Is Sharpedo Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Dark Sharpedo is fast and hits hard. ORAS introduces Mega Sharpedo with AbilityStrong Jaw boosting bite moves like MoveCrunch and MoveIce Fang. Handles Phoebe, Tate and Liza, and the speed keeps it ahead of most threats. Paper-thin defenses, but the offense compensates.
Carvanha resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Carvanha resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Sharpedo resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Sharpedo on Route 118 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 40, rare).
Catch Carvanha on Route 118 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 30-35, common).
How to Get Sharpedo in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
high spawn rates for Sharpedo across 4 locations in late-game fishing spots. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Sharpedo in ORAS
The path to Sharpedo starts with Carvanha at Lv. 25-40 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch CarvanhaRoute 118Lv.30-35Super RodRate 95%Route 119Lv.25Good RodRate 35%Route 118Lv.25Good RodRate 5%Route 119Lv.35Super RodRate 60%
Step 2Sharpedo ✓Route 119Lv.40Super RodRate 35%Route 118Lv.40Super RodRate 5%or evolve from Carvanha (Step 1)
Sharpedo Weakness
Sharpedo's Water/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Sharpedo leans offensive (base 120 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Sharpedo Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Sharpedo
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x223-263%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x122-143%KO Mega Drain 2x43-51% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x122-143%KO | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x230-271%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x124-147%KO Mega Drain 2x43-51% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x124-147%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x200-236%KO Rock Smash 2x45-55% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x234-276%KO | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 2x162-191%KO Rock Smash 2x37-44% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x128-152%KO Mega Drain 2x43-52% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x229-270%KO Megahorn 2x229-270%KO Bullet Seed 2x34-40% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x206-243%KO Rock Smash 2x47-55% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x214-252%KO Focus Blast 2x143-168%KO Pin Missile 2x31-37% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x229-270%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x175-206%KO Focus Blast 2x117-137%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x213-251%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x220-260%KO Megahorn 2x220-260%KO Bullet Seed 2x31-37% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x198-233%KO Rock Smash 2x46-54% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x207-244%KO Focus Blast 2x138-163%KO Pin Missile 2x30-36% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x220-260%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x99-116%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x204-240%KO Focus Blast 2x136-160%KO Infestation 2x23-27% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x246-289%KO Thunder Punch 2x83-97% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x220-259%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x228-268%KO Megahorn 2x228-268%KO Bullet Seed 2x32-38% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Volcarona can KO Sharpedo with Giga Drain (109-129%). Togekiss threatens a KO with Dazzling Gleam (147-173%).
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain 2x109-129%KO Flamethrower49-58% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Togekiss builds →Air Slash69-81% Dazzling Gleam 2x147-173%KO | ||
Sharpedo Evolutions
Evolved from Carvanha. Sharpedo is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+30 over Carvanha), and Sharpedo peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Sharpedo to get Carvanha eggs easily using 23 partners from the Water2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Brine, Destiny Bond and 4 more.
ORAS Sharpedo Best Moveset
Mega Sharpedo's AbilityStrong Jaw boosts bite moves by 50%%, and AbilitySpeed Boost on the base form raises Speed every turn before Mega Evolving. 120 Attack fires Water/Dark TermStab. The moveset earns B-tier because Speed Boost into Mega Strong Jaw creates accelerating damage with no opportunity to respond.
Best Build
Sharpedo best EVs are Speed and HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Waterfall
- Protect
- Destiny Bond
- Taunt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Brine from the egg pool give Sharpedo something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB and coverage across 9 types 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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Nicknamed “the bully of the sea,” Sharpedo is widely feared. Its cruel fangs grow back immediately if they snap off. Just one of these Pokémon can thoroughly tear apart a supertanker.
Sharpedo can swim at speeds of up to 75 mph by jetting seawater out of its backside. This Pokémon’s drawback is its inability to swim long distances.
Sharpedo Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Speed Boost changes the entire equation for Sharpedo. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a pivot. Waterfall with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sharpedo can Mega Evolve into Mega Sharpedo. That's 560 BST, up from 460. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
Speed Boost is what you want on Sharpedo. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Rough Skin) work on paper but Speed Boost is what makes Sharpedo worth using.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Sharpedo is a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a pivot.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Sharpedo has appeared in 15 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 6ORASMega
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