Is Brambleghast Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Grass/Ghost Brambleghast brings decent Attack with Wind Rider turning Tailwind into a free Attack boost. Handles Water and Ground encounters. The typing gives two immunities (Normal, Fighting) and useful coverage against Psychic.
Bramblin has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Bramblin has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Bramblin trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Bramblin trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Larry's team hits Bramblin's weaknesses hard.
Brambleghast has the type edge here and should clean up Ryme's team.
Brambleghast has the type edge here and should clean up Tulip's team.
Brambleghast trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Brambleghast has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Brambleghast trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Brambleghast trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Brambleghast trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Brambleghast trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Bramblin on Asado Desert (overworld, Lv 25-40).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Ryme, at typical party pace.
How to Get Brambleghast in Scarlet & Violet
low spawn rates is the best you'll get on Brambleghast in endgame routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Brambleghast in SV
Bramblin is your first catch on the way to Brambleghast. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 25-56 across 10 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch BramblinEast Province (Area Three) - MineLv.25-40OverworldRate 44%Asado Desert - DesertLv.25-40OverworldRate 22%- Step 2Brambleghast ✓Casseroya Lake - ForestLv.50-56OverworldRate 1%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.50-56OverworldRate 1%North Province (Area One) - MountainLv.50-56OverworldRate 1%or evolve from Bramblin (Step 1)
Brambleghast Weakness
Brambleghast's Grass/Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. The Grass/Ghost typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Brambleghast leans offensive (base 115 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Brambleghast Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Brambleghast
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Maschiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Maschiff builds →Bite 2x65-78% Lick 2x24-30% | ||
 Fuecoco Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodCabo Poco Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Fuecoco builds →Incinerate 2x54-65% Bite 2x33-39% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Sableye builds →Shadow Sneak 2x43-52% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x142-168%KO Crunch 2x64-76% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Crocalor builds →Incinerate 2x66-78% Bite 2x30-36% Lick 2x16-20% | ||
Maschiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Maschiff builds →Bite 2x60-72% Lick 2x22-28% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x148-175%KO Crunch 2x66-78% | ||
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Bombirdier builds →Wing Attack 2x72-85% Thief 2x72-85% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x99-116%KO Wing Attack 2x84-99% Astonish 2x30-36% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Houndoom builds →Incinerate 2x76-90% Bite 2x64-76% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x155-183%KO Crunch 2x70-83% | ||
Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Bombirdier builds →Wing Attack 2x74-88% Thief 2x74-88% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x102-121%KO Wing Attack 2x87-102%KO Astonish 2x30-37% | ||
 Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Mabosstiff builds →Bite 2x83-99% Lick 2x28-34% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pyroar builds →Heat Wave 2x119-141%KO Snarl 2x47-56% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Houndoom builds →Heat Wave 2x119-141%KO Snarl 2x71-84% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x151-178%KO Crunch 2x67-79% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x98-116%KO Wing Attack 2x84-100%KO Heat Wave 2x76-90% Hex 2x53-63% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Dark Pulse 2x66-77% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Dark Pulse 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x160-189%KO Knock Off 2x35-41% | ||
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 2x142-168%KO Thief 2x58-68% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x96-114%KO Wing Attack 2x82-97% Heat Wave 2x75-88% Hex 2x51-61% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x136-160%KO Wing Attack 2x86-102%KO Astonish 2x30-36% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pyroar builds →Flamethrower 2x116-137%KO Crunch 2x47-56% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Meowscarada builds →Night Slash 2x91-107%KO | ||
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x110-130%KO Lick 2x29-34% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x161-190%KO Dark Pulse 2x66-78% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x163-192%KO Dark Pulse 2x102-120%KO | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x132-156%KO Wing Attack 2x86-101%KO Heat Wave 2x77-91% Hex 2x53-62% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Knock Off 2x36-43% | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 2x146-173%KO Thief 2x59-70% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Dark Pulse 2x121-142%KO Hex 2x66-78% Bounce 2x56-66% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Hurricane 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x129-152%KO Air Slash 2x40-47% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x164-193%KO Dark Pulse 2x67-79% Acrobatics 2x33-39% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x164-193%KO Dark Pulse 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x154-181%KO Darkest Lariat 2x109-129%KO Acrobatics 2x47-56% Lick 2x26-31% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x191-225%KO Dark Pulse 2x118-139%KO Hex 2x64-75% Bounce 2x54-64% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x191-225%KO Hurricane 2x107-127%KO | ||
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x126-148%KO Air Slash 2x38-45% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x158-187%KO Dark Pulse 2x66-77% Acrobatics 2x31-37% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-184%KO Darkest Lariat 2x110-130%KO Acrobatics 2x48-57% Lick 2x27-32% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x194-228%KO Dark Pulse 2x120-141%KO Hex 2x65-76% Bounce 2x55-65% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x194-228%KO Hurricane 2x110-129%KO | ||
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x128-151%KO Air Slash 2x38-45% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x161-190%KO Dark Pulse 2x66-78% Acrobatics 2x31-37% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Zapdos's Hurricane also KOs at 103-121%.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Alomomola builds →Flip Turn9-11% Scald8-9% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Ting-Lu builds →Earthquake21-25% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Zapdos builds →Hurricane 2x103-121%KO Volt Switch16-19% Heat Wave 2x88-104%KO | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterbubble ItemCustapberry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Araquanid builds →Liquidation11-13% Surf15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Brambleghast View Pelipper builds →Hurricane 2x80-95% U Turn16-19% | ||
Brambleghast Evolutions
Brambleghast evolved from Bramblin's chain using a unique condition. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Bramblin eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Bramblin pushed Brambleghast to 480 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Brambleghast to get Bramblin eggs easily using 73 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Block, Leech Seed and 2 more.
SV Brambleghast Best Moveset
Grass/Ghost at 115 Attack and 90 Speed with AbilityWind Rider boosting Attack when Tailwind or a wind move activates. Held ItemHeavy Duty Boots blocks TermEntry Hazards. NatureJolly runs fast physical Grass and Ghost TermStab boosted by Wind Rider when Tailwind is active. The moveset synergizes with Tailwind teammates for doubled Speed plus boosted Attack. C-Tier through Wind Rider offense.
Best Build
Brambleghast best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Poltergeist
- Power Whip
- Strength Sap
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Beat Up and Block on Brambleghast. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Leaf Storm and Power Whip, they expand what Brambleghast can actually threaten in practice.
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
It will open the branches of its head to envelop its prey. Once it absorbs all the life energy it needs, it expels the prey and discards it.
Brambleghast wanders around arid regions. On rare occasions, mass outbreaks of these Pokémon will bury an entire town.
Brambleghast Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Brambleghast works as a cannon with 480 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Scarlet & Violet's meta. Rapid Spin with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, watch for Cinderace (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Flying) when using Brambleghast. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Wind Rider gives immunity to wind moves, and causes the Pokémon's Attack to increase by one stage when hit by one. That's the one you want on Brambleghast. Infiltrator is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Brambleghast is a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Speed tells the real story. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the cannon role.
In Scarlet & Violet, run Rapid Spin, Poltergeist, Powerwhip, and Strengthsap on Brambleghast. Rapid Spin is the most common pick at 0% usage. Poltergeist provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since Scarlet & Violet, Brambleghast has been obtainable in 1 games. A Generation 9 debut means a shorter history, but Brambleghast has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 4DP
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 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves