Is Breloom Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Grass/Fighting with AbilityEffect Spore for random contact status. Breloom handles Norman, Sidney, and contributes against Glacia. In Emerald, fighting both Team Aqua and Team Magma through the story doubles the value of Fighting coverage. MoveMach Punch gives priority against faster threats. One of Emerald's best mid-game catches.
Shroomish resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Shroomish trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Shroomish's defenses.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Breloom resists most of Norman's coverage and hits back hard.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Breloom resists most of Juan's coverage and hits back hard.
Breloom resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Breloom resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Breloom has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catch Shroomish on Petalburg Woods (walking, Lv 5-6, uncommon).
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 22NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- LV 45GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Your Shroomish should hit Level 23 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 36FightingSky Uppercut12890%15
- After Juan
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
How to Get Breloom in Emerald
You're catching Shroomish first, not Breloom. Shroomish appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
Catch Shroomish at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Breloom.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Shroomish
- 2Evolve Breloomat Lv.23
Badge 1How to Obtain Breloom in E
Step 1Catch ShroomishPetalburg WoodsLv.5-6GrassRate 15%
Step 2Breloom ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Breloom egg.
Breloom Weakness
Type-wise, Breloom takes extra damage from Flying, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Psychic. Watch out for Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, Dark |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Breloom Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Breloom
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x57-69% Gust 4x39-46% Psybeam 2x33-40% | ||
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 4x73-86% Sludge Bomb 2x54-64% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x105-124%KO Sludge Bomb 2x77-91% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Combusken builds →Flamethrower 2x105-124%KO Peck 4x45-54% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Swellow Normal | C | |
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Seviper builds →Sludge Bomb 2x89-106%KO Flamethrower 2x78-93% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x105-124%KO Sludge Bomb 2x78-93% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Peck 4x46-55% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x176-207%KO | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Sludge Bomb 2x54-64% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x111-130%KO Sludge Bomb 2x79-95% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Aerial Ace 4x74-87% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x145-172%KO Fly 4x115-136%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x192-226%KO Aerial Ace 4x98-116%KO | ||
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x178-210%KO | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x145-172%KO Fly 4x115-136%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x192-226%KO Aerial Ace 4x98-116%KO | ||
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x178-210%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Rayquaza builds →Fly 4x201-237%KO Overheat 2x167-197%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Latios builds →Psychic 2x143-169%KO Ice Beam 2x100-118%KO Fly 4x88-104%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 4x212-250%KO Fire Blast 2x76-90% Ice Beam 2x61-71% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Latias builds →Psychic 2x124-146%KO Fly 4x81-95% Ice Beam 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x251-295%KO Aerial Ace 4x116-136%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO | ||
In Emerald, Steelix deals 75-89% with Explosion.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt30-35% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Umbreon builds →Pursuit5-6% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Steelix builds →Earthquake15-18% Explosion75-89% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Registeel builds →Explosion65-77% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Breloom View Regirock builds →Explosion114-134%KO Rock Slide17-20% Superpower55-65% | ||
Breloom Evolutions
Evolved from Shroomish. Breloom is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+90 over Shroomish), and Breloom peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Breloom to get Shroomish eggs easily using 27 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Charm, Fake Tears, False Swipe and 2 more.
E Breloom Best Moveset
MoveSpore into MoveFocus Punch is one of the most devastating two-move combinations in Emerald, putting the opponent to sleep and then landing an uninterrupted 150-power Fighting TermStab. The moveset adds Grass coverage for Water and Ground types, and 130 base Attack ensures nothing shrugs off the hits.
Best Build
Breloom best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Spore
- Focus Punch
- Mach Punch
- Sky Uppercut
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Charm and Fake Tears give Breloom options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Steel coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Focus Punch and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It scatters spores from holes in the cap on its head. It loves warm and humid climates. It feeds on trees and plants in fields and forests.
Breloom Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Poison Heal changes the entire equation for Breloom. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a cannon. Spore with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Emerald, Breloom's biggest threats include Aerodactyl (Flying), Arcanine (Fire), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Aerodactyl is the most dangerous since Flying moves deal 4x damage. Poison and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Poison Heal is what you want on Breloom. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Effect Spore) work on paper but Poison Heal is what makes Breloom worth using.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Breloom is a mixed attacker with base 130 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.
For Emerald, the core moveset is Spore, Focuspunch, Mach Punch, and Skyuppercut. Spore leads at 0% usage. This set covers the cannon role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Breloom spans 8 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 3RSDebut
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 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves