Is Spoink Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Psychic-type with AbilityThick Fat. Grumpig evolves at level 32 and offers decent Special Defense. Handles Hala with Psychic moves. Outclassed by Alakazam and Starmie for the Psychic slot.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spoink here.
Acerola's team hits Spoink's weaknesses hard.
Nanu's team hits Spoink's weaknesses hard.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spoink here.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Kukui's team hits Spoink's weaknesses hard.
Spoink cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Spoink in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Spoink. The 2-stage line runs through Spoink, which you can catch in the wild from the locations below. Evolve at level 32 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Spoink in USUM
- Step 1Spoink ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into GrumpigUltra Space Wilds - CragLv.60Interact with Pokemonor evolve from Spoink (Step 1)
Spoink Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Spoink for super-effective damage. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Spoink's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Spoink Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Spoink
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x90-108%KO Astonish 2x34-40% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Sableye builds →Thief 2x86-102%KO Shadow Sneak 2x60-72% | ||
 Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
 Vivillon Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Vivillon builds →Struggle Bug 2x50-60% Thief 2x44-52% | ||
 Umbreon Dark | B | |
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x89-106%KO Astonish 2x31-37% | ||
Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x58-69% Thief 2x38-46% | ||
Umbreon Dark | B | |
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x97-115%KO Astonish 2x33-40% | ||
Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x63-75% Thief 2x42-50% | ||
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Umbreon Dark | B | |
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Ariados builds →Bug Bite 2x97-116%KO Thief 2x64-77% Shadow Sneak 2x43-51% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x94-111%KO Astonish 2x33-40% | ||
Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
Umbreon Dark | B | |
Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Ariados builds →Leech Life 2x134-158%KO Sucker Punch 2x78-93% Shadow Sneak 2x46-55% | ||
 Ribombee BugFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Ribombee builds →Pollen Puff 2x89-105%KO Thief 2x46-55% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x136-161%KO Thief 2x70-83% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x175-207%KO Leech Life 2x110-130%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x155-182%KO Shadow Ball 2x59-70% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x180-213%KO Shadow Ball 2x64-76% U-turn 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x160-189%KO Shadow Claw 2x106-126%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x199-235%KO Sucker Punch 2x103-122%KO Shadow Claw 2x103-122%KO | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x170-200%KO Leech Life 2x106-125%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x193-228%KO Shadow Claw 2x94-112%KO | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x170-200%KO X-Scissor 2x113-133%KO Shadow Claw 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x151-178%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-65% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x206-242%KO Shadow Ball 2x56-66% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x195-230%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Lunala builds →Moongeist Beam 2x128-151%KO Night Daze 2x74-87% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x172-203%KO Leech Life 2x108-127%KO Shadow Claw 2x94-112%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x172-203%KO X-Scissor 2x114-135%KO Shadow Claw 2x101-119%KO | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x212-250%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-66% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x200-236%KO Shadow Claw 2x99-117%KO | ||
Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Lunala builds →Moongeist Beam 2x132-156%KO Night Daze 2x75-88% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x177-208%KO Leech Life 2x111-131%KO Shadow Claw 2x97-114%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x178-210%KO X-Scissor 2x118-140%KO Shadow Claw 2x104-123%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Chandelure's Shadow Ball hits Spoink for 81-96%. Weavile's Knock Off also KOs at 166-196%.
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain24-29% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x81-96% Flamethrower46-54% Energy Ball30-36% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Spoink View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x166-196%KO Ice Shard51-60% Pursuit 2x103-121%KO | ||
Spoink Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Spoink grows into Grumpig through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Spoink. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Spoink Best Moveset
Psychic at 70 Sp. Atk with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage and AbilityOwn Tempo blocking confusion. The moveset at pre-evolution power does nothing. Grumpig one evolution away adds 90 Sp. Atk and 110 Sp. Def.
Best Build
Spoink best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Power Gem
- Calm Mind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Spoink's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Future Sight and Dream Eater gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
Spoink Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Spoink through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Grumpig as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Spoink spans 8 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 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 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