Is Lombre Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Grass mid-stage with AbilitySwift Swim or AbilityRain Dish for rain healing. Lombre contributes through mid-game without evolving. The Water Stone for Ludicolo can wait until you're sure about the team. Handles Wattson and Flannery.
Lotad has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Ludicolo resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Lotad on Route 102 (walking, Lv 3-4, uncommon).
- After Brawly
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
Your Lotad should hit Level 14 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 43NormalUproar90100%10
- LV 49WaterHydro Pump16580%5
You can pick up the Water Stone in Abandoned Ship.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
How to Get Lombre in Ruby & Sapphire
Lombre appears at moderate rates across 1 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 Lombre in RS
Lotad is your first catch on the way to Lombre. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 3-18 across 3 total spots in the chain.
Lombre Weakness
Lombre's Water/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison, Flying, and Bug. Standard number of weaknesses for the Water/Grass typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ground, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Water |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Lombre Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lombre
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x79-95% Gust 2x26-32% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x75-89% Leech Life 2x14-18% | ||
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x79-94% Gust 2x25-30% | ||
 Gulpin Poison | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x76-90% Wing Attack 2x52-63% Leech Life 2x15-18% | ||
Taillow Normal | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x86-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x111-130%KO Wing Attack 2x74-88% Leech Life 2x18-22% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Ninjask builds →Aerial Ace 2x79-95% Leech Life 2x30-36% | ||
 Swalot Poison | C | |
In Ruby & Sapphire, Nidoking can KO Lombre with Sludge Bomb (144-170%).
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoison Point ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Nidoking builds →Earthquake40-47% Ice Beam36-43% Fire Blast44-52% Sludge Bomb 2x144-170%KO | ||
Lombre Evolutions
Sitting between Lotad and Ludicolo, Lombre is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Lotad). The final form adds another 140 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Lombre to get Lotad eggs easily using 35 partners from the Plant and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Flail, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf and 3 more.
RS Lombre Best Moveset
Middle-stage Water/Grass improving toward Ludicolo's rain sweeping role. AbilitySwift Swim and AbilityRain Dish both benefit from rain. MoveSurf and MoveGiga Drain at moderate power. One evolution from the competitive rain set.
Best Build
Lombre best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Surf
- Rain Dance
- Ice Beam
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Flail and Leech Seed from the egg pool give Lombre something extra.
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
LOMBRE is nocturnal - it will get active after dusk. It is also a mischief-maker. When this POKéMON spots anglers, it tugs on their fishing lines from beneath the surface and enjoys their consternation.
LOMBRE’s entire body is covered by a slippery, slimy film. It feels horribly unpleasant to be touched by this POKéMON’s hands. LOMBRE is often mistaken for a human child.
Lombre Ruby & Sapphire Guide
For Ruby & Sapphire, you can run Lombre through the first few routes without issues. 340 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ludicolo as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Lombre appears in 15 titles across 8 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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