What does Karrablast evolve into?

Karrablast evolves into Escavalier by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 315 BST.

Should I use Karrablast?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Karrablast does the job early-game if you need a Bug type on your team. Evolve it into Escavalier before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Karrablast?

Karrablast is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

What games is Karrablast in?

Karrablast is available in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 7 games total.

Karrablast - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Karrablast's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack75

Defense45

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def45

Speed60

Total315

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight5.9 kg

Base XP63

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Shed Skin

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

No GuardHA

Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.

Karrablast Weakness

Karrablast is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Karrablast Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Karrablast in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Karrablast with Stone Edge (324-381%). Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (229-270%). Gliscor deals 40-47% with Earthquake.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Karrablast Stone Edge 2x 324-381%KO Pursuit 65-76% Crunch 129-152%KO Superpower 64-76% View Tyranitar builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Karrablast Flamethrower 2x 229-270%KO Sludge Bomb 76-90% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Karrablast Earthquake 40-47% Knock Off 35-41% View Gliscor builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Karrablast Giga Drain 36-42% Flamethrower 2x 259-305%KO View Volcarona builds →
Salamence DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves Dragon Dance Earthquake Dragon Claw OutrageSTAB Damage vs Karrablast Earthquake 48-56% Outrage 172-203%KO View Salamence builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Evolving Karrablast into Escavalier takes a trade. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 180 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#588Karrablast

Trade

#589Escavalier

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Karrablast

Bug

Escavalier

BugSteel

70+20

ATK

135+60

DEF

105+60

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

105+60

SPE

20-40

BST

315D-Tier

495C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Karrablast easily with 68 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bug Bite, Counter, Drill Run and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Karrablast Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Karrablast gets Bug Bite and Counter exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Megahorn and Bug Buzz.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Lv 13

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Lv 16

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 20

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 25

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Lv 28

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

Lv 32

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 37

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 40

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 44

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 49

Flail

——10015Normal

Lv 52

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 56

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Drill Run

D809510Ground

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Tutor

Drill Run

D809510Ground

Tutor

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

How to Get Karrablast in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Karrablast doesn't appear in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 14 · Near water

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 Sword

Karrablast Guide

Karrablast evolves into Escavalier by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 315 BST.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Karrablast does the job early-game if you need a Bug type on your team. Evolve it into Escavalier before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Karrablast is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.
Karrablast is available in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 7 games total.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Karrablast has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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