Is Ambipom Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Level up Aipom with Double Hit. Normal with AbilityTechnician. AbilityTechnician boosts low-power multi-hit moves. If obtained, decent but nothing special in the crowded Normal roster.
Aipom has the type edge here and should clean up Viola's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Aipom has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Wikstrom's team hits Aipom's weaknesses hard.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Ambipom cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Ambipom in X & Y
No wild encounters for Ambipom in X & Y. Bring Aipom over from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Emerald, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Ambipom in XY
Step 1Obtain AipomBREEDINGAvailableLeave Ambipom with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Aipom egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Headbutt special · Route 32. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Headbutt special · Azalea Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Altering Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Ambipom ✓
Ambipom Weakness
Ambipom is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Ambipom leans offensive (base 100 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Ambipom Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Ambipom
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x153-181%KO | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x154-182%KO | ||
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x155-182%KO | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Hawlucha builds →High Jump Kick 2x129-152%KO | ||
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x136-160%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x147-173%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x152-179%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
In X & Y, Machamp's Stone Edge hits Ambipom for 58-68%.
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Ambipom View Machamp builds →Knock Off38-45% Bullet Punch23-27% Stone Edge58-68% | ||
Ambipom Evolutions
Getting Ambipom requires knowing a specific move, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Aipom. Breed this form to get Aipom eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+30 over Aipom), and Ambipom peaks at 482 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ambipom to get Aipom eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Beat Up, Bounce and 11 more.
XY Ambipom Best Moveset
115 Speed with AbilityTechnician boosting weak moves and MoveFake Out for guaranteed first-hit damage. MoveU-turn hits and switches. Normal TermStab from 100 Attack. Fairy types don't resist Normal. The moveset maintained the fast-disruptive identity through the format change.
Best Build
Ambipom best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Double Hit
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Ambipom. Agility and Beat Up come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Giga Impact and Hyper Beam and coverage across 9 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They work in large colonies and make rings by linking their tails, apparently in friendship.
To eat, it deftly shucks nuts with its two tails. It rarely uses its arms now.
Ambipom X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Technician changes the entire equation for Ambipom. The 482 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a sweeper. Fakeout with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, Ambipom's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Ambipom's base 115 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Technician is what you want on Ambipom. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Pickup, Skill Link) work on paper but Technician is what makes Ambipom worth using. With base 115 Speed, Technician gives Ambipom an edge before opponents can react.
Base 115 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Ambipom is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
For X & Y, the core moveset is Fakeout, Knock Off, Doublehit, and Return. Fakeout leads at 0% usage. Return provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Ambipom spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves