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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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 has superb accuracy. The water it shoots out can strike moving prey from more than 300 feet away.

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 246-290%KO Energy Ball 2x 187-220%KO Vine Whip 2x 101-120%KO Bullet Seed 2x 59-70% View Carnivine builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 269-317%KO Energy Ball 2x 201-237%KO Vine Whip 2x 64-77% Mega Drain 2x 93-110%KO View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 39 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 234-277%KO Energy Ball 2x 178-210%KO Razor Leaf 2x 116-137%KO Vine Whip 2x 96-113%KO View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Mega DrainLv. 21 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 212-250%KO Energy Ball 2x 161-190%KO Giga Drain 2x 136-160%KO Mega Drain 2x 73-87% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 156-183%KO Energy Ball 2x 119-140%KO Magical Leaf 2x 79-93% Razor Leaf 2x 73-87% View Chikorita builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Remoraid won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 12 types means it always has an effective option. Water Spout and Surf anchor the STAB core.

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

HM05

Whirlpool

D358515Water

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

Egg

Water Spout

B1501005Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Dive

C8010010Water

Tutor

Gunk Shot

C120705Poison

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

String Shot

——9540Bug

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Remoraid Locations

Remoraid's scattered across 6 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver

Remoraid appears in 6 fishing and walking locations at Lv. 10-40 across HeartGold and SoulSilver. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Route 44

HeartGoldGrass Lv.10-40 Route

CommonEarly

Swarm active

Route 44

SoulSilverGrass Lv.10-40 Route

CommonEarly

Swarm active

Route 44

SoulSilverGood Rod Lv.20 Route

5%Mid

Route 44

HeartGoldGood Rod Lv.20 Route

5%Mid

Route 44

HeartGoldSuper Rod Lv.40 Route

10%Late

Route 44

SoulSilverSuper 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 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 →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 95-114%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-64% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% Absorb 2x 40-50% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Razor Leaf 2x 71-86% Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Vine Whip 2x 79-93% Bullet Seed 2x 48-57% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Bullet Seed 2x 48-57% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 238-282%KO Energy Ball 2x 178-210%KO Vine Whip 2x 102-120%KO Bullet Seed 2x 60-72% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 208-246%KO Energy Ball 2x 158-186%KO Bullet Seed 2x 40-48% Absorb 2x 40-48% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 152-180%KO Energy Ball 2x 116-138%KO Magical Leaf 2x 80-96% Razor Leaf 2x 76-90% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 198-234%KO Energy Ball 2x 152-180%KO Vine Whip 2x 80-96% Bullet Seed 2x 50-60% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 146-174%KO Energy Ball 2x 112-132%KO Bullet Seed 2x 44-54% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 237-280%KO Energy Ball 2x 182-215%KO Vine Whip 2x 102-120%KO Bullet Seed 2x 58-70% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 212-250%KO Energy Ball 2x 160-190%KO Mega Drain 2x 75-90% Bullet Seed 2x 37-45% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 157-185%KO Energy Ball 2x 118-140%KO Magical Leaf 2x 80-95% Razor Leaf 2x 75-90% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 198-235%KO Energy Ball 2x 148-175%KO Vine Whip 2x 85-100%KO Bullet Seed 2x 50-60% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 148-175%KO Energy Ball 2x 113-135%KO Bullet Seed 2x 47-55% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 236-279%KO Energy Ball 2x 181-213%KO Vine Whip 2x 99-117%KO Bullet Seed 2x 56-67% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 204-242%KO Energy Ball 2x 156-183%KO Mega Drain 2x 71-83% Bullet Seed 2x 35-42% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 151-179%KO Energy Ball 2x 113-133%KO Magical Leaf 2x 78-92% Razor Leaf 2x 71-83% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 197-233%KO Energy Ball 2x 149-175%KO Vine Whip 2x 81-96% Bullet Seed 2x 46-54% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 144-171%KO Energy Ball 2x 110-129%KO Bullet Seed 2x 46-54% View Paras 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 →