Is Foongus Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Grass/Poison Foongus from Paldea looks like a Pokeball. Effect Spore has a chance to inflict status on contact. Amoonguss after evolution brings Regenerator and solid bulk.
Foongus has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Foongus has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Foongus trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Foongus trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Larry's team hits Foongus's weaknesses hard.
Ryme's team hits Amoonguss's weaknesses hard.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Rika's team.
Poppy's team hits Amoonguss's weaknesses hard.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Hassel's team hits Amoonguss's weaknesses hard.
Amoonguss trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Foongus on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 25-49).
Your Foongus should hit Level 39 before you reach Ryme, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Foongus in Scarlet & Violet
Foongus appears at high spawn rates across 24 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Foongus in SV
Foongus is your first catch on the way to Foongus. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 25-58 across 48 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Foongus ✓Casseroya Lake - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%East Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area Four) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area One) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%West Province (Area Three) - ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area One) - Bamboo ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 9%North Province (Area Two) - Bamboo ForestLv.25-49OverworldRate 9%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into AmoongussCasseroya Lake - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%East Province (Area One) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%East Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%North Province (Area One) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%North Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%South Province (Area Four) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%South Province (Area One) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%South Province (Area Two) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%Tagtree Thicket - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%West Province (Area Three) - ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 12%North Province (Area One) - Bamboo ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 6%North Province (Area Two) - Bamboo ForestLv.51-58OverworldRate 6%or evolve from Foongus (Step 1)
Foongus Weakness
Type-wise, Foongus takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Foongus Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Foongus
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Squawkabilly Normal | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Squawkabilly builds →Aerial Ace 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
 Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Crocalor Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Skeledirge builds →Flamethrower 2x123-144%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x146-173%KO Acrobatics 2x69-82% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x169-199%KO Psychic Fangs 2x60-70% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x171-202%KO Psychic Fangs 2x74-87% | ||
 Corviknight Steel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Corviknight builds →Drill Peck 2x102-120%KO | ||
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Corviknight Steel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Corviknight builds →Drill Peck 2x105-124%KO | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x138-163%KO Mystical Fire 2x76-90% | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Skeledirge builds →Flamethrower 2x122-144%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x176-207%KO Psychic Fangs 2x61-72% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x176-207%KO Psychic Fangs 2x76-89% | ||
Corviknight Steel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Corviknight builds →Drill Peck 2x102-121%KO | ||
Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Corviknight Steel | B | |
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x212-249%KO Hurricane 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Braviary builds →Sky Attack 2x243-286%KO Heat Wave 2x53-62% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x212-249%KO Bounce 2x70-82% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Honchkrow builds →Brave Bird 2x212-249%KO Heat Wave 2x83-98% Icy Wind 2x49-57% | ||
Corviknight Steel | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x206-243%KO Hurricane 2x117-137%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Braviary builds →Sky Attack 2x237-279%KO Heat Wave 2x50-59% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x206-243%KO Bounce 2x67-79% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Skarmory builds →Brave Bird 2x142-167%KO Icy Wind 2x23-27% | ||
Corviknight Steel | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x210-247%KO Hurricane 2x119-140%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Braviary builds →Sky Attack 2x242-285%KO Heat Wave 2x51-59% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Chi-Yu builds →Overheat 2x210-247%KO Bounce 2x69-81% | ||
Skarmory Steel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Skarmory builds →Brave Bird 2x144-170%KO Icy Wind 2x23-27% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Trapinch's Earthquake hits Foongus for 39-46%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemFocus Sash NatureBold Moves View Cottonee builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemChoice Band NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Foongus View Trapinch builds →Earthquake39-46% Crunch31-37% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemFocus Sash NatureImpish Moves View Grookey builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStickyhold ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves View Shellos builds →
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D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemFocus Sash NatureHardy Moves View Impidimp builds →
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Foongus Evolutions
Foongus is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Amoonguss. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Foongus easily with 73 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Poison Powder, Rollout and 1 more to offspring.
SV Foongus Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 55/55 offenses and 15 Speed with AbilityRegenerator healing a third of HP every switch. The defensive utility is real for a pre-evolution but the moveset has zero offensive output. MoveSpore puts opponents to sleep at 100% accuracy. Evolve to Amoonguss for 114 HP and the Regenerator tank that defines Grass support.
Best Build
Foongus best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Foul Play
- Protect
- Toxic
- Venoshock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Defense Curl and Poison Powder give Foongus options it can't learn any other way, and Ghost and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam.
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
There is a theory that the developer of the modern-day Poké Ball really liked Foongus, but this has not been confirmed.
This Pokémon prefers damp places. It spurts out poison spores to repel approaching enemies.
Foongus Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Foongus works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Amoonguss. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Foongus has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Foongus 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 5BWDebut
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