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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver. 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

Special

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 stat exp. 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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 has superb accuracy. The water it shoots out can strike even moving prey from more than 300 feet.

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 II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Remoraid in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 96-114%KO Mega Drain 2x 85-101%KO Absorb 2x 45-53% View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 85-101%KO View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Absorb 2x 38-45% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 72-85% View Chikorita builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Remoraid Mega Drain 2x 45-53% View Hoppip builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

One evolution ahead. Remoraid grows into Octillery through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool 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 37 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Haze, Octazooka and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Remoraid Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Aurora Beam and Haze from the egg pool give Remoraid something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 11

Lock-On

——1005Normal

Lv 22

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 22

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 22

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 33

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 44

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

Lv 55

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Octazooka

—658510Water

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Remoraid can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Remoraid Locations

Remoraid starts showing up in late-game fishing spots at moderate rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Remoraid in Gold & Silver

Route 44

SilverSuper Rod Lv.40 Route

10%Late

Route 44

GoldSuper Rod Lv.40 Route

10%Late

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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver. 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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Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 68-82% View Bellsprout builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Learns Razor Leaf at Level 8 View Chikorita builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Absorb 2x 40-50% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 71-86% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 71-86% View Bellsprout builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder Shock 2x 67-79% View Mareep builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 43 Learns Giga Drain at Level 43 View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Absorb 2x 40-48% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 76-90% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 80-96% View Bellsprout builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 172-204%KO Thunder Shock 2x 66-78% View Mareep builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 43 Learns Giga Drain at Level 43 View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Absorb 2x 38-47% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 69-83% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 74-88% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Mega Drain 2x 38-47% Absorb 2x 21-26% View Sunkern builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Remoraid Thunder 2x 162-191%KO Thunder Shock 2x 66-78% View Mareep builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Absorb 2x 39-46% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 71-83% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 78-92% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Remoraid Mega Drain 2x 46-54% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Mega Drain 2x 42-50% Absorb 2x 24-29% View Sunkern builds →