Is Oshawott Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Postgame gift. Water that evolves into Samurott with mixed offenses. Hoenn already has more Water options than any team needs. The postgame timing makes it redundant.
Oshawott resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Oshawott has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Dewott trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Dewott resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Dewott trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's typing presses Dewott's defenses.
Samurott has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Samurott trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Samurott trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Samurott has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Samurott trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Samurott's weaknesses hard.
Samurott has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Oshawott is given to you as a gift on Route 101 at Lv 5. LIMITED; After completing Delta Episode. Receive from Professor Birch on Route 101 after completing the Delta Episode
Your Oshawott should hit Level 17 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Your Dewott should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Oshawott in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Oshawott is handed to you at Route 101. 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 |
What is Oshawott Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Oshawott
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x204-241%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x210-248%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Raikou can KO Oshawott with Thunderbolt (202-238%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Oshawott for 62-73%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x157-185%KO Thunderbolt 2x202-238%KO Shadow Ball60-71% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Breloom builds →Mach Punch49-58% Bullet Seed 2x62-73% | ||
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
ORAS Oshawott Best Moveset
Water at 63 Sp. Atk and 45 Speed. AbilityShell Armor as a hidden ability blocks critical hits. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Samurott two evolutions away adds 108 Sp. Atk and mixed 100 Attack.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Grass Knot
- Blizzard
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.
It fights using the scalchop on its stomach. In response to an attack, it retaliates immediately by slashing.
Oshawott Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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