What does Numel evolve into?

Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

At what level does Numel evolve?

Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

For Black & White, you can run Numel through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Camerupt as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Numel?

Numel is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Numel - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and HP carry most of Numel's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack60

Defense40

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def45

Speed35

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight24.0 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Simple

Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.

Own TempoHA

Prevents confusion.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its humped back stores intensely hot magma. In rain, the magma cools, slowing its movement.

Numel Weakness

Type-wise, Numel takes extra damage from Water and Ground. Watch out for Water attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Numel Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Water
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Water

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Fire Poison Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (8)

Grass Ice Bug Steel Fire Electric Poison Rock

How to Beat Numel in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Excadrill can KO Numel with Earthquake (262-309%). Jellicent threatens a KO with Scald (217-255%). Gliscor's Earthquake also KOs at 161-190%.

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Rock Slide Damage vs Numel Earthquake 2x 262-309%KO Rapid Spin 44-52% Rock Slide 66-77% View Excadrill builds →
Jellicent WaterGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves RecoverRecovery Will O Wisp TauntUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Numel Scald 4x 217-255%KO View Jellicent builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Numel Earthquake 2x 161-190%KO View Gliscor builds →
Swampert WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock ScaldSTAB Ice Beam Damage vs Numel Earthquake 2x 184-216%KO Scald 4x 310-366%KO Ice Beam 58-69% View Swampert builds →

Black & White Evolution

One evolution ahead. Numel grows into Camerupt through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 155 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#322Numel

Level 33

#323Camerupt

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Numel

FireGround

Camerupt

FireGround

70+10

ATK

100+40

DEF

70+30

SP.ATK

105+40

SP.DEF

75+30

SPE

40+5

BST

305C-Tier

460C-Tier+155

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Numel easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 12 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

15moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Numel Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Body Slam aren't available any other way for Numel, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Overheat and Fire Blast for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 11

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Lv 15

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 21

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 25

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 31

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 35

Lava Plume

C8010015Fire

Lv 41

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Lv 45

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

Lv 51

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 55

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

C140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Heat Wave

C1009010Fire

Egg

Howl

———40Normal

Egg

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

Egg

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Egg

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Egg

Swallow

D——10Normal

Egg

Yawn

———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Numel can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

How to Get Numel in Black & White

Numel can't be caught in Black & White. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Catch in the wild in:

White 2Walking · Reversal Mountain

Then trade to Black & White.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold Omega Ruby

Numel Guide

Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.
Numel evolves into Camerupt at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Black & White, you can run Numel through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Camerupt as fast as you can.
Numel is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Numel spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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