Is Tympole Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. Water with AbilitySwift Swim in rain. Evolves through Palpitoad to Seismitoad for Water/Ground. Same typing as Swampert, but available later and without a Mega. A backup Water/Ground if you didn't pick Mudkip.
Tympole resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Tympole has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Tympole has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Palpitoad resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Palpitoad trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's typing presses Palpitoad's defenses.
Seismitoad trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Seismitoad trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Seismitoad trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Seismitoad trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Seismitoad trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's typing presses Seismitoad's defenses.
Seismitoad has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Tympole on Route 102 (walking, Lv 3, rare). DexNav.
Your Tympole should hit Level 25 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
Your Palpitoad should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Tympole in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
moderate rates across 6 encounter spots for Tympole. That's the kind of hunt where you pick one location and settle in. Sort by Best below to see where the odds are highest.
Where To Catch Tympole in ORAS
The path to Tympole starts with Tympole at Lv. 3-19 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Tympole ✓Route 102Lv.3GrassRate 5%DexNav chainRoute 117Lv.14GrassRate 5%DexNav chainRoute 114Lv.19GrassRate 5%DexNav chain
Step 2Evolve into Palpitoad
Step 3Evolve into Seismitoad
Tympole Weakness
Tympole's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Tympole Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Tympole
Tympole Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Tympole grows into Palpitoad, then pushes on to Seismitoad. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 215 total stats over Tympole. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Tympole Best Moveset
Water at 50 offenses. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. AbilityWater Absorb as a hidden ability absorbs Water. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Seismitoad two evolutions away adds Water/Ground typing and AbilitySwift Swim rain utility.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Bubble Beam
- Bubble
- Aqua Ring
- Supersonic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but After You and Earth Power from the egg pool give Tympole something extra.
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
By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans and warns others of danger.
By vibrating its cheeks, it emits sound waves imperceptible to humans. It uses the rhythm of these sounds to talk.
Tympole Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Tympole through the first few routes without issues. 294 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Palpitoad as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Tympole joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 5BWDebut
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