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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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

The water they shoot from their mouths can hit 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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Remoraid in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Remoraid Power Whip 2x 255-300%KO Solar Beam 2x 165-195%KO View Ferrothorn builds →
Dhelmise GhostGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 28 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 235-277%KO Giga Drain 2x 149-175%KO Mega Drain 2x 81-96% Absorb 2x 42-51% View Dhelmise builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 43 Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Wood Hammer 2x 250-294%KO Solar Beam 2x 250-294%KO Magical Leaf 2x 127-150%KO Razor Leaf 2x 117-139%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 281-331%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 177-209%KO Giga Drain 2x 175-207%KO Mega Drain 2x 96-113%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf StormLv. 46 Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Damage vs Remoraid Leaf Storm 2x 241-283%KO Solar Beam 2x 224-263%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 123-144%KO Magical Leaf 2x 112-133%KO View Eldegoss builds →

Sword & Shield 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 81 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Spray, Flail, Haze and 3 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

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield 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

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR06

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM50

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM45

Dive

C8010010Water

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TR13

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

TR73

Gunk Shot

C120805Poison

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TR03

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

TM08

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TR11

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM54

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR84

Scald

C8010015Water

TM16

Screech

D—8540Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR04

Surf

C9010015Water

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR16

Waterfall

C8010015Water

TM36

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid Spray

D4010020Poison

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Octazooka

D658510Water

Egg

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Egg

Water Spout

B1501005Water

Tutor Moves

Remoraid can't learn any Tutor moves

Sword & Shield Remoraid Locations

high spawn rates in early-game water routes across 24 locations. Remoraid's one of the easier catches on the list. Multiple catch methods are available, so check which ones match your setup. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Remoraid in Sword & Shield

24 spots to find Remoraid at Lv. 7-48 via surfing, fishing, and more. Not all of them exist in both Sword and Shield versions, so filter by your copy below.

South Lake Miloch

SwordSuper Rod Lv.11-13 Water

40%Early

South Lake Miloch

ShieldSuper Rod Lv.11-13 Water

40%Early

Fields of Honor

ShieldSuper Rod Lv.13-18

40%Early

Fields of Honor

SwordSuper Rod Lv.13-18

40%Early

West Lake Axewell

SwordSuper Rod Lv.7-11 Cave

10%Early

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSuper Rod Lv.7-11 Cave

10%Early

Workout Sea

ShieldSuper Rod Lv.43-48 Water

40%Late

Workout Sea

SwordSuper Rod Lv.43-48 Water

40%Late

West Lake Axewell

SwordSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

25%Late

Overcast

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

25%Late

Overcast

Route 9 - in Circhester Bay) (Surfing

ShieldOverworld Lv.39-43 Route

15%Late

All Weather

Route 9 - in Circhester Bay) (Surfing

SwordOverworld Lv.39-43 Route

15%Late

All Weather

West Lake Axewell

SwordSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

10%Late

Sandstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

10%Late

Raining

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

10%Late

Sandstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

10%Late

Raining

West Lake Axewell

SwordSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

10%Late

Normal Weather

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

10%Late

Normal Weather

West Lake Axewell

SwordSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

5%Late

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

5%Late

Intense Sun

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

5%Late

Thunderstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

5%Late

Intense Sun

West Lake Axewell

SwordSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

5%Late

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.38-40 Cave

5%Late

Heavy Fog

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 228-270%KO Giga Drain 2x 146-174%KO Mega Drain 2x 80-96% Absorb 2x 44-54% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 254-300%KO Magical Leaf 2x 132-156%KO Mega Drain 2x 90-108%KO Absorb 2x 50-60% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 178-210%KO Mega Drain 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 34-42% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 178-210%KO Razor Leaf 2x 96-114%KO Mega Drain 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 34-42% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 142-168%KO Razor Leaf 2x 90-108%KO Bullet Seed 2x 44-54% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 219-259%KO Giga Drain 2x 140-166%KO Mega Drain 2x 78-93% Absorb 2x 43-52% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 245-290%KO Magical Leaf 2x 126-150%KO Mega Drain 2x 88-103%KO Absorb 2x 48-57% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 171-202%KO Mega Drain 2x 60-72% Absorb 2x 34-41% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 171-202%KO Razor Leaf 2x 91-109%KO Mega Drain 2x 60-72% Absorb 2x 34-41% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 140-166%KO Razor Leaf 2x 88-103%KO Bullet Seed 2x 43-52% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 219-258%KO Giga Drain 2x 139-164%KO Mega Drain 2x 75-89% Absorb 2x 39-47% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 247-291%KO Magical Leaf 2x 127-150%KO Mega Drain 2x 88-103%KO Absorb 2x 47-56% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 167-197%KO Mega Drain 2x 59-70% Absorb 2x 31-38% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 167-197%KO Razor Leaf 2x 91-108%KO Mega Drain 2x 59-70% Absorb 2x 31-38% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 139-164%KO Razor Leaf 2x 88-103%KO Bullet Seed 2x 44-52% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 273-322%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 173-205%KO Giga Drain 2x 171-201%KO Mega Drain 2x 93-110%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 217-256%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 121-143%KO Magical Leaf 2x 111-132%KO Razor Leaf 2x 74-88% View Eldegoss builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 229-271%KO Giga Drain 2x 145-172%KO Mega Drain 2x 80-95% Absorb 2x 43-51% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 261-307%KO Giga Drain 2x 165-194%KO Magical Leaf 2x 133-157%KO Mega Drain 2x 89-106%KO View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 36 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 177-209%KO Giga Drain 2x 111-132%KO Mega Drain 2x 62-73% Absorb 2x 34-40% View Lombre builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 278-328%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 178-209%KO Giga Drain 2x 174-206%KO Mega Drain 2x 94-112%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 222-262%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 121-143%KO Magical Leaf 2x 112-133%KO Razor Leaf 2x 73-87% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 243-286%KO Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Mega Drain 2x 83-98% Absorb 2x 44-52% View Shiinotic builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 230-272%KO Giga Drain 2x 148-174%KO Mega Drain 2x 79-94% Absorb 2x 41-49% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Remoraid Solar Beam 2x 263-310%KO Giga Drain 2x 165-195%KO Magical Leaf 2x 133-157%KO Mega Drain 2x 92-108%KO View Roselia 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 →