Is Wynaut Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Lavaridge Town egg gift. Baby Wobbuffet with AbilityShadow Tag for trapping. Evolves into Wobbuffet at 15 with the same MoveCounter and MoveMirror Coat gimmick. The early egg access gives Wobbuffet earlier than trading, but the counter/mirror strategy is still a coin flip every turn.
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Gift
Wynaut is given to you as a gift in Lavaridge Town at Lv 5. Hatches from an Egg. Given as an Egg by the old woman in Lavaridge Town, and it hatches into Wynaut.
Evolve Wynaut to Wobbuffet
Wynaut evolves into Wobbuffet at Level 15. Your Wynaut should hit Level 15 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Wynaut in Ruby & Sapphire
Wynaut lives on Mirage Island, a spot that only appears some days based on a hidden value. When the island is visible it is common there from levels 5 to 50, otherwise breed a Wobbuffet holding the Lax Incense.
1 location to catch Wynaut
Badge 4Where To Catch Wynaut in RS
Wynaut is where the line starts, caught through gift and walking encounters at Lv. 5-50. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Wobbuffetor evolve from Wynaut (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Wynaut catch rates for Ruby & Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Wynaut in Ruby & Sapphire
Wynaut only lives on the rare Mirage Island, so when the island finally appears, comb its grass and check every one for a shiny. Compare Shiny Wynaut odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Wynaut Calculator
3 MethodsEvery method here shares the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Ruby & Sapphire with Wynaut preloaded.
Wynaut Weakness
Wynaut is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| 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 Wynaut Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Wynaut
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x78-92% Bite 2x57-67% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x107-126%KO Feint Attack 2x41-49% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x80-95% Pin Missile 2x14-16% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x63-74% Thief 2x45-53% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Mightyena builds →Shadow Ball 2x57-68% Bite 2x48-57% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x70-83% Shadow Ball 2x49-58% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x72-85% Pursuit 2x22-26% | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Shedinja builds →Shadow Ball 2x86-101%KO Leech Life 2x24-28% Thief 2x15-18% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x55-65% Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Thief 2x32-38% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Masquerain builds →Shadow Ball 2x42-50% Thief 2x32-38% | ||
 Illumise Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Illumise builds →Shadow Ball 2x35-42% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Wynaut Evolutions
Wynaut is the baby form here. It evolves into Wobbuffet at level 15, but you can't breed it directly. Hatch one by breeding the evolved forms instead. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
RS Wynaut Best Moveset
Locking control from the baby stage: AbilityShadow Tag prevents switching while MoveCounter and MoveMirror Coat reflect damage at double power. MoveEncore locks the opponent into one move. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Same strategy Wobbuffet uses, smaller stats.
Best Build
Wynaut best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Counter
- Mirror Coat
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Wynaut's options are limited here. You've got Mirror Coat for STAB damage, but there isn't much beyond Psychic hitting power. TMs help fill gaps, though the kit stays tight.
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
WYNAUT can always be seen with a big, happy smile on its face. Look at its tail to determine if it is angry. When angered, this POKéMON will be slapping the ground with its tail.
WYNAUT gather on moonlit nights to play by squeezing up against each other. By being squeezed, this POKéMON gains endurance and is trained to dole out powerful counterattacks.
Wynaut Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby and Sapphire you have three options. The simplest is free: you're handed a Wynaut Egg in Lavaridge Town. Breeding a Wobbuffet is the second route, though it needs a specific held item to work. The third, a wild Wynaut on Mirage Island, is so rare that almost nobody gets it that way.
Because the parent needs to be holding a Lax Incense. In Ruby and Sapphire, a Wobbuffet left alone at the Day Care just lays another Wobbuffet, not the baby form. Give one parent a Lax Incense to hold and the Egg hatches into Wynaut instead.
Game Availability
Wynaut first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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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