Is Gorebyss Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Deep Sea Scale trade from Clamperl. Water with AbilitySwift Swim for rain Speed. Unlike Huntail, Gorebyss leans Special, which works since Water is Special in Gen 3. The better Clamperl evolution by far. Handles Flannery and contributes through the endgame.
Clamperl resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Clamperl has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Clamperl resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Gorebyss has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Tate & Liza:
Huntail trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Juan:
Huntail trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sidney:
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Gorebyss has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Phoebe:
Huntail trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Glacia:
Huntail trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Drake:
Wallace's team hits Huntail's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Gorebyss's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Wallace:
Catch Clamperl on Route 124 (Surf, Lv 20-35, common).
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Juan
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Tate & Liza.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 36PsychicPsychic90100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 50WaterHydro Pump16580%5
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Tate & Liza.
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 50WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Gorebyss in Emerald
Gorebyss's 2-stage line starts with Clamperl, which appears at solid rates in the locations below. Level through 2 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
Catch Clamperl at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Gorebyss.
Encountered via Surfing
- 1Catch Clamperl
- 2Evolve Gorebyssby trading
Badge 7
Badge 8How to Obtain Gorebyss in E
Step 1Catch ClamperlRoute 124 - UnderwaterLv.20-35Surfing on waterRate 65%Route 126 - UnderwaterLv.20-35Surfing on waterRate 65%
Step 2Gorebyss ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Gorebyss egg.
Gorebyss Weakness
Gorebyss is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Gorebyss's physical bulk (base 105 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Gorebyss Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Gorebyss
In Emerald, Salamence's Earthquake hits Gorebyss for 36-42%. Tyranitar deals 47-55% with Earthquake.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Gorebyss View Salamence builds →Earthquake36-42% Rock Slide27-32% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Gorebyss View Swampert builds →Earthquake30-35% Ice Beam14-17% Hydro Pump17-21% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gorebyss View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide35-42% Earthquake47-55% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gorebyss View Metagross builds →Explosion117-138%KO Earthquake47-56% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Gorebyss Evolutions
Clamperl's line splits into 2 evolutions, and Gorebyss is the trade route. Each sibling form needs a different method to obtain. Breed through Clamperl to get eggs. Gorebyss and Huntail share the same 485 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gorebyss to get Clamperl eggs easily using 58 partners from the Water1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Body Slam, Confuse Ray and 3 more.
E Gorebyss Best Moveset
114 base Sp. Atk makes Gorebyss the harder-hitting deep-sea evolution, and AbilitySwift Swim in rain doubles the middling Speed to outrun entire teams. The moveset runs special Water TermStab through MoveSurf with MoveIce Beam to hit the Grass and Dragon types that resist Water.
Best Build
Gorebyss best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance
- Surf
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Gorebyss. Barrier and Body Slam come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hydro Pump and Surf and Psychic and Ice coverage and more.
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
A GOREBYSS siphons the body fluids of prey through its thin, tubular mouth. Its light pink body color turns vivid when it finishes feeding.
Gorebyss Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Gorebyss looks average on paper at 485 BST. But Swift Swim is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.
Gorebyss is obtained by trade-evolving Clamperl. Catch or evolve a Clamperl first, then trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Clamperl to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Deep Sea Scale must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Gorebyss gets Swift Swim. But Swift Swim is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Gorebyss is a special attacker with base 114 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Since Ruby & Sapphire, Gorebyss has been in 13 games. Requiring a trade evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
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