In Ruby & Sapphire, Don't let Granbull's 450 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Bulk Up with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Granbull weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Granbull'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 Granbull?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Run Intimidate on Granbull. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Granbull also gets Quick Feet and Rattled, but they don't compare.

What role does Granbull play in battle?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Granbull fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Granbull?

For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Bulk Up, Brickbreak, Heal Bell, and Body Slam. Bulk Up leads at 19% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Granbull - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

CTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Granbull's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP90

Attack120

Defense75

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def60

Speed45

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.4 m

Weight48.7 kg

Base XP158

Abilities

IntimidateTop Pick

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Quick Feet

Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

RattledHANot in game

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

GRANBULL has a particularly well-developed lower jaw. The enormous fangs are heavy, causing the POKéMON to tip its head back for balance. Unless it is startled, it will not try to bite indiscriminately.

Granbull Weakness

Type-wise, Granbull takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Granbull can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

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

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Granbull in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Aerodactyl's Double-Edge hits Granbull for 40-47%. Heracross's Megahorn hits Granbull for 45-53%.

AerodactylResists Normal, outspeeds RockFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Rock Slide Double Edge Hidden Power Flying Damage vs Granbull Earthquake 34-40% Rock Slide 38-45% Double Edge 40-47% View Aerodactyl builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves MegahornSTAB Rock Slide Swords Dance SubstituteUtility Damage vs Granbull Megahorn 45-53% Rock Slide 19-22% View Heracross builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Granbull is the evolved form of Snubbull. Breeding produces Snubbull eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Snubbull gave Granbull the biggest boost in Attack (+40), bringing the total to 450 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#209Snubbull

Level 23

#210Granbull

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Snubbull

Normal

Granbull

Normal

90+30

ATK

120+40

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

45+15

BST

300C-Tier

450C-Tier+150

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Granbull to get Snubbull eggs easily using 27 partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Feint Attack, Heal Bell and 5 more.

Egg Groups

FairyGround

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Granbull Best Moveset

Nothing fancy here. Granbull builds around Leftovers for passive recovery each turn, Impish nature for the right stat lean, and max HP and Defense EVs. Intimidate does its job quietly.

Best Build

Solid pick

Bulky Support

Ability

Intimidate

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Granbull

Impish+DEF

Granbull best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Bulky Support Moveset

Bulk Up
Brick Break
Heal BellSTAB
Body SlamSTAB

Recommended Teammates

JolteonGood

ClaydolGood

GyaradosDecent

Moves

Hard to wall, honestly. Granbull threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Dark and Ghost standing out. Pair that with Hyper Beam and Take Down and switchins need to think twice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 4

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 13

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 19

Lick

D2010030Ghost

Lv 28

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 38

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 49

Take Down

B908520Normal

Lv 61

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

S7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

S——20Fighting

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

B7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM50

Overheat

C140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

B8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Heal Bell

S——5Normal

Egg

Metronome

D——10Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor Moves

Granbull can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Granbull in Ruby & Sapphire

Granbull isn't available in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire. Start by transferring Snubbull from Gold, Crystal, or Brilliant Diamond. The evolution path from Snubbull to Granbull is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Granbull in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Obtain Snubbull
Catch in the wild in:
EmeraldWalking · Safari Zone
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Gold Crystal Diamond Platinum HeartGold X
Train until Level 23
Step 2Granbull ✓

Granbull Guide

In Ruby & Sapphire, Don't let Granbull's 450 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Bulk Up with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Granbull's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Run Intimidate on Granbull. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Granbull also gets Quick Feet and Rattled, but they don't compare.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Granbull fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Bulk Up, Brickbreak, Heal Bell, and Body Slam. Bulk Up leads at 19% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Granbull first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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