Is Wobbuffet Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Psychic with AbilityShadow Tag preventing opponents from switching out. Wobbuffet locks the opponent in and uses MoveCounter or MoveMirror Coat to reflect damage. Every fight is a prediction. Guess right and Wobbuffet wins. Guess wrong and it falls. Available in FRLG's Sevii Islands postgame.
Wynaut trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Wynaut's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Wynaut's defenses.
Wynaut trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Wynaut trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's team hits Wynaut's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Wynaut's weaknesses hard.
Wynaut trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Lorelei's typing presses Wobbuffet's defenses.
Wobbuffet trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Wobbuffet trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Terry's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wobbuffet here.
Catch Wobbuffet on Ruin Valley (walking, Lv 25, rare).
How to Get Wobbuffet in FireRed & LeafGreen
Wobbuffet appears at eight walking spots across both versions, all tagged rare. The map shows a scattered presence, so no single grass patch stands out. You'll need patience at any of them.
2 locations to catch Wobbuffet
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Wobbuffet in FRLG
The path to Wobbuffet starts with Wynaut at Lv. 25-61 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Breed Wynaut from WobbuffetBREEDINGAvailableLeave Wobbuffet with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Wynaut egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Wynaut can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Wobbuffet ✓Ruin ValleyLv.25GrassRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.58CaveRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.55CaveRate 4%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.61CaveRate 1%or evolve from Wynaut (Step 1)
Wobbuffet Weakness
Type-wise, Wobbuffet takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Wobbuffet's overall bulk (190/58/58) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Wobbuffet Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Wobbuffet
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x20-24% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x14-17% Thief 2x13-15% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x18-21% Thief 2x11-13% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x30-35% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x33-39% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x20-24% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x14-17% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x17-20% Pursuit 2x10-12% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x30-35% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x33-39% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Butterfree builds →Shadow Ball 2x20-24% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x14-17% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x17-20% Pursuit 2x10-12% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x27-32% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x21-25% Shadow Ball 2x19-22% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x30-36% Thief 2x20-23% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x13-16% Thief 2x12-14% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x16-19% Pursuit 2x10-12% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x29-34% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x23-27% Shadow Ball 2x20-23% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x32-37% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x13-16% Thief 2x13-15% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x16-19% Pursuit 2x10-12% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x95-112%KO Thief 2x9-11% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x31-37% Thief 2x20-23% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 2x28-34% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
 Yanma Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Yanma builds →Shadow Ball 2x25-29% Thief 2x14-17% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Metagross's Explosion hits Wobbuffet for 65-76%. Rayquaza deals 42-49% with Earthquake.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Metagross builds →Explosion65-76% Earthquake26-31% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLum Berry NatureMild Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Mewtwo builds →Ice Beam24-28% Thunder29-34% Self Destruct33-39% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAirlock ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Rayquaza builds →Extreme Speed34-40% Earthquake42-49% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemSouldew NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Latios builds →Thunder25-30% Ice Beam21-25% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityImmunity ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Wobbuffet View Snorlax builds →Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Body Slam17-20% Self Destruct40-47% Earthquake20-24% | ||
Wobbuffet Evolutions
Evolved from Wynaut. Wobbuffet is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+95 over Wynaut), and Wobbuffet peaks at 405 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wobbuffet to get Wynaut eggs easily using 22 partners from the Indeterminate egg group.
FRLG Wobbuffet Best Moveset
AbilityShadow Tag traps opponents on the field, preventing switches entirely. 190 HP absorbs hits, then MoveCounter and MoveMirror Coat reflect double damage back. MoveEncore locks the opponent into one move so the correct reflect punishes every time. The moveset doesn't attack conventionally. It forces a guessing game the trapped opponent usually loses.
Best Build
Wobbuffet best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Counter
- Encore
- Mirror Coat
- Destiny Bond
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Not a lot to pick from. Wobbuffet gets Mirror Coat for same-type damage, and Fighting coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
To keep its pitch-black tail hidden, it lives quietly in the darkness. It is never first to attack.
It hates light and shock. If attacked, it inflates its body to pump up its counterstrike.
Wobbuffet FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Yes. Wobbuffet is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Wobbuffet is found on the Sevii Islands. Sevii Islands 1-3 unlock after defeating Lt. Surge in Vermilion City; Sevii Islands 4-7 unlock after entering the Hall of Fame and showing 60+ species in your Pokedex (talk to Celio on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass).
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Wobbuffet spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters 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 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