Is Pumpkaboo Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Ghost/Grass with size-dependent stats. Trade evolves to Gourgeist. Trevenant from wild Phantump fills the same Ghost/Grass niche without needing an import or trade.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Pumpkaboo has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Winona's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Pumpkaboo has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Pumpkaboo has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Pumpkaboo's weaknesses hard.
Pumpkaboo trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Pumpkaboo 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 Pumpkaboo in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Pumpkaboo can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Pumpkaboo from X & Y or Sword & Shield and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Pumpkaboo in ORAS
Step 1Pumpkaboo ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 16 · Tall grass only, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Giant's Mirror · Normal Weather. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Gourgeist
Pumpkaboo Weakness
Type-wise, Pumpkaboo takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Ghost/Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Pumpkaboo Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Pumpkaboo
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x75-89% Fire Fang 2x55-66% Ice Fang 2x55-66% Bite 2x50-59% | ||
 Chatot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Chatot builds →Chatter 2x91-108%KO Thief 2x36-44% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x80-94% Shadow Claw 2x63-75% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x98-117%KO Bite 2x34-41% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x70-84% Feint Attack 2x59-70% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x163-193%KO Shadow Claw 2x51-61% Aerial Ace 2x45-53% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x154-182%KO Shadow Claw 2x46-55% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x178-209%KO Bite 2x59-71% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Skarmory builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-75% Thief 2x42-50% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x120-143%KO Flamethrower 2x101-120%KO Shadow Claw 2x59-70% Aerial Ace 2x50-60% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x165-195%KO Shadow Claw 2x50-60% Aerial Ace 2x44-53% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x155-184%KO Shadow Claw 2x46-55% Aerial Ace 2x40-48% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x181-214%KO Bite 2x61-73% | ||
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x122-145%KO Flamethrower 2x101-120%KO Shadow Claw 2x60-71% Aerial Ace 2x52-61% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x116-138%KO Crunch 2x69-82% Fire Fang 2x55-66% Ice Fang 2x55-66% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x167-198%KO Shadow Claw 2x52-61% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x155-184%KO Shadow Claw 2x47-56% Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x205-242%KO Shadow Claw 2x67-80% Aerial Ace 2x58-69% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x196-231%KO Shadow Claw 2x60-71% Aerial Ace 2x52-62% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x189-223%KO Assurance 2x60-71% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Archeops builds →Fly 2x149-175%KO Crunch 2x87-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x76-90% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Drapion builds →Night Slash 2x81-96% Fire Fang 2x50-58% Ice Fang 2x50-58% Aerial Ace 2x46-55% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x203-240%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-78% Aerial Ace 2x57-68% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x192-227%KO Shadow Claw 2x59-70% Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x188-222%KO Assurance 2x59-70% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Archeops builds →Fly 2x146-172%KO Crunch 2x87-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x75-89% | ||
Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Drapion builds →Night Slash 2x79-94% Fire Fang 2x49-57% Ice Fang 2x49-57% Aerial Ace 2x45-54% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x174-205%KO Shadow Claw 2x68-81% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x195-230%KO Thief 2x66-78% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x247-291%KO Hurricane 2x139-164%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x174-205%KO Assurance 2x59-69% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x155-183%KO Overheat 2x180-212%KO Ice Beam 2x125-147%KO Crunch 2x92-109%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Kyurem's Ice Beam hits Pumpkaboo for 77-90%. Talonflame's Flare Blitz hits Pumpkaboo for 78-91%. Hydreigon's Dark Pulse also KOs at 88-104%.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x77-90% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x78-91% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x88-104%KO Draco Meteor70-83% Fire Blast 2x80-94% Flash Cannon29-34% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Pumpkaboo View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x89-105%KO Air Slash 2x75-88% Dragon Pulse28-33% Fire Blast 2x109-128%KO | ||
Pumpkaboo Evolutions
To get Gourgeist from Pumpkaboo, you need a trade. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 159 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Pumpkaboo Best Moveset
Ghost/Grass at 66 Attack with AbilityFrisk revealing opponent items. Size variants trade offensive and defensive stats. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Gourgeist one evolution away adds Attack and Defense depending on the size form.
Best Build
Pumpkaboo best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Solar Beam
- Energy Ball
- Shadow Ball
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Bestow and Destiny Bond give Pumpkaboo options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Energy Ball. The egg moves push it further.
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 pumpkin body is inhabited by a spirit trapped in this world. As the sun sets, it becomes restless and active.
It is said to carry wandering spirits to the place where they belong so they can move on.
Pumpkaboo Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Pumpkaboo evolves into Gourgeist via trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Pumpkaboo to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Pumpkaboo works as a placeholder. Ghost/Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gourgeist. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Pumpkaboo has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Pumpkaboo has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 6XYDebut
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