What does Remoraid evolve into?

Get Remoraid to Octillery at level 25. At 300 BST, Remoraid is just the starting point.

At what level does Remoraid evolve?

Level 25 gets you Octillery . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Remoraid?

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.

Where can you catch Remoraid?

You can find Remoraid in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Remoraid - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Remoraid's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP35

Attack65

Defense35

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def35

Speed65

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight12.0 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Hustle

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

Sniper

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

MoodyHA

Raises a random stat two stages and lowers another one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It squirts water forcefully from its mouth to shoot down flying prey.

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.

Remoraid Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Remoraid in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 247-291%KO Energy Ball 2x 186-219%KO Giga Drain 2x 156-184%KO Razor Leaf 2x 116-137%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 137-163%KO Thunderbolt 2x 113-133%KO Volt Switch 2x 87-103%KO Spark 2x 83-99% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 160-189%KO Energy Ball 2x 120-141%KO Giga Drain 2x 101-120%KO Bullet Seed 2x 29-34% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 174-206%KO Thunderbolt 2x 146-171%KO Volt Switch 2x 113-133%KO Thunder Fang 2x 83-99% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 127-150%KO Thunderbolt 2x 104-124%KO Volt Switch 2x 83-99% Spark 2x 104-124%KO View Shinx builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

2 Forms

#223Remoraid

Level 25

#224Octillery

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Remoraid

Water

Octillery

Water

75+40

ATK

105+40

DEF

75+40

SP.ATK

105+40

SP.DEF

75+40

SPE

45-20

BST

300D-Tier

480C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

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.

Egg Groups

Water1Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Remoraid Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 4

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 8

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 12

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Lv 16

Aurora Beam

D6510020Ice

Lv 20

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

Lv 24

Lock-On

D——5Normal

Lv 28

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 32

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

Lv 36

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

Lv 40

Soak

D—10020Water

Lv 44

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM49

Scald

C8010015Water

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM95

Surf

C9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM99

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid Spray

D4010020Poison

Egg

Aurora Beam

D6510020Ice

Egg

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

Egg

Octazooka

D658510Water

Egg

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Snore

—5010015Normal

Egg

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Egg

Swift

D60—20Normal

Egg

Water Spout

B1501005Water

Tutor Moves

Remoraid can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Remoraid Locations

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.

Best Locations to Catch Remoraid in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Bring Good Rod for Remoraid. There are 16 fishing encounters from Lv. 10-25 with no walking alternatives. Pick the spot with the best rate and settle in.

Pastoria City

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

35%Early

Pastoria City

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

35%Early

Pokémon League

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25

35%Early

Pokémon League

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25

35%Early

Route 213

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 213

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 222

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 222

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 223

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 223

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 224

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 224

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 230

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 230

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Sunyshore City

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

35%Early

Sunyshore City

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

35%Early

Remoraid Guide

Get Remoraid to Octillery at level 25. At 300 BST, Remoraid is just the starting point.
Level 25 gets you Octillery. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
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.
You can find Remoraid in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

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

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Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 240-283%KO Energy Ball 2x 182-215%KO Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Razor Leaf 2x 113-133%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 133-157%KO Thunderbolt 2x 109-130%KO Volt Switch 2x 86-102%KO Spark 2x 81-95% View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 260-307%KO Energy Ball 2x 197-232%KO Giga Drain 2x 165-194%KO Magical Leaf 2x 133-157%KO View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 159-188%KO Thunderbolt 2x 130-153%KO Volt Switch 2x 103-123%KO Spark 2x 124-147%KO View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 150-177%KO Thunderbolt 2x 124-147%KO Discharge 2x 109-130%KO Volt Switch 2x 95-113%KO View Voltorb builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 240-284%KO Energy Ball 2x 181-214%KO Giga Drain 2x 151-179%KO Razor Leaf 2x 114-134%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 41 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 130-153%KO Thunderbolt 2x 105-124%KO Discharge 2x 95-112%KO Volt Switch 2x 84-99% View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 257-303%KO Energy Ball 2x 195-230%KO Giga Drain 2x 163-191%KO Magical Leaf 2x 130-153%KO View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 160-188%KO Thunderbolt 2x 130-153%KO Volt Switch 2x 102-121%KO Spark 2x 124-147%KO View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 149-176%KO Thunderbolt 2x 124-147%KO Discharge 2x 111-131%KO Volt Switch 2x 97-115%KO View Voltorb builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 240-284%KO Energy Ball 2x 181-214%KO Giga Drain 2x 151-179%KO Razor Leaf 2x 114-134%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 41 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 130-153%KO Thunderbolt 2x 105-124%KO Discharge 2x 95-112%KO Volt Switch 2x 84-99% View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 257-303%KO Energy Ball 2x 195-230%KO Giga Drain 2x 163-191%KO Magical Leaf 2x 130-153%KO View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 160-188%KO Thunderbolt 2x 130-153%KO Volt Switch 2x 102-121%KO Spark 2x 124-147%KO View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 149-176%KO Thunderbolt 2x 124-147%KO Discharge 2x 111-131%KO Volt Switch 2x 97-115%KO View Voltorb builds →

Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Remoraid U Turn 76-90% Close Combat 130-154%KO View Zarude builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Remoraid Volt Switch 2x 201-237%KO Electroweb 2x 159-188%KO Thunderbolt 2x 260-306%KO View Regieleki builds →
Rillaboom Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Grassy Glide U Turn Wood Hammer Damage vs Remoraid U Turn 86-101%KO Wood Hammer 2x 442-520%KO View Rillaboom builds →