
Is Remoraid Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Water with AbilityHustle boosting Attack at accuracy cost. Octillery at 25 gets AbilitySuction Cups preventing forced switches. Available in the Sevii Islands. Neither form competes with Kanto's deep Water roster.
Remoraid resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Remoraid's defenses.
Remoraid trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Remoraid's weaknesses hard.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Remoraid trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Remoraid has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Octillery has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Octillery trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Remoraid on Water Labyrinth (Super Rod fishing, Lv 15-25, common).
- LV 22WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Sabrina
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 44IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 55NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Remoraid should hit Level 25 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25WaterBubble Beam98100%20
- After Erika
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 54IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 70NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Remoraid in FireRed & LeafGreen
Remoraid mirrors Qwilfish perfectly but flips the version. LeafGreen-exclusive Super Rod fishing at nine spots, all common, none of which carry over to FireRed. The two versions split their rare fish evenly.
9 locations to catch Remoraid
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Where To Catch Remoraid in FRLG
The path to Remoraid starts with Remoraid at Lv. 15-25 via fishing encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Evolve into OctilleryBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Octillery egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Remoraid Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Remoraid
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 58 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Haze, Octazooka and 4 more to offspring.
FRLG Remoraid Best Moveset
Water with AbilityHustle boosting Attack by 50% at reduced accuracy. 65 Attack and 65 Sp. Atk even on both sides. Octillery brings the wide special coverage.
Best Build
Remoraid best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Surf
- Fire Blast
- Psychic
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Aurora Beam and Haze from the egg pool give Remoraid something extra. Pair those with Surf and Dive for STAB and Ice and Psychic coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
Using its dorsal fin as a suction pad, it clings to a MANTINE’s underside to scavenge for leftovers.
It has superb accuracy. The water it shoots out can strike even moving prey from more than 100 yards.
Remoraid FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Why can't I find Remoraid in FireRed?
Remoraid is exclusive to Pokemon LeafGreen. FireRed players have to trade for one.

See the Locations section above for where to find Remoraid in LeafGreen.
How to trade in FireRed and LeafGreen
GBA cartridges: You need a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable and both players' FireRed/LeafGreen cartridges. Trade at the Cable Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, which opens up shortly after Oak gives you the Pokedex.Nintendo Switch (2026 release): Trading uses local wireless only. There is no online play, and no Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required. Both players head to the Pokemon Wireless Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, then step into a Union Room. Up to four other players can join. Available once you have the Pokedex from Professor Oak. Yes. Remoraid is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Remoraid is found on the Sevii Islands. Sevii Islands 1-3 unlock after defeating Lt. Surge in Vermilion City; Sevii Islands 4-7 unlock after entering the Hall of Fame and showing 60+ species in your Pokedex (talk to Celio on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass).
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