Is Kyogre Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Cave of Origin in Sapphire at level 45. Water-type with AbilityDrizzle summoning permanent rain. Rain boosts Water moves, enables Swift Swim, and weakens Fire attacks. Kyogre's Special stats are absurd. Sapphire's box legendary trivializes the remaining story content. One of the most powerful Pokemon ever made.
Kyogre resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Kyogre resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Kyogre on Cave of Origin (interact, Lv 45, limited). Encountered at the bottom of the Cave of Origin in Sootopolis City during the main story
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- LV 45PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 65NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 75WaterWater Spout225100%5
How to Get Kyogre in Ruby & Sapphire
Kyogre waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Cave of Origin for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.
How to Get Kyogre in Ruby & Sapphire
Kyogre Weakness
Type-wise, Kyogre takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Kyogre's special bulk (base 140 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| 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 Kyogre Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Kyogre
In Ruby & Sapphire, Cloyster's Explosion hits Kyogre for 34-40%.
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Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityShellarmor ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Cloyster builds →Explosion34-40% Surf5-6% Rapid Spin7-8% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Donphan builds →Earthquake19-23% Rapid Spin10-12% Rock Slide14-17% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin7-9% Explosion36-42% Earthquake14-17% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball9-10% | ||
Kyogre Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Kyogre is a Water legendary with 670 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
RS Kyogre Best Moveset
Permanent rain on switch-in through AbilityDrizzle boosts all Water moves by 50% and enables AbilitySwift Swim teammates. 150 Sp. Atk fires rain-boosted MoveWater Spout at 150 base power from full HP, the most devastating move in the format. MoveIce Beam and MoveThunder for coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Weather-defining legendary.
Best Build
Kyogre best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Calm Mind
- Surf
- Thunder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Kyogre learns Water Spout and Hydro Pump naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Rock and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
KYOGRE has the power to create massive rain clouds that cover the entire sky and bring about torrential downpours. This POKéMON saved people who were suffering from droughts.
KYOGRE is named in mythology as the POKéMON that expanded the sea by covering the land with torrential rains and towering tidal waves. It took to sleep after a cataclysmic battle with GROUDON.
Kyogre Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Kyogre is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 670 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a pivot. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.
Kyogre is a static encounter at Cave Of Origin in Ruby & Sapphire. Kyogre appears at level 45. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Drizzle is what you want on Kyogre. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Kyogre is a special attacker with base 150 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a pivot.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Ruby & Sapphire, Kyogre has been featured in 16 titles across 8 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most 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 6ORASPrimal
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