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
D
Attack66
C
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk44
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed51
D
Total335
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight5.0 kg
11.0 lbsFeather
Base XP67
Low Yield
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 Sun Moon 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
DamageTypes
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
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
NormalFighting
STAB (5)
PsychicGhostWaterGroundRock
How to Beat Pumpkaboo in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire
A
Fire is super effective against PumpkabooView Volcarona →

Sun & 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
Pumpkaboo
#710Pumpkaboo
Trade
Gourgeist
#711Gourgeist
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Pumpkaboo
GhostGrass
Gourgeist
GhostGrass
HP
49
65+16
ATK
66
90+24
DEF
70
122+52
SP.ATK
44
58+14
SP.DEF
55
75+20
SPE
51
84+33
BST
335D-Tier
494C-Tier+159
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Pumpkaboo easily with 52 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Bestow, Destiny Bond, Disable 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
3moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirgalladegastrodonstunfisktrevenantshellosphantumpcofagriguskirliacastformraltsyamask
12 of 52·

Sun & 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 Destiny Bond 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

TM
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
Egg
Bestow
———15Normal
Egg
Destiny Bond
C——5Ghost
Egg
Disable
C—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Pumpkaboo can't learn any Tutor moves

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 Sun & Moon

Pumpkaboo doesn't appear in Sun & Moon. Transfer it from X or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Also found in:

XSword

Pumpkaboo Guide

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

  • In Sun & 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 Sun & 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 Sun & 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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