What does Kirlia evolve into?

Multiple options from Kirlia: Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Each branch takes the 278 BST base in a different direction.

At what level does Kirlia evolve?

Not a straight line. Kirlia can become Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Your choice depends on what you need.

In Ruby & Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Kirlia works as a placeholder. psychic coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gardevoir . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Kirlia?

You can find Kirlia in Ruby & Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Kirlia - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Kirlia's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 2 Sp. Atk EVs per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Below

HP38

Attack35

Defense35

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def55

Speed50

Total278

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight20.2 kg

Base XP97

Abilities

SynchronizeRare

Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

TraceTop Pick

Copies an opponent's ability upon entering battle.

TelepathyHANot in game

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It is said that a KIRLIA that is exposed to the positive emotions of its TRAINER grows beautiful. This POKéMON controls psychokinetic powers with its highly developed brain.

Kirlia Weakness

Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Kirlia for super-effective damage. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Kirlia Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

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

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

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

In Ruby & Sapphire, Forretress can KO Kirlia with Explosion (129-152%). Houndoom threatens a KO with Crunch (86-102%). Dusclops's Shadow Ball also KOs at 92-108%.

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Kirlia Rapid Spin 26-31% Explosion 129-152%KO Earthquake 52-61% View Forretress builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves PursuitSTAB Fire Blast CrunchSTAB Will O Wisp Damage vs Kirlia Pursuit 2x 44-51% Fire Blast 59-70% Crunch 2x 86-102%KO View Houndoom builds →
Dusclops Ghost	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Will O Wisp Pain Split Shadow Ball RestRecovery Damage vs Kirlia Shadow Ball 2x 92-108%KO View Dusclops builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Kirlia can evolve into Gardevoir and Gallade. Kirlia sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+20 from Ralts). The final form adds another 240 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#280Ralts

Level 20

#281Kirlia

Level 30

#282Gardevoir

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Ralts

Psychic

Kirlia

Psychic

Gardevoir

Psychic

38+10

68+30

ATK

35+10

65+30

DEF

35+10

65+30

SP.ATK

65+20

125+60

SP.DEF

55+20

115+60

SPE

50+10

80+30

BST

198D-Tier

278D-Tier+80

518B-Tier+240

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Kirlia to get Ralts eggs easily using 22 partners from the Indeterminate and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include Destiny Bond, Disable, Mean Look and 2 more.

Egg Groups

IndeterminateHumanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Kirlia Best Moveset

This is a pure walling set. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn so Kirlia sticks around, and the Calm nature reinforces special wall. The moveset handles sustain while Trace does work passively.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Ability

Trace

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Kirlia

Calm+SPD

Kirlia best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Bulky Support Moveset

MementoUtility
TauntUtility
Fire Punch
TormentUtility

Recommended Teammates

DugtrioGood

GardevoirGood

SkarmoryGood

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Kirlia picks up Destiny Bond and Disable only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater while Normal and Ghost coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

Lv 6

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 11

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 16

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

Lv 21

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 26

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Lv 33

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 40

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

Lv 47

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 54

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM11

Sunny Day

B——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

S—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM41

Torment

S—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

Egg

Disable

——5520Normal

Egg

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Egg

Memento

S—10010Dark

Egg

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Tutor Moves

Kirlia can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Kirlia in Ruby & Sapphire

Can't catch Kirlia directly. Start with Ralts but it's a rare spawn from the locations below, then evolve at level 20. The 2-stage line from Ralts to Kirlia is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Kirlia in Ruby & Sapphire

Step 1Catch Ralts
Route 102
SapphireGrass Lv.4 Route
4%Early
Route 102
RubyGrass Lv.4 Route
4%Early
Train until Level 20
Step 2Kirlia ✓

Kirlia Guide

Multiple options from Kirlia: Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Each branch takes the 278 BST base in a different direction.
Not a straight line. Kirlia can become Gardevoir at level 30 and Gallade using a Dawn Stone. Your choice depends on what you need.
In Ruby & Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Kirlia works as a placeholder. psychic coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gardevoir. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Kirlia in Ruby & Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Ruby & Sapphire, Kirlia has been in 17 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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