Aipom is meant to evolve into Ambipom . At 360 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Aipom weak to?

In Scarlet & Violet, Aipom's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Aipom?

Run Away is the go-to ability for Aipom. It ensures success fleeing from wild battles. Its hidden ability Skill Link can work in specific setups. Pickup is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Aipom play in battle?

Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Aipom is a physical attacker with base 70 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Aipom through the first few routes without issues. 360 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ambipom as fast as you can.

Aipom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Attack carry most of Aipom's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack70

Defense55

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def55

Speed85

Total360

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.8 m

Weight11.5 kg

Base XP72

Abilities

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

PickupRare

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

Skill LinkHATop Pick

Extends two-to-five-hit moves and triple kick to their full length every time.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

No Scarlet Violet entries available

This treetop dweller possesses a tail as dexterous as a hand. Ancient writings describe this Pokémon as a one-armed oddity.

Legends: Arceus

Aipom Weakness

Type-wise, Aipom takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Aipom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Aipom in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Annihilape FightingGhost	A
Fighting is super effective against AipomView Annihilape →
Conkeldurr Fighting	A
Fighting is super effective against AipomView Conkeldurr →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Aipom doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need knowing a specific move to push it forward to Ambipom. Evolving adds up to 122 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#190Aipom

Knows Double Hit

#424Ambipom

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Aipom

Normal

Ambipom

Normal

75+20

ATK

100+30

DEF

66+11

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

66+11

SPE

115+30

BST

360D-Tier

482A-Tier+122

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Aipom easily with 206 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Bounce, Counter and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Aipom Best Moveset

Click U-turn, bring in a teammate, repeat. Aipom's pivot game is backed by Life Orb for extra damage on every hit for a health trade and max Attack and Speed EVs. Skilllink works in the background while the remaining moves covers bad matchups.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

Ability

Skill Link

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Aipom

Adamant+ATK

Aipom best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Fake OutSTAB
U Turn
Fury SwipesSTAB
Foul Play

Recommended Teammates

MurkrowGood

LudicoloGood

BasculinGood

Moves

Stall teams hate this. Aipom can spread damage across 14 types, with Ghost and Dark punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Last Resort and Double-Edge keeps the pressure honest on everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

D—10030Normal

Lv 4

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 8

Astonish

D3010015Ghost

Lv 11

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 15

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Lv 18

Fury Swipes

S188015Normal

Lv 22

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 25

Screech

C—8540Normal

Lv 29

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 32

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 36

Fling

D—10010Dark

Lv 39

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 43

Last Resort

B1401005Normal

TM Moves

TM14

Acrobatics

B5510015Flying

TM27

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM04

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM132

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TM58

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM22

Chilling Water

D5010020Water

TM55

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM204

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM205

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM67

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM192

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM62

Foul Play

A9510015Dark

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM102

Gunk Shot

C120805Poison

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM69

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM181

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

TM12

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM39

Low Sweep

D6510020Fighting

TM80

Metronome

C——10Normal

TM35

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM05

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM140

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM71

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TM114

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM61

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM179

Smack Down

D5010015Rock

TM168

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM177

Spite

——10010Ghost

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM32

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM87

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM221

Throat Chop

D8010015Dark

TM166

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM68

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TM82

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM126

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

TM60

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TM229

Upper Hand+3

D6510015Fighting

TM11

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

D—10010Dark

Egg

Bounce

D85855Flying

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Covet

C6010025Normal

Egg

Fake Out+3

S4010010Normal

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Quick Guard+3

C——15Fighting

Egg

Slam

—807520Normal

Egg

Switcheroo

C—10010Dark

Tutor Moves

Aipom can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Aipom in Scarlet & Violet

No wild encounters for Aipom in Scarlet & Violet. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or Emerald and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Aipom is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal Emerald

Aipom Guide

Aipom is meant to evolve into Ambipom. At 360 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Scarlet & Violet, Aipom's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Run Away is the go-to ability for Aipom. It ensures success fleeing from wild battles. Its hidden ability Skill Link can work in specific setups. Pickup is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Aipom is a physical attacker with base 70 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Aipom through the first few routes without issues. 360 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ambipom as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Aipom spans 9 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

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