Is Remoraid Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Water-type that evolves into Octillery at level 25. Remoraid is filler until then. The AbilitySniper variant boosts critical hit damage, which can spike big numbers on lucky turns.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Remoraid trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Lana's team hits Octillery's weaknesses hard.
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Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Remoraid's weaknesses hard.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Remoraid on Hau'oli City (Surf, Lv 15-18). Alternate S.O.S. encounters; UNCOMMON; Called by Mantyke.
Your Remoraid should hit Level 25 before you reach Lana, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Remoraid in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
decent spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 22 locations. Remoraid's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Remoraid in USUM
Remoraid is your first catch on the way to Remoraid. You'll find fishing and surfing encounters from Lv. 10-25 across 38 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Remoraid ✓Kala'e BayLv.10-17Super RodRate 25%Hau'oli City - BeachfrontLv.10-22Super RodRate 15%Shaking spotHau'oli City - BeachfrontLv.10-17Super RodRate 15%Kala'e BayLv.10-22Super RodRate 15%Shaking spotMelemele SeaLv.10-22Super RodRate 15%Shaking spotMelemele SeaLv.10-17Super RodRate 15%Route 8Lv.10-20Super RodRate 15%Hau'oli City - BeachfrontLv.15-18Surfing on waterSOS from MantykeKala'e BayLv.15-18Surfing on waterSOS from MantykeMelemele SeaLv.15-18Surfing on waterSOS from MantykeRoute 8Lv.10-25Super RodRate 5%Shaking spot
Step 2Catch or Evolve into OctilleryHau'oli City - BeachfrontLv.10-17Super RodSOS from RemoraidHau'oli City - BeachfrontLv.10-22Super RodSOS from RemoraidKala'e BayLv.10-22Super RodSOS from RemoraidKala'e BayLv.10-17Super RodSOS from RemoraidMelemele SeaLv.10-22Super RodSOS from RemoraidMelemele SeaLv.10-17Super RodSOS from RemoraidRoute 8Lv.10-20Super RodSOS from RemoraidRoute 8Lv.10-25Super RodSOS from Remoraidor evolve from Remoraid (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Remoraid Weak Against
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Remoraid Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Remoraid easily with 95 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Spray, Aurora Beam, Entrainment and 11 more to offspring.
USUM Remoraid Best Moveset
Water at 65 Attack and 65 Sp. Atk with AbilityHustle raising Attack at accuracy cost and AbilityMoody randomly raising one stat sharply every turn as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Octillery one evolution away adds 105 on both offensive stats.
Best Build
Remoraid best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Fire Blast
- Hydro Pump
- Water Spout
Moves List
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 Hydro Pump anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon clings to Mantine and shares in its prosperity. When its Mantine is attacked, Remoraid will fight alongside it!
Also known as the “sniper of the seas,” its water gun can hit prey without fail from over 300 feet away.
Remoraid Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves