 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 Gold & Silver
Omanyte is a fossil that Gold and Silver never revive, so a shiny shell has to be traded in from a game that still brings the ancient Pokemon back. 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
 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 4x343-404%KO Earthquake 2x59-69% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Quagsire builds →Earthquake 2x91-108%KO Dynamic Punch 2x61-72% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x87-102%KO Dynamic Punch 2x57-68% Thunder Punch 2x49-57% | ||
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 4x265-312%KO Dig 2x41-48% Rock Smash 2x15-17% | ||
 Raikou Electric | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Raikou builds →Thunder 2x224-264%KO Dig 2x37-44% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x131-154%KO Dynamic Punch 2x87-103%KO Thunder 2x72-85% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Ampharos builds →Thunder 2x224-264%KO Dynamic Punch 2x55-65% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Jolteon builds →Thunder 2x215-254%KO Double Kick 2x15-19% Mud-Slap 2x11-13% | ||
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.
GS Omanyte Best Moveset
90 Sp. Atk is strong for a pre-evolution, with MoveSurf and MoveIce Beam for Water/Ice coverage. Rock/Water typing carries a 4x Grass weakness. Omastar takes over with competitive-level stats.
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
Revived from an ancient fossil, this POKéMON uses air stored in its shell to sink and rise in water.
This POKéMON from ancient times is said to have navigated the sea by adeptly twisting its 10 tentacles.
Omanyte Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, Omanyte has 355 BST and evolves into Omastar. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Gold & Silver, 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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