Is Omanyte Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Fossil revival from a Helix Fossil found in the Underground. Rock/Water with AbilitySwift Swim for rain teams. Omanyte evolves into Omastar at level 40. Omastar handles Flint in the Elite Four rematch. Finding the fossil takes luck, but the payoff is decent.
Omanyte resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Omanyte's weaknesses hard.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Omanyte has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Omanyte trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Omastar resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Omastar has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Omastar trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Fossil
Omanyte can be revived from a fossil obtained in Oreburgh City. Revive Helix Fossil. Revive from Helix Fossil at the Mining Museum. Found in The Underground after National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 28WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- LV 37RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 52WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Omanyte to Omastar
Omanyte evolves into Omastar at Level 40. Your Omanyte should hit Level 40 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 67WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Omanyte in Platinum
Bring the Helix Fossil to the Oreburgh lab and Omanyte is revived at level 20. The Helix and Dome are an either-or choice underground, so picking Omanyte means passing on Kabuto.
1 location to catch Omanyte
Badge 1How to Obtain Omanyte in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into OmastarBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Omanyte egg.
How to Get Shiny Omanyte in Platinum
Omanyte hatches only from a fossil revived at Oreburgh City, so pair one with a foreign Ditto and hatch eggs. Compare Shiny Omanyte odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Omanyte Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Omanyte preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Omanyte Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Omanyte
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Cubone builds →Focus Punch 2x66-79% Bone Club 2x45-55% | ||
 Turtwig Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Omanyte View Turtwig builds →Razor Leaf 4x92-111%KO Rock Smash 2x26-32% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Shinx Electric | C | |
 Lotad WaterGrass | D | |
 Seedot Grass | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
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 69 breeding partners from the Water 1 and Water 3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Haze and 7 more to offspring.
Pt Omanyte Best Moveset
Rock/Water with 100 Defense and 90 Sp. Atk at the unevolved stage, but 35 HP and 35 Speed undermine both. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. Evolve to Omastar.
Best Build
Omanyte best EVs are HP and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Spikes
- Surf
- Stealth Rock
- Endure
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
30 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas.
Omanyte Platinum Guide
Revive from Helix Fossil at the Mining Museum. Found in The Underground after National Dex.. Omanyte is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game. Note: this fossil is only available in Platinum. The other version of Platinum has a different fossil.
Yes. Omanyte is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Omanyte becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, Omanyte has 355 BST and evolves into Omastar. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Platinum, 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 Platinum, Timid is the go-to nature for Omanyte. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe 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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