What does Pumpkaboo evolve into?

Pumpkaboo evolves into Gourgeist by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 335 BST.

Should I use Pumpkaboo?

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, For a casual playthrough, Pumpkaboo works as a placeholder. Ghost/Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gourgeist . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Pumpkaboo?

Pumpkaboo is catchable in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

What games is Pumpkaboo in?

Pumpkaboo is available in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Across the full series, it appears in 6 games total.

Pumpkaboo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

51Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Pumpkaboo's spread. It leans physical with Defense out front. And you'll get 1 Defense EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP49

Attack66

Defense70

Sp. Atk44

Sp. Def55

Speed51

Total335

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight5.0 kg

Base XP67

Abilities

Pickup

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

InsomniaHA

Prevents sleep.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

No Ultrasun Ultramoon entries available

Supersized Pumpkaboo are very partial to the spirits of people who were of similarly superior proportions.

Pumpkaboo Weakness

Type-wise, Pumpkaboo takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Ghost/Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Pumpkaboo 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 Pumpkaboo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Volcarona BugFire	A
Fire is super effective against PumpkabooView Volcarona →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Flying is super effective against PumpkabooView Gliscor →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Dark is super effective against PumpkabooView Krookodile →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Ghost is super effective against PumpkabooView Gengar →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Fire is super effective against PumpkabooView Charizard →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Evolution

To get Gourgeist from Pumpkaboo, you need a trade. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 159 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#710Pumpkaboo

Trade

#711Gourgeist

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Pumpkaboo

GhostGrass

Gourgeist

GhostGrass

65+16

ATK

90+24

DEF

122+52

SP.ATK

58+14

SP.DEF

75+20

SPE

84+33

BST

335D-Tier

494C-Tier+159

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Pumpkaboo easily with 52 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Bestow, Curse, Destiny Bond and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

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)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Pumpkaboo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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

Moves

Breeding's the move. Bestow and Curse give Pumpkaboo options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Energy Ball. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 1

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Lv 4

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 6

Trick-or-Treat

D—10020Ghost

Lv 11

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Lv 16

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Lv 20

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 23

Trick-or-Treat

D—10020Ghost

Lv 26

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 30

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 36

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

Lv 40

Trick-or-Treat

D—10020Ghost

Lv 42

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 48

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C20010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

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

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

Tutor

Foul Play

C9510015Dark

Tutor

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Tutor

Magic Coat+4

C——15Psychic

Tutor

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor

Role Play

D——10Psychic

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Spite

D—10010Ghost

Tutor

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 6

Flash

D—10020Normal

Gen 6

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

Gen 6

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

How to Get Pumpkaboo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Pumpkaboo can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring it over from X or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Also found in:

X Sword

Pumpkaboo Guide

Pumpkaboo evolves into Gourgeist by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 335 BST.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, For a casual playthrough, Pumpkaboo works as a placeholder. Ghost/Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gourgeist. That's where the stats start mattering.
Pumpkaboo is catchable in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.
Pumpkaboo is available in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Across the full series, it appears in 6 games total.

Game Availability

Since X & Y, Pumpkaboo has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Pumpkaboo has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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