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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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×.

MoodyHANot in game

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

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

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 247-291%KO Giga Drain 2x 156-184%KO Razor Leaf 2x 116-137%KO Bullet Seed 2x 54-64% View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 243-287%KO Giga Drain 2x 153-180%KO Vine Whip 2x 101-120%KO Bullet Seed 2x 57-69% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 266-313%KO Giga Drain 2x 167-197%KO Magical Leaf 2x 134-159%KO Mega Drain 2x 90-107%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 181-214%KO Giga Drain 2x 116-137%KO Bullet Seed 2x 31-39% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 181-214%KO Giga Drain 2x 116-137%KO Razor Leaf 2x 94-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 47-56% View Nuzleaf builds →

Diamond & 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 Aurora Beam, Flail, Haze and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Remoraid Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Aurora Beam and Flail from the egg pool give Remoraid something extra. Pair those with Surf and Waterfall for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 6

Lock-On

———5Normal

Lv 10

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Lv 14

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 19

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 23

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 27

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

Lv 32

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 36

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Lv 40

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

Lv 45

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Octazooka

—658510Water

Egg

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Snore

D4010015Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Egg

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Tutor Moves

Remoraid can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Remoraid Locations

Remoraid's scattered across 20 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 Diamond & Pearl

Bring Good Rod for Remoraid. There are 20 fishing encounters from Lv. 10-25 with no walking alternatives. Pick the spot with the best rate and settle in.

Pastoria City

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

45%Early

Pastoria City

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

45%Early

Route 222

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Route 222

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Route 223

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Route 223

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Route 230

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Route 230

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Sunyshore City

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

45%Early

Sunyshore City

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

45%Early

Pokémon League

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25

CommonEarly

Pokémon League

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25

CommonEarly

Route 213

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

CommonEarly

Route 213

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

CommonEarly

Route 224

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

CommonEarly

Route 224

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

CommonEarly

Victory Road - B1F

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Victory Road - B1F

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1F

DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1F

PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Cave

CommonEarly

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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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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Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Remoraid Spark 2x 79-95% View Pachirisu builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 87-103%KO Absorb 2x 32-39% View Turtwig builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Absorb 2x 26-32% View Lotad builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 7 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder Shock 2x 58-71% View Elekid builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Energy BallLv. 50 Learns Energy Ball at Level 50 View Lileep builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Bullet Seed 2x 31-39% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 83-100%KO Bullet Seed 2x 41-50% Absorb 2x 28-33% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Mega Drain 2x 52-61% Bullet Seed 2x 28-33% Absorb 2x 28-33% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Magical Leaf 2x 89-106%KO Bullet Seed 2x 31-39% View Cherubi builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Mega Drain 2x 46-56% Bullet Seed 2x 28-33% Absorb 2x 28-33% View Lotad builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Wood Hammer 2x 240-283%KO Solar Beam 2x 240-283%KO Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Razor Leaf 2x 113-133%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 238-280%KO Giga Drain 2x 150-177%KO Vine Whip 2x 101-119%KO Bullet Seed 2x 58-68% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 260-307%KO Giga Drain 2x 165-194%KO Magical Leaf 2x 133-157%KO Mega Drain 2x 90-106%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 176-208%KO Giga Drain 2x 113-133%KO Bullet Seed 2x 32-38% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 174-205%KO Giga Drain 2x 109-130%KO Bullet Seed 2x 34-41% Absorb 2x 32-38% View Lombre builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Wood Hammer 2x 240-284%KO Solar Beam 2x 240-284%KO Giga Drain 2x 151-179%KO Razor Leaf 2x 114-134%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 235-278%KO Giga Drain 2x 149-176%KO Vine Whip 2x 100-118%KO Bullet Seed 2x 56-67% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 40 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Damage vs Remoraid Petal Dance 2x 257-303%KO Solar Beam 2x 257-303%KO Giga Drain 2x 163-191%KO Magical Leaf 2x 130-153%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 176-207%KO Giga Drain 2x 111-131%KO Bullet Seed 2x 30-35% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 173-204%KO Giga Drain 2x 111-131%KO Bullet Seed 2x 35-41% Absorb 2x 32-38% View Lombre builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Wood Hammer 2x 250-294%KO Solar Beam 2x 250-294%KO Giga Drain 2x 158-187%KO Razor Leaf 2x 117-139%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 47 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Damage vs Remoraid Power Whip 2x 267-314%KO Solar Beam 2x 245-289%KO Giga Drain 2x 156-184%KO Vine Whip 2x 103-122%KO View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 40 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Damage vs Remoraid Petal Dance 2x 267-314%KO Solar Beam 2x 267-314%KO Giga Drain 2x 168-198%KO Magical Leaf 2x 134-158%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 182-215%KO Giga Drain 2x 115-136%KO Bullet Seed 2x 31-37% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 180-212%KO Giga Drain 2x 112-133%KO Bullet Seed 2x 36-42% Absorb 2x 33-40% View Lombre builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Remoraid Thunderbolt 2x 311-367%KO Explosion 127-149%KO View Magnezone builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →