Is Oshawott Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Available through Island Scan. Oshawott leads to Samurott. Popplio covers the Water starter role natively, making the scan unnecessary.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Oshawott has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Lana's typing presses Oshawott's defenses.
Oshawott has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Oshawott's weaknesses hard.
Oshawott has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Oshawott's weaknesses hard.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Totem Kommo-o's typing presses Oshawott's defenses.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Hala's typing presses Oshawott's defenses.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Oshawott trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Oshawott cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Oshawott in Sun & Moon
Can't catch Oshawott directly. Start with Oshawott in the wild from the locations below, then evolve at level 36. The 3-stage chain from Oshawott to Oshawott is where the leveling time goes.
Oshawott Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Oshawott for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Oshawott Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Oshawott
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x185-219%KO Energy Ball 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x187-220%KO Energy Ball 2x124-147%KO | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x209-246%KO | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x203-239%KO | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Meganium Grass | C | |
In Sun & Moon, Raikou can KO Oshawott with Thunderbolt (200-235%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Oshawott for 62-73%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x200-235%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Oshawott View Breloom builds →Mach Punch49-58% Bullet Seed 2x62-73% | ||
Oshawott Evolutions
Oshawott is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Dewott first, then eventually reaches Samurott. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Oshawott. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SM Oshawott Best Moveset
Water at 63 Sp. Atk with AbilityShell Armor blocking critical hits as a hidden ability and AbilityTorrent boosting Water at low HP. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Samurott two evolutions away adds 108 Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Oshawott best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Aqua Jet
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Oshawott misses out on Air Slash and Assurance. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Oshawott Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Oshawott does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Dewott before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Oshawott 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