What does Minccino evolve into?

Minccino evolves into Cinccino using a Shiny Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 300 BST.

Should I use Minccino?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Minccino works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cinccino . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Minccino?

Minccino is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

What games is Minccino in?

Minccino is available in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 8 games total.

Minccino - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Minccino's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack50

Defense40

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed75

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.4 m

Weight5.8 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Cute Charm

Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

Technician

Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Skill LinkHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Minccino greet each other by grooming one another thoroughly with their tails.

Minccino Weakness

Minccino is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Minccino's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Minccino 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 Minccino in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 43 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Minccino Close Combat 2x 246-290%KO Focus Blast 2x 106-125%KO Brick Break 2x 155-183%KO Rock Smash 2x 85-100%KO View Heracross builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Minccino Focus Blast 2x 87-103%KO Brick Break 2x 129-153%KO Vital Throw 2x 121-143%KO Low Sweep 2x 113-133%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Damage vs Minccino Focus Blast 2x 87-103%KO Brick Break 2x 155-183%KO Low Sweep 2x 136-160%KO Karate Chop 2x 103-123%KO View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Minccino High Jump Kick 2x 176-208%KO Focus Blast 2x 95-113%KO Brick Break 2x 103-123%KO Low Sweep 2x 89-105%KO View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 37 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Minccino Focus Blast 2x 95-113%KO Cross Chop 2x 142-168%KO Brick Break 2x 108-128%KO Low Sweep 2x 93-110%KO View Mankey builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

To get Cinccino from Minccino, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#572Minccino

Shiny Stone

#573Cinccino

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Minccino

Normal

Cinccino

Normal

75+20

ATK

95+45

DEF

60+20

SP.ATK

65+25

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

115+40

BST

300C-Tier

470A-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Minccino easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Aqua Tail, Endure, Fake Tears and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Minccino 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

Hyper Voice and Last Resort bring the raw damage. But Minccino also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 3

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

——10030Fairy

Lv 7

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 9

Tickle

——10020Normal

Lv 13

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 15

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 19

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 21

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 25

Tail Slap

D258510Normal

Lv 27

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 31

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Lv 33

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

Lv 37

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 39

Captivate

——10020Normal

Lv 43

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

Lv 45

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Lv 49

After You

———15Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

After You

———15Normal

Tutor

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Tutor

Covet

—6010025Normal

Tutor

Gunk Shot

D120805Poison

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Tutor

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Growl

——10040Normal

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Minccino Locations

moderate rates for Minccino across 2 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Minccino in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Mirage Spots - Area 1

Omega RubyGrass Lv.36-38

6%Late

Mirage Spots - Area 1

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.36-38

6%Late

Minccino Guide

Minccino evolves into Cinccino using a Shiny Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 300 BST.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Minccino works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cinccino. That's where the stats start mattering.
Minccino is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.
Minccino is available in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 8 games total.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Minccino has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Minccino has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Infernape FireFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 36 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Minccino Close Combat 2x 218-256%KO Focus Blast 2x 218-256%KO Brick Break 2x 137-162%KO Low Sweep 2x 119-141%KO View Infernape builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 1 Focus BlastTM52 Sky UppercutLv. 57 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Minccino High Jump Kick 2x 265-312%KO Focus Blast 2x 227-268%KO Sky Uppercut 2x 174-205%KO Brick Break 2x 155-182%KO View Blaziken builds →
Scrafty DarkFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchLv. 58 High Jump KickLv. 31 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Minccino Focus Punch 2x 241-284%KO High Jump Kick 2x 208-245%KO Focus Blast 2x 115-136%KO Brick Break 2x 122-143%KO View Scrafty builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 43 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Minccino Close Combat 2x 252-298%KO Focus Blast 2x 105-125%KO Brick Break 2x 158-187%KO Rock Smash 2x 86-102%KO View Heracross builds →
Emboar FireFighting	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Hammer ArmLv. 1 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Minccino Focus Blast 2x 209-247%KO Hammer Arm 2x 208-245%KO Brick Break 2x 157-185%KO Low Sweep 2x 137-162%KO View Emboar builds →

Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Force PalmLv. 13 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Minccino Force Palm 2x 73-88% Arm Thrust 2x 25-31% View Makuhita builds →
Timburr Fighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Wake-Up SlapLv. 20 Learns Wake-Up Slap at Level 20 View Timburr builds →

Timburr Fighting	D
Available Move Moves Wake-Up SlapLv. 20 Damage vs Minccino Wake-Up Slap 2x 99-116%KO View Timburr builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 22 Force PalmLv. 13 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Minccino Vital Throw 2x 84-99% Force Palm 2x 72-85% Arm Thrust 2x 22-27% View Makuhita builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Minccino Vital Throw 2x 115-137%KO Low Sweep 2x 109-129%KO Revenge 2x 100-118%KO Storm Throw 2x 100-118%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Minccino Brick Break 2x 151-178%KO Low Sweep 2x 132-156%KO Karate Chop 2x 103-122%KO Rock Smash 2x 84-99% View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Minccino Brick Break 2x 103-122%KO Low Sweep 2x 90-106%KO Power-Up Punch 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 57-68% View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Minccino Low Sweep 2x 92-110%KO Karate Chop 2x 73-87% Rock Smash 2x 57-68% Power-Up Punch 2x 57-68% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 25 Wake-Up SlapLv. 27 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 19 Damage vs Minccino Vital Throw 2x 100-118%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x 100-118%KO Low Sweep 2x 92-110%KO Revenge 2x 86-103%KO View Machop builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Minccino Vital Throw 2x 121-143%KO Low Sweep 2x 112-132%KO Revenge 2x 102-121%KO Storm Throw 2x 102-121%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Minccino Brick Break 2x 155-182%KO Low Sweep 2x 133-157%KO Karate Chop 2x 106-125%KO Rock Smash 2x 85-100%KO View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Minccino High Jump Kick 2x 175-207%KO Brick Break 2x 102-121%KO Low Sweep 2x 90-107%KO Power-Up Punch 2x 57-68% View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Minccino Low Sweep 2x 94-111%KO Karate Chop 2x 73-86% Rock Smash 2x 61-71% Power-Up Punch 2x 61-71% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 25 Wake-Up SlapLv. 27 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 19 Damage vs Minccino Vital Throw 2x 102-121%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x 102-121%KO Low Sweep 2x 94-111%KO Revenge 2x 87-104%KO View Machop builds →