Is Numel Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Fire/Ground Numel from Paldea's warmer areas. Camerupt after evolution brings high Special Attack. Rika uses one in her Ground E4 team, which tells you the typing holds up in the endgame.
Numel resists most of Katy's coverage and hits back hard.
Numel has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Numel trades roughly evenly with Iono's team.
Kofu's team hits Numel's weaknesses hard.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Ryme's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Grusha's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Rika's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Poppy's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Camerupt trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Camerupt has the type edge here and should clean up Geeta's team.
Catch Numel on West Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 18-31).
Your Numel should hit Level 33 before you reach Larry, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Numel in Scarlet & Violet
Numel's scattered across 10 spots in mid-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Numel in SV
The path to Numel starts with Numel at Lv. 18-80 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Numel ✓West Province (Area One) - MountainLv.18-31OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area Two) - RockyLv.33-55OverworldRate 8%The Great Crater of PaldeaLv.33-60OverworldRate 8%Coastal BiomeLv.50-80OverworldPolar BiomeLv.50-80Overworld
Step 2Catch or Evolve into CameruptNorth Province (Area Two) - RockyLv.33-55OverworldRate 8%The Great Crater of PaldeaLv.33-60OverworldRate 8%Coastal BiomeLv.50-80OverworldPolar BiomeLv.50-80Overworldor evolve from Numel (Step 1)
Numel Weakness
Type-wise, Numel takes extra damage from Water and Ground. Watch out for Water attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Numel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Numel
 Gyarados Water | B | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
 Barraskewda Water | B | |
In Scarlet & Violet, Swampert can KO Numel with Liquidation (282-332%). Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (192-226%).
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Numel View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x165-195%KO Flip Turn 4x200-236%KO Liquidation 4x282-332%KO | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Numel View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x192-226%KO Rapid Spin32-38% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Numel View Foongus builds →Venoshock7-8% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Numel View Mienfoo builds →Knock Off30-36% U Turn16-19% High Jump Kick60-71% | ||
Numel Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Numel grows into Camerupt through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 155 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Numel easily with 206 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Defense Curl and 12 more to offspring.
SV Numel Best Moveset
Fire/Ground at 65 Sp. Atk and 35 Speed. AbilitySimple doubles all stat changes, which makes one MoveGrowth under sun give +2 Attack and +2 Sp. Atk in a single turn. Pre-evolution stats mean even doubled boosts aren't enough. Evolve to Camerupt for 105 Sp. Atk and AbilitySolid Rock.
Best Build
Numel best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Growth
- Trailblaze
- Earth Power
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Body Slam aren't available any other way for Numel, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Overheat and Flare Blitz for solid options.
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
Magma of almost 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit courses through its body. When it grows cold, the magma hardens and slows it.
The flaming magma it stores in the hump on its back is the source of its tremendous power.
Numel Scarlet & Violet Guide
For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Numel through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Camerupt as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Numel spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline 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 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