Is Oshawott Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
The Water starter. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low HP. The balanced middle choice. Water handles Clay cleanly, and Samurott's mixed stats give it options. BW2's deep native Water roster means Oshawott faces more competition than in BW.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Dewott trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Dewott trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Dewott has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Samurott trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's typing presses Samurott's defenses.
Samurott trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Samurott has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Samurott has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Samurott trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Samurott has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Samurott trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Oshawott is available as a starter at Lv 5.
Your Oshawott should hit Level 17 before you reach Burgh, at typical leveling pace.
Your Dewott should hit Level 36 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Oshawott in Black 2 & White 2
Oshawott is handed to you at Aspertia City. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.
Oshawott Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Oshawott for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Oshawott Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Oshawott
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x201-238%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x195-230%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x192-227%KO | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x199-235%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x208-245%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x201-236%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x208-245%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x203-239%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x209-246%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Raikou can KO Oshawott with Thunderbolt (140-165%).
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x140-165%KO Aura Sphere41-49% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Breloom builds →Mach Punch23-27% Bullet Seed 2x29-35% | ||
Oshawott Evolutions
Oshawott is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Dewott first, then eventually reaches Samurott. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Oshawott. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Oshawott Best Moveset
Water at 63 Sp. Atk and 45 Speed fires at pre-evolution levels. AbilityShell Armor as a hidden ability blocks critical hits. The moveset needs Samurott's stats to compete. Two evolutions away.
Best Build
Oshawott best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Protect
- Toxic
- Scald
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Oshawott misses out on Air Slash and Assurance. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail, with coverage across 9 types 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
The scalchop on its stomach isn’t just used for battle--it can be used to break open hard berries as well.
Oshawott Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Oshawott does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Dewott before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Oshawott has appeared in 8 games across 6 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 5BWDebut
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 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