What does Shroomish evolve into?

Get Shroomish to Breloom at level 23. At 295 BST, Shroomish is just the starting point.

At what level does Shroomish evolve?

Level 23 gets you Breloom . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Shroomish?

In Black & White, Shroomish does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Breloom before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Shroomish?

You can find Shroomish in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Shroomish - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Shroomish's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 HP EV, standard growth curve to max.

Base Stats

Below

HP60

Attack40

Defense60

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def60

Speed35

Total295

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight4.5 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

Effect Spore

Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.

Poison Heal

Heals for 1/8 max HP after each turn when poisoned in place of damage.

Quick FeetHA

Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It spouts poison spores from the top of its head. These spores cause pain all over if inhaled.

Shroomish Weakness

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Shroomish for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Shroomish Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen V Type Chart

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

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

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 Damage vs Shroomish Flare Blitz 2x 203-238%KO Fire Blast 2x 61-72% Fire Punch 2x 128-151%KO Fire Fang 2x 111-131%KO View Darmanitan builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 8 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Shroomish X-Scissor 2x 104-123%KO Poison Jab 2x 69-82% Bug Bite 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 53-63% View Leavanny builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Shroomish Fly 2x 76-90% Air Slash 2x 97-115%KO Air Cutter 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 52-62% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Shroomish Fly 2x 128-151%KO Air Slash 2x 69-82% Air Cutter 2x 56-67% Aerial Ace 2x 87-103%KO View Unfezant builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Shroomish X-Scissor 2x 106-126%KO Poison Jab 2x 71-84% Bug Bite 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 53-63% View Crustle builds →

Black & White Evolution

Shroomish evolves into Breloom. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 165 total stats over Shroomish. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#285Shroomish

Level 23

#286Breloom

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Shroomish

Grass

Breloom

GrassFighting

ATK

130+90

DEF

80+20

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

SPE

70+35

BST

295D-Tier

460B-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Shroomish easily with 38 breeding partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bullet Seed, Charm, Drain Punch and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Shroomish 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

Without breeding, Shroomish misses out on Bullet Seed and Charm. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Energy Ball, with Normal and Poison coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 5

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 9

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 13

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 17

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 21

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 25

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 29

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 33

Growth

D——40Normal

Lv 37

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 41

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Lv 45

Spore

——10015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Drain Punch

D7510010Fighting

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Egg

Wake-Up Slap

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Shroomish can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Black & White Shroomish Locations

high spawn rates across 1 locations for Shroomish in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Shroomish in Black & White

Route 11

Grass Lv.47-48 Route

CommonPost

AnySwarm active

Shroomish Guide

Get Shroomish to Breloom at level 23. At 295 BST, Shroomish is just the starting point.
Level 23 gets you Breloom. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, Shroomish does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Breloom before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Shroomish in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Shroomish first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Shroomish Incinerate 2x 49-60% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Shroomish Ember 2x 33-40% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Shroomish Poison Jab 2x 60-71% Aerial Ace 2x 67-80% Fury Cutter 2x 33-40% Peck 2x 44-53% View Farfetch'd builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Shroomish Wing Attack 2x 88-105%KO Pluck 2x 88-105%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Shroomish Gust 2x 37-45% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Shroomish Incinerate 2x 50-60% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 Damage vs Shroomish Flame Charge 2x 50-60% Ember 2x 33-40% Smog 2x 17-20% View Tepig builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shroomish Air Cutter 2x 42-50% Gust 2x 28-35% View Pidove builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Shroomish Struggle Bug 2x 42-49% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Shroomish Struggle Bug 2x 52-63% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Shroomish Wing Attack 2x 87-103%KO Pluck 2x 87-103%KO View Archen builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Shroomish Bug Bite 2x 57-67% Struggle Bug 2x 42-49% View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 Poison StingLv. 5 Damage vs Shroomish Bug Bite 2x 52-63% Poison Tail 2x 45-54% Struggle Bug 2x 37-45% Poison Sting 2x 18-22% View Whirlipede builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Shroomish Fire Punch 2x 122-144%KO Fire Fang 2x 105-125%KO Incinerate 2x 36-43% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shroomish Air Cutter 2x 75-90% Gust 2x 52-62% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Shroomish Signal Beam 2x 56-66% Struggle Bug 2x 39-47% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Shroomish Struggle Bug 2x 49-58% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Shroomish Wing Attack 2x 82-97% Pluck 2x 82-97% View Archen builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Shroomish Fire Punch 2x 125-148%KO Fire Fang 2x 110-131%KO Incinerate 2x 34-41% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Shroomish Fly 2x 120-141%KO Ice Fang 2x 59-69% Fire Fang 2x 59-69% Wing Attack 2x 82-97% View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shroomish Fly 2x 76-90% Air Cutter 2x 78-93% Gust 2x 55-66% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Shroomish Signal Beam 2x 55-66% Struggle Bug 2x 38-45% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Shroomish Struggle Bug 2x 52-62% View Illumise builds →