Is Phione Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Breed from Manaphy. Balanced 80 stats across the board with nothing outstanding. Weaker than its parent in every way. Not available through normal gameplay.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Lana's team hits Phione's weaknesses hard.
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Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Phione has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Phione trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Phione 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.
How to Get Phione in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Phione doesn't appear in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer it from Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
Phione is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Phione Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Phione for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Phione can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Phione Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Phione
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Raikou can KO Phione with Thunderbolt (90-105%).
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Phione View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x90-105%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Phione View Breloom builds →Mach Punch15-18% Bullet Seed 2x20-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStamina ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Phione View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake20-24% | ||
Phione Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Phione sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and no compatible partners from two egg groups. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Phione is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Fairy and Water1 egg groups.
Ditto onlyUSUM Phione Best Moveset
Water at 80 across every stat with AbilityHydration clearing status in rain. The moveset has perfectly average stats in every category. 80/80/80 offenses and defenses compete with nothing the format fields. Manaphy earns S-tier through the same typing with every stat boosted to 100.
Best Build
Phione best EVs are HP and Defense
Pivot Moveset
- Scald
- U Turn
- Rain Dance
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Phione's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 7 types on top of Surf and Liquidation for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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
Phione Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon meta, At 480 BST, Phione is built different. We rank it C-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a balanced. Scald with Damprock is the standard set.
Hydration cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain. That's the one you want on Phione. It's the only ability Phione has.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Phione fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 80 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Scald, U Turn, Raindance, and Knock Off on Phione. Scald is the most common pick at 0% usage. Scald provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
As a Mythical Pokemon, Phione has limited availability — 12 games since its debut in Diamond & Pearl. Typically obtained through special events or in-game quests rather than standard encounters.
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 4DPDebut
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 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