
Is Stantler Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityIntimidate lowers Attack on switch-in. Normal-type with no evolution. RS has Tauros, Zangoose, and Slaking natively for Normal-type power, all with better stats or abilities.
Roxanne's typing presses Stantler's defenses.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Stantler has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Stantler trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Stantler 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.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- LV 19PsychicHypnosisPower —Accuracy 60%PP 20
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 25NormalStompPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 37NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
How to Get Stantler in Ruby & Sapphire
Stantler does not turn up anywhere in Ruby or Sapphire, so a trade from another game is the only way to add it.
Stantler cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Stantler in Ruby & Sapphire
Stantler roams no Hoenn field, so catch a shiny in the southern Safari Zone of Emerald and trade it over. See every game where Shiny Stantler can be hunted
Shiny Stantler Evolution
Does Not EvolveStantler Weakness
Type-wise, Stantler takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Stantler leans offensive (base 95 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Stantler Weak Against
GoodStantler Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Stantler sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a massive partner pool from one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Stantler easily with 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Disable, Extrasensory and 3 more to offspring.
RS Stantler Best Moveset
95 Attack with MoveReturn and MoveEarthquake, plus AbilityIntimidate cutting opponent Attack on switch-in for physical defense. MoveHypnosis at 60% accuracy for unreliable sleep. Held ItemChoice Band boosts. Intimidate support with a sleep option.
Best Build
Stantler best EVs are Speed and HP
Utility Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Hypnosis
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Bite and Disable aren't available any other way for Stantler, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Take Down and Facade for solid options.
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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
STANTLER’s magnificent antlers were traded at high prices as works of art. As a result, this POKéMON was hunted close to extinction by those who were after the priceless antlers.
Stantler Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Stantler isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Stantler first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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 7Let's Go

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
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Where to go next after Stantler.
