Is Gothitelle Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Gothitelle has high Special Defense and Shadow Tag trapping opponents in battle. Useful against Atticus's Poison Team Star and trainers you want to prevent from switching. Slow with moderate offense, but the trapping ability creates free turns.
Gothita has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Gothita has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Gothita has the type edge here and should clean up Iono's team.
Gothitelle has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Gothitelle has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Gothitelle has the type edge here and should clean up Ryme's team.
Tulip's team hits Gothitelle's weaknesses hard.
Gothitelle trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Gothitelle has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Poppy's typing presses Gothitelle's defenses.
Gothitelle has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Gothitelle has the type edge here and should clean up Hassel's team.
Gothitelle trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Gothitelle on South Province (Area Six) (overworld, Lv 41-60).
Catch Gothorita on South Province (Area Six) (overworld, Lv 32-41).
How to Get Gothitelle in Scarlet & Violet
moderate rates for Gothitelle across 4 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Gothitelle in SV
The path to Gothitelle starts with Gothita at Lv. 18-80 via walking encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch GothitaEast Province (Area Three) - Near TownLv.18-36OverworldRate 15%South Province (Area Six) - Near TownLv.41-60OverworldRate 1%Coastal BiomeLv.50-80OverworldCoastal BiomeLv.61Overworld
Step 2Catch or Evolve GothoritaSouth Province (Area Six) - Near TownLv.32-41OverworldRate 9%Coastal BiomeLv.50-80Overworldor evolve from Gothita (Step 1)
Step 3Gothitelle ✓South Province (Area Six) - Near TownLv.41-60OverworldRate 1%Coastal BiomeLv.50-80Overworldor evolve from Gothorita (Step 2)
Gothitelle Weakness
Gothitelle is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. With 70 HP and balanced defenses, Gothitelle can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Gothitelle Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Gothitelle
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x71-84% Astonish 2x23-27% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Lokix builds →Lunge 2x68-80% Assurance 2x51-60% Astonish 2x17-21% | ||
 Maschiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Maschiff builds →Bite 2x44-52% Lick 2x15-19% | ||
 Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Mabosstiff builds →Bite 2x62-73% Lick 2x22-26% | ||
Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x73-86% Astonish 2x22-26% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Lokix builds →Lunge 2x69-82% Assurance 2x53-63% Astonish 2x19-22% | ||
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x79-93% Lick 2x21-24% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x71-84% Hex 2x33-39% | ||
 Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Meowscarada builds →Bite 2x54-64% U-turn 2x42-50% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Grimmsnarl builds →False Surrender 2x76-90% Leech Life 2x50-60% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x76-90% Lick 2x20-24% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Zoroark builds →Dark Pulse 2x66-78% Hex 2x37-44% U-turn 2x40-47% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x95-112%KO Astonish 2x21-26% | ||
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x78-92% Lick 2x21-24% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Meowscarada builds →Night Slash 2x64-76% U-turn 2x43-50% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x93-109%KO U-turn 2x46-54% Hex 2x34-40% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Grimmsnarl builds →False Surrender 2x76-90% Leech Life 2x51-60% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x76-90% Lick 2x20-24% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x76-89% Hex 2x41-49% | ||
 Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x90-106%KO X-Scissor 2x57-67% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Grimmsnarl builds →Foul Play 2x92-108%KO Leech Life 2x51-60% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x95-112%KO U-turn 2x46-55% Hex 2x33-40% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x73-87% Hex 2x39-47% | ||
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x87-102%KO X-Scissor 2x55-65% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Grimmsnarl builds →Foul Play 2x88-103%KO Leech Life 2x50-59% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x91-107%KO U-turn 2x45-53% Hex 2x32-38% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x77-91% Leech Life 2x48-57% Lick 2x19-22% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x74-88% Hex 2x40-48% | ||
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x89-105%KO X-Scissor 2x56-65% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Grimmsnarl builds →Foul Play 2x90-106%KO Leech Life 2x51-60% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x93-109%KO U-turn 2x46-54% Hex 2x32-38% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x78-92% Leech Life 2x49-58% Lick 2x19-22% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Scizor threatens a KO with U-turn (115-136%). Gengar deals 71-83% with Shadow Ball.
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Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureImpish Moves View Ho-Oh builds →
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 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch33-39% Knock Off 2x71-84% U Turn 2x115-136%KO Close Combat33-38% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x71-83% Sludge Bomb40-47% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gothitelle View Tyranitar builds →Knock Off 2x109-129%KO Stone Edge84-99% | ||
Gothitelle Evolutions
Gothitelle is the final form in a three-stage chain from Gothita through Gothorita. Breeding this form produces Gothita eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Gothita gave Gothitelle the biggest boost in Defense (+45), bringing the total to 490 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gothitelle to get Gothita eggs easily using 50 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Fake Out, Heal Pulse, Mean Look and 2 more.
SV Gothitelle Best Moveset
95 Sp. Atk at 110 Sp. Def on Psychic with AbilityCompetitive boosting Sp. Atk sharply when any stat drops. AbilityShadow Tag traps opponents instead for a different approach. Held ItemLeftovers with NatureModest runs bulky special Psychic TermStab. The moveset punishes Intimidate and Defog through Competitive or traps targets through Shadow Tag. 65 Speed is modest but the bulk compensates.
Best Build
Gothitelle best EVs are Sp. Atk and HP
Special Tank Moveset
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Trick Room
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Gothitelle. Fake Out and Heal Pulse come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Future Sight and Psychic and coverage across 7 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
Gothitelle unleashes psychic energy and shows opponents dreams of the universe’s end. These dreams are apparently ethereal and beautiful.
It gazes at the stars to predict the future. It acts somewhat detached because it has seen the end of all existence.
Gothitelle Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Gothitelle has a 490 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Scarlet & Violet's meta. It works best as a balanced. Psychic with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, Gothitelle's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Weavile (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Frisk is the go-to ability for Gothitelle. It reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle. Its hidden ability Shadow Tag can work in specific setups. Competitive is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Scarlet & Violet, Gothitelle fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Scarlet & Violet, the core moveset is Psychic, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, and Trickroom. Psychic leads at 0% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Gothitelle has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
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