Is Numel Good in Legends: Z-A Playthrough?
Fire and Ground Numel heading toward Mega Camerupt. Extremely slow cooldowns, but the dual typing covers unique matchups. Team Flare Nouveau Griselle uses a Camerupt, so you know where the line ends up performing.
How to Get Numel in Legends: Z-A
moderate rates for Numel across 1 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Numel in LZA
Step 1Numel ✓Wild Zone 8Lv.23-24OverworldLegends: Z-A
Step 2Catch or Evolve into CameruptWild Zone 8Lv.39-40OverworldLegends: Z-Aor 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
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
 Staryu Water | D | |
Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Binacle RockWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Binacle builds →Bubble Beam 4x100-118%KO Bulldoze 2x41-49% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
 Sharpedo WaterDark | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
 Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Barbaracle builds →Liquidation 4x289-340%KO Bulldoze 2x68-80% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
 Clawitzer Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Numel View Clawitzer builds →Hydro Pump 4x401-472%KO Mud Shot 2x68-80% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
 Simipour Water | C | |
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
In Legends: Z-A, 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% | ||
Numel Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Numel grows into Camerupt through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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
LZA Numel Best Moveset
Fire and Ground dual typing is strong offensively, but 60/65 mixed offenses can't capitalize on it. 35 Speed keeps every cooldown near maximum. The moveset has the right coverage types without the stats to use them. Mega Camerupt is one evolution ahead.
Best Build
Numel best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Growth
- Trailblaze
- Earth Power
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Numel learns Overheat and Flare Blitz naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Rock 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
Magma of almost 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit courses through its body. When it grows cold, the magma hardens and slows it.
Numel Legends: Z-A Guide
For Legends: Z-A, 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