What does Phantump evolve into?

Phantump evolves into Trevenant by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 309 BST.

Should I use Phantump?

In X & Y, Phantump does the job early-game if you need a Ghost/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Trevenant before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Phantump?

Phantump is catchable in X & Y. 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 Phantump in?

Phantump is available in X & Y. Across the full series, it appears in 7 games total.

Phantump - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

38Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Phantump's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP43

Attack70

Defense48

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def60

Speed38

Total309

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight7.0 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Natural Cure

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

HarvestHA

Has a 50% chance of restoring a used Berry after each turn if the Pokémon has held no items in the meantime.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

These Pokémon are created when spirits possess rotten tree stumps. They prefer to live in abandoned forests.

Phantump Weakness

Phantump is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Phantump Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

STAB (5)

Psychic Ghost Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Phantump in X & Y (Best Counters)

Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ChatterLv. 21 ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 111-130%KO Chatter 2x 88-104%KO Thief 2x 49-59% Aerial Ace 2x 74-88% View Chatot builds →
Taillow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 13 Aerial AceTM40 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 97-114%KO Wing Attack 2x 66-78% Aerial Ace 2x 66-78% Thief 2x 43-52% View Taillow builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 122-143%KO Wing Attack 2x 83-98% Aerial Ace 2x 83-98% Thief 2x 55-65% View Staravia builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 PursuitLv. 19 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 133-157%KO Thief 2x 61-72% Aerial Ace 2x 91-108%KO Pursuit 2x 40-48% View Doduo builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 91-108%KO Thief 2x 40-48% Aerial Ace 2x 61-72% Acrobatics 2x 58-68% View Fletchling builds →

X & Y Evolution

Evolving Phantump into Trevenant takes a trade. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 165 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#708Phantump

Trade

#709Trevenant

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Phantump

GhostGrass

Trevenant

GhostGrass

85+42

ATK

110+40

DEF

76+28

SP.ATK

65+15

SP.DEF

82+22

SPE

56+18

BST

309D-Tier

474C-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Phantump easily with 49 breeding partners from the Indeterminate and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bestow, Grudge, Imprison and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

IndeterminatePlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Phantump 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. Phantump gets Bestow and Grudge exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Wood Hammer and Solar Beam.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 8

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 13

Ingrain

D——20Grass

Lv 19

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 23

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 28

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 31

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Lv 35

Forest's Curse

——10020Grass

Lv 39

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Lv 45

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

Lv 49

Wood Hammer

B12010015Grass

Lv 54

Horn Leech

C7510010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Bestow

———15Normal

Egg

Grudge

———5Ghost

Egg

Imprison

———10Psychic

Egg

Venom Drench

D—10020Poison

Tutor Moves

Phantump can't learn any Tutor moves

X & Y Phantump Locations

moderate rates is the best you'll get on Phantump in late-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Phantump in X & Y

Which version you're playing matters for Phantump. 4 walking spots at Lv. 35+ spread across X and Y, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Route 16

XGrass Lv.35 Route

RareLate

Tall grass only

Route 16

XGrass Lv.35 Route

RareLate

Yellow Flower

Route 16

YGrass Lv.35 Route

RareLate

Tall grass only

Route 16

YGrass Lv.35 Route

RareLate

Yellow Flower

Phantump Guide

Phantump evolves into Trevenant by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 309 BST.
In X & Y, Phantump does the job early-game if you need a Ghost/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Trevenant before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Phantump is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.
Phantump is available in X & Y. Across the full series, it appears in 7 games total.

Game Availability

Introduced in X & Y, Phantump has appeared in 7 games across 5 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

Was this page helpful?

Thanks for your feedback!

Want to tell us more?

What was most useful?

About:

What could be improved?

About:

Thanks for your feedback

Fennekin Fire	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Phantump Ember 2x 56-67% View Fennekin builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 10 Learns Peck at Level 10 View Fletchling builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves GustLv. 9 Learns Gust at Level 9 View Pidgey builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Available Move Moves LickLv. 7 Damage vs Phantump Lick 2x 30-37% View Pansear builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Phantump Gust 2x 37-44% View Combee builds →

Taillow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 13 Aerial AceTM40 ThiefTM46 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Phantump Wing Attack 2x 72-85% Aerial Ace 2x 72-85% Thief 2x 47-57% Peck 2x 42-51% View Taillow builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 ThiefTM46 GustLv. 9 Damage vs Phantump Aerial Ace 2x 62-74% Thief 2x 42-49% Gust 2x 32-40% View Pidgey builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 PursuitLv. 19 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Phantump Thief 2x 64-75% Aerial Ace 2x 96-113%KO Pursuit 2x 43-53% Peck 2x 57-68% View Doduo builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 Flame ChargeTM43 PeckLv. 10 Damage vs Phantump Thief 2x 43-53% Aerial Ace 2x 66-79% Flame Charge 2x 38-45% Peck 2x 42-51% View Fletchling builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Ominous WindLv. 20 ThiefTM46 PaybackLv. 16 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Phantump Ominous Wind 2x 66-79% Thief 2x 43-53% Payback 2x 38-45% Gust 2x 47-57% View Drifloon builds →

Taillow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 13 Aerial AceTM40 ThiefTM46 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Phantump Wing Attack 2x 65-76% Aerial Ace 2x 65-76% Thief 2x 43-51% Peck 2x 38-46% View Taillow builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Phantump Wing Attack 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 80-95% Thief 2x 53-63% View Staravia builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 ThiefTM46 GustLv. 9 Damage vs Phantump Aerial Ace 2x 57-68% Thief 2x 38-46% Gust 2x 28-34% View Pidgey builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 28 BiteLv. 16 Feint AttackLv. 32 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Phantump Fire Fang 2x 73-87% Bite 2x 67-80% Feint Attack 2x 67-80% Thief 2x 67-80% View Houndour builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 PursuitLv. 19 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Phantump Thief 2x 57-68% Aerial Ace 2x 86-103%KO Pursuit 2x 41-48% Peck 2x 54-65% View Doduo builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 37 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Phantump Sky Attack 2x 140-165%KO Fly 2x 91-107%KO Air Slash 2x 97-114%KO Thief 2x 42-49% View Noctowl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ChatterLv. 21 ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 110-130%KO Chatter 2x 91-107%KO Thief 2x 50-59% Aerial Ace 2x 75-89% View Chatot builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Brave BirdLv. 43 FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Phantump Brave Bird 2x 162-191%KO Fly 2x 123-145%KO Wing Attack 2x 81-97% Aerial Ace 2x 81-97% View Staravia builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Drill PeckLv. 41 ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 136-160%KO Drill Peck 2x 120-142%KO Thief 2x 60-71% Aerial Ace 2x 91-107%KO View Doduo builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ThiefTM46 Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Phantump Fly 2x 91-107%KO Thief 2x 42-49% Aerial Ace 2x 62-74% Acrobatics 2x 56-66% View Fletchling builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Phantump Stone Edge 164-193%KO Pursuit 2x 132-156%KO Crunch 2x 263-309%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Phantump Flamethrower 2x 196-231%KO Sludge Bomb 65-77% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Phantump Earthquake 41-48% Knock Off 2x 71-84% View Gliscor builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Phantump Shadow Ball 2x 262-308%KO Sludge Bomb 147-173%KO View Gengar builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Phantump Earthquake 70-83% Ice Shard 2x 115-135%KO Rock Slide 71-84% View Mamoswine builds →