For a casual playthrough, Varoom works as a placeholder. Steel/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Revavroom . That's where the stats start mattering.

Varoom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

47Speed · Slow

Varoom Best Moveset

Steel/Poison at 70 Attack and 47 Speed with AbilityOvercoat blocking weather and powder moves. Pre-evolution stats. The moveset is building toward Revavroom. Evolve for 119 Attack and the Steel/Poison TermStab that functions at A-Tier.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Varoom saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). This was Varoom's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Overcoat with Eviolite, favoring a Jolly nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Egg

Parting Shot

Dark—COMMONUtility

Lv 50

Gunk Shot

Poison120COMMONSTAB

TM28

Bulldoze

Ground60COMMONCoverage

TM59

Zen Headbutt

Psychic80RARECoverage

Lv 36

Poison Jab

Poison80RARESTAB

Lv 28

Iron Head

Steel80RARESTAB

TM91

Toxic Spikes

Poison—RARESTAB

TM18

Thief

Dark60RARECoverage

Varoom Scarlet & Violet Moves Varoom Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Varoom best EVs are Speed and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Spe

Utility Moveset

Parting Shot
Gunk ShotSTAB
BulldozeCoverage
Zen Headbutt

Recommended Teammates

MudbrayGood

SnoverGood

Sandshrew-AlolaGood

View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Varoom Weakness

Ground and Fire moves hit Varoom for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.

Varoom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ground
2x (Weak)	Fire
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Bug, Fairy
0x (Immune)	Poison

What is Varoom Weak Against

Excellent

2Weak

9Resist

1Immune

Score+9

4xCritical

Ground

2xWeak

Fire

½xResist

Normal Ice Flying Rock Dragon Steel

¼xResist

Grass Bug Fairy

0xImmune

Poison

What is Varoom Strong Against

4Strong

1Resisted

0Immune

Score+3

2xStrong

Grass Ice Rock Fairy

½xResisted

Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Varoom

Charizard threatens a KO with Scorching Sands (177-208%).

Landorus GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Earth Power Sludge Wave Sludge Wave View Landorus builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolarpower ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Air Slash Scorching Sands Damage vs Varoom Flamethrower 2x 170-200%KO Air Slash 35-42% Scorching Sands 4x 177-208%KO View Charizard builds →

Evolution

Varoom is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Revavroom. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Varoom. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#965Varoom

Level 40

#966Revavroom

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Varoom

SteelPoison

Revavroom

SteelPoison

80+35

ATK

119+49

DEF

90+27

SP.ATK

54+24

SP.DEF

67+22

SPE

90+43

BST

300C-Tier

500B-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Varoom easily with 84 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

How to Get Varoom

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Varoom starts showing up in mid-game routes at moderate rates across 10 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Varoom in SV

Varoom is your first catch on the way to Varoom. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 27-55 across 14 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Varoom ✓
East Province (Area Three) - Mine
Lv.27-44Overworld
Rate 11%
East Province (Area Three) - Near Town
Lv.27-44Overworld
Rate 8%
West Province (Area Two) - Near Town
Lv.27-44Overworld
Rate 8%
East Province (Area Three) - Rocky
Lv.40-55Overworld
Rate 10%
North Province (Area One) - Rocky
Lv.40-55Overworld
Rate 10%
Train until Level 40 to evolve into Revavroom
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Revavroom
East Province (Area Three) - Rocky
Lv.40-55Overworld
Rate 10%
North Province (Area One) - Rocky
Lv.40-55Overworld
Rate 10%
or evolve from Varoom (Step 1)

Base Stats

Nothing fancy in Varoom's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack70

Defense63

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def45

Speed47

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight35.0 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Overcoat

Protects against damage from weather.

Slow StartHidden Ability

Halves Attack and Speed for five turns upon entering battle.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entry

The steel section is Varoom’s actual body. This Pokémon clings to rocks and converts the minerals within into energy to fuel its activities.

Pokemon Violet

Varoom Guide

For a casual playthrough, Varoom works as a placeholder. Steel/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Revavroom. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Since Scarlet & Violet, Varoom has been obtainable in 1 games. A Generation 9 debut means a shorter history, but Varoom has appeared steadily across every generation since.

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