Is Remoraid Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Water-type. Octillery has equal Attack and Sp. Atk with AbilitySniper for critical hit damage. Decent but slow. Outclassed by the deeper Water options in Sinnoh.
Remoraid resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Remoraid's weaknesses hard.
Remoraid trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Remoraid trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Octillery resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Remoraid on Route 213 (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-25, common).
Your Remoraid should hit Level 25 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Remoraid in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Remoraid's scattered across 16 spots in early-game fishing spots with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Remoraid in BDSP
The path to Remoraid starts with Remoraid at Lv. 10-55 via fishing and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Remoraid ✓Pastoria CityLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Pokémon LeagueLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 213Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 222Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 223Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 224Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 230Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Sunyshore CityLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into OctilleryPastoria CityLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Pokémon LeagueLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 213Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 222Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 224Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Sunyshore CityLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 223Lv.40-55Super RodRate 5%Route 230Lv.40-55Super RodRate 5%Fountainspring CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallRiverbank CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallStill-Water CavernLv.50-55CaveRequires Waterfallor evolve from Remoraid (Step 1)
Remoraid Weakness
Remoraid's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Remoraid Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Remoraid
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Remoraid View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x291-342%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Remoraid View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x251-296%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Rillaboom can KO Remoraid with U-turn (99-117%). Regieleki threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (296-348%).
 Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Remoraid View Rillaboom builds →Knock Off92-108%KO U Turn99-117%KO | ||
 Regieleki Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Remoraid View Regieleki builds →Volt Switch 2x231-272%KO Thunderbolt 2x296-348%KO Rapid Spin27-31% | ||
Remoraid Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Remoraid grows into Octillery through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Remoraid. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Remoraid easily with 69 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Spray, Aurora Beam, Entrainment and 10 more to offspring.
BDSP Remoraid Best Moveset
65/65 mixed offenses at 65 Speed on a Water pre-evo. AbilityHustle boosts Attack at accuracy cost, and hidden AbilityMoody randomly raises one stat each turn. The moveset can't compete. One evolution from Octillery where 105 in both offenses give the mixed stats real function.
Best Build
Remoraid best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Protect
- Substitute
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Remoraid won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Water Spout and Hydro Pump anchor the STAB core.
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
It squirts water forcefully from its mouth to shoot down flying prey.
It clings to Mantine to feed on the big Pokémon’s scraps. This is an adaptation to avoid foes.
Remoraid Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Remoraid through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Octillery as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Remoraid spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 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