Is Togepi Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Transfer-only. Togepi is Normal in Gen 3 with AbilityHustle boosting Attack at the cost of accuracy. Togetic via friendship. Neither form threatens Emerald's bosses and the accuracy penalty from Hustle hurts more than the Attack boost helps.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Togepi here.
Brawly's Pokemon outpace and outclass Togepi here.
Wattson's typing presses Togepi's defenses.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Togepi's defenses.
Togepi has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Togepi's defenses.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Togepi trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Togepi 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 Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 41NormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Togepi in Emerald
Togepi is absent from every route and plot in Emerald. With no Togetic to breed and no gift egg in this game, the only honest route is migrating a Togepi or its egg over from another save.
How to Obtain Togepi in E
- Step 1Togepi ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Water Labyrinth · Hatch from Egg, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · Violet City · Defeat Falkner. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Violet City · Hatch from Egg. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 230. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 230. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Violet City · Requires at least one open party slot before accepting Togepi's Egg from Professor Elm's aide. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Togetic
How to Get Shiny Togepi in Emerald
Togepi owns no Hoenn encounter table, so trade one over from FireRed or LeafGreen, where it comes from a gift Egg rather than any wild encounter, and check it once it arrives. See every game where Shiny Togepi can be hunted
Togepi Weakness
Togepi's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| 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 Togepi Weak Against
Good
Togepi Evolutions
This is the baby stage. Togepi grows into Togetic by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Togepi. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
E Togepi Best Moveset
Normal type in Gen 3 (not Fairy) with AbilitySerene Grace doubling secondary effect chances. Baby pre-evolution where the ability outclasses the moveset's stats. Togetic inherits Serene Grace with modest improvement.
Best Build
Togepi best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Body Slam
- Encore
- Soft Boiled
- Reflect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Foresight and Future Sight from the egg pool give Togepi something extra. Pair those with Double-Edge and Mega Kick for STAB and coverage across 10 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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
As its energy, it uses the feelings of compassion and pleasure exuded by people and POKéMON. It stores up happy feelings in its shell, then shares them out.
Togepi Emerald Guide
Togepi isn't catchable in Emerald. Obtain it as a gift in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Togepi has 245 BST and evolves into Togetic. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Togepi 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 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 Togepi.
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