Is Oricorio Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Oricorio changes type based on the nectar it drinks. Baile Style (Fire/Flying) is the base form in Paldea. Dancer copies dance moves used by the opponent. Larry uses one in his Flying E4 team. The form flexibility is unique but niche.
Oricorio resists most of Katy's coverage and hits back hard.
Oricorio has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Iono's team hits Oricorio's weaknesses hard.
Oricorio has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Oricorio trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Ryme's team hits Oricorio's weaknesses hard.
Oricorio trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Oricorio trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Oricorio trades roughly evenly with Rika's team.
Poppy's team hits Oricorio's weaknesses hard.
Oricorio has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Oricorio has the type edge here and should clean up Hassel's team.
Oricorio trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Oricorio on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 5-50).
Scarlet & Violet Oricorio Locations
Oricorio starts showing up in early-game routes at moderate rates across 10 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Oricorio in Scarlet & Violet
Which version you're playing matters for Oricorio. 5 walking spots at Lv. 5-62 spread across Scarlet and Violet, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.
Oricorio Weakness
Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Oricorio for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal, Fighting, and Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. Oricorio leans toward special offense (base 98 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Ground |
What is Oricorio Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Oricorio
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x86-101%KO Astonish 2x26-31% | ||
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Bombirdier builds →Thief 2x62-74% Rock Throw 2x35-42% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Houndoom builds →Bite 2x56-66% Thunder Fang 2x42-49% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
 Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Mabosstiff builds →Bite 2x72-86% Lick 2x24-30% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x89-105%KO Astonish 2x27-32% | ||
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x94-111%KO Lick 2x24-29% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x85-100%KO Hex 2x46-54% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Lycanroc builds →Rock Slide 2x85-100%KO Bite 2x46-54% | ||
 Mimikyu GhostFairy | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 2x91-108%KO Assurance 2x70-82% | ||
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Grimmsnarl builds →False Surrender 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Eelektross Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Eelektross builds →Wild Charge 2x99-117%KO Crunch 2x59-70% Hex 2x45-53% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x105-124%KO Thief 2x50-59% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x118-139%KO Astonish 2x26-31% | ||
Eelektross Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Eelektross builds →Wild Charge 2x104-124%KO Crunch 2x63-74% | ||
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x96-113%KO Lick 2x25-29% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Houndoom builds →Foul Play 2x90-106%KO Thunder Fang 2x41-49% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x115-135%KO Hex 2x46-54% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 2x95-113%KO Assurance 2x72-85% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Grimmsnarl builds →False Surrender 2x95-113%KO | ||
Eelektross Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Eelektross builds →Wild Charge 2x102-121%KO Crunch 2x61-72% Hex 2x46-54% | ||
 Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x116-137%KO Hex 2x47-55% Icy Wind 2x39-46% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x104-123%KO Hex 2x57-67% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
 Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x165-195%KO Crunch 2x59-70% Ice Spinner 2x59-70% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x102-120%KO Hex 2x55-65% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x113-133%KO Hex 2x45-53% Icy Wind 2x38-45% | ||
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x168-198%KO Crunch 2x60-71% Ice Spinner 2x60-71% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x103-122%KO Hex 2x56-66% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x115-135%KO Hex 2x45-54% Icy Wind 2x38-45% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Raikou can KO Oricorio with Thunderbolt (186-219%). Weavile threatens a KO with Knock Off (93-110%). Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 254-299%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Raikou builds →Scald55-65% Thunderbolt 2x186-219%KO Volt Switch 2x144-170%KO | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x93-110%KO Ice Shard 2x58-68% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Tyranitar builds →Knock Off 2x165-195%KO Stone Edge 2x254-299%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x121-142%KO Sludge Bomb34-40% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Oricorio View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain20-24% Sludge Bomb24-29% | ||
Oricorio Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Oricorio is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SV Oricorio Best Moveset
Fire/Flying (Baile Style) at 98 Sp. Atk and 93 Speed with AbilityDancer copying any dance move used by either side. The moveset runs fast special Fire and Flying TermStab. Dancer copies opposing Quiver Dance, Dragon Dance, or Swords Dance for free boosts. 75/70/70 bulk is thin but the Speed is real. Changes form (and type) with different nectars.
Best Build
Oricorio best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Revelation Dance
- Quiver Dance
- Air Slash
- Alluring Voice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Oricorio misses out on Attract and Defog. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hurricane and Fly, with Normal and Fairy coverage and more rounding things out.
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
This form of Oricorio has sipped purple nectar. It uses ethereal dance steps to call forth the spirits of the dead.
The elegant, attractive dance of these Oricorio is popular with adults, but the Oricorio themselves are hard to find in Paldea.
Oricorio Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Oricorio has a 476 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Scarlet & Violet's meta. It works best as a balanced. Revelationdance with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.
Dancer whenever another Pokémon uses a dance move, this Pokémon will use the same move immediately afterwards. That's the one you want on Oricorio. It's the only ability Oricorio has.
In Scarlet & Violet, Oricorio fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 98 Sp. Atk. Base 93 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Scarlet & Violet, run Revelationdance, Quiver Dance, Air Slash, and Alluringvoice on Oricorio. Revelationdance is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Introduced in Sun & Moon, Oricorio has appeared in 3 games across 4 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 7SMDebut
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