What does Foongus evolve into?

Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 294 BST.

At what level does Foongus evolve?

Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Foongus?

In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Foongus works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Amoonguss . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Foongus?

Foongus is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

Foongus - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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

Base Stats

Below

HP69

Attack55

Defense45

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def55

Speed15

Total294

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight1.0 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

Effect Spore

Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.

RegeneratorHA

Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

No one knows what the Poké Ball–like pattern on Foongus means or why Foongus has it.

Foongus Weakness

Type-wise, Foongus takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.

Foongus Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Foongus in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 Air SlashTM95 PluckLv. 16 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 115-136%KO Drill Peck 2x 102-121%KO Air Slash 2x 58-69% Pluck 2x 78-93% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Extrasensory 2x 84-99% Confusion 2x 53-63% View Bronzong builds →
Coalossal RockFire	C
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Incinerate 2x 64-76% Flame Charge 2x 62-73% View Coalossal builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 AcrobaticsTM78 Icy WindTM27 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 108-127%KO Acrobatics 2x 68-80% Icy Wind 2x 44-52% Gust 2x 47-56% View Drifblim builds →
Lampent GhostFire	C
Available Moves Moves InfernoLv. 40 EmberLv. 1 Fire SpinLv. 24 Damage vs Foongus Inferno 2x 121-142%KO Ember 2x 49-58% Fire Spin 2x 44-52% View Lampent builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Foongus is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Amoonguss. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#590Foongus

Level 39

#591Amoonguss

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Foongus

GrassPoison

Amoonguss

GrassPoison

114+45

ATK

85+30

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

85+30

SP.DEF

80+25

SPE

30+15

BST

294A-Tier

464A-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Foongus easily with 50 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Poison Powder, Rollout and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Foongus Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Breeding's the move. Defense Curl and Poison Powder give Foongus options it can't learn any other way, and Ghost and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Energy Ball.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 4

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 8

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 12

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 16

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 20

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Lv 24

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 28

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 32

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 36

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 40

Rage Powder+2

D——20Bug

Lv 44

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

Lv 48

Spore

C—10015Grass

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR81

Foul Play

D9510015Dark

TM28

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TR96

Pollen Puff

D9010015Bug

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM74

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Egg

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Foongus can't learn any Tutor moves

Sword & Shield Foongus Locations

Foongus is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 36 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Foongus in Sword & Shield

36 walking encounters at Lv. 10-18 for Foongus across Shield and Sword. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

30%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Sandstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Normal Weather

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Snowstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Snowing

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Sandstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Forest

16%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Sandstorm

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Thunderstorm

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Raining

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Intense Sun

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Heavy Fog

Forest of Focus

ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Overcast

Forest of Focus

SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Forest

15%Early

Sandstorm

Foongus Guide

Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 294 BST.
Foongus evolves into Amoonguss at level 39. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Foongus works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Amoonguss. That's where the stats start mattering.
Foongus is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Foongus has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Foongus has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Pluck 2x 84-100%KO Peck 2x 52-62% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Confusion 2x 32-38% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Foongus Gust 2x 40-48% View Drifloon builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Flame Wheel 2x 71-86% Ember 2x 44-52% View Growlithe builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Psycho CutTM69 Air CutterLv. 15 ConfusionLv. 5 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Psycho Cut 2x 63-76% Air Cutter 2x 56-67% Confusion 2x 48-57% Gust 2x 40-48% View Woobat builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Pluck 2x 76-89% Peck 2x 47-57% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Confusion 2x 27-32% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Foongus Gust 2x 38-45% View Drifloon builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 20 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Aerial Ace 2x 78-93% Peck 2x 47-57% View Farfetch'd builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 24 Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Fire Fang 2x 72-85% Flame Wheel 2x 65-77% Ember 2x 41-49% View Growlithe builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Pluck 2x 77-91% Peck 2x 46-55% View Corviknight builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 ExtrasensoryLv. 23 Air SlashLv. 18 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Foongus Sky Attack 2x 117-139%KO Extrasensory 2x 57-68% Air Slash 2x 80-95% Confusion 2x 37-44% View Noctowl builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Confusion 2x 27-33% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Foongus Gust 2x 37-44% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Foongus Ember 2x 40-48% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 115-136%KO Drill Peck 2x 103-122%KO Pluck 2x 79-93% Peck 2x 48-57% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Extrasensory 2x 41-48% Confusion 2x 26-31% View Bronzor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Incinerate 2x 53-62% Flame Charge 2x 50-59% View Carkol builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Foongus Gust 2x 36-42% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Foongus Incinerate 2x 59-71% Ember 2x 41-48% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Fly 2x 118-139%KO Drill Peck 2x 104-123%KO Pluck 2x 79-94% Peck 2x 47-56% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Extrasensory 2x 40-48% Confusion 2x 27-32% View Bronzor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Damage vs Foongus Incinerate 2x 52-62% Flame Charge 2x 52-62% View Carkol builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 4 Damage vs Foongus Acrobatics 2x 50-59% Gust 2x 36-43% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Foongus Incinerate 2x 59-70% Ember 2x 40-48% View Salandit builds →