Is Shroomish Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Petalburg Woods, early catch. AbilityEffect Spore adds random status on contact. Breloom at 23 is Grass/Fighting with AbilityEffect Spore, one of the best mid-game evolutions in RS. The early availability plus strong dual typing make Shroomish one of the best investments in Hoenn.
Shroomish has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Shroomish trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Shroomish's defenses.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Breloom has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Breloom's weaknesses hard.
Breloom has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Breloom resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Breloom resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Breloom resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Breloom trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Breloom has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Shroomish on Petalburg Woods (walking, Lv 5-6, uncommon).
- LV 16GrassMega Drain60100%15
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- LV 22NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- LV 45GrassGiga Drain113100%10
Your Shroomish should hit Level 23 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 36FightingSky Uppercut12890%15
- After Wallace
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
How to Get Shroomish in Ruby & Sapphire
A few locations for Shroomish with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Shroomish in RS
Step 1Shroomish ✓Petalburg WoodsLv.5-6GrassRate 15%
Step 2Evolve into BreloomBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Breloom egg.
Shroomish Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Shroomish for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Shroomish Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Shroomish
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x70-84% Gust 2x23-28% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x67-79% Leech Life 2x11-14% | ||
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Torchic Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Torchic builds →Ember 2x44-53% Peck 2x23-28% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x72-85% Gust 2x22-27% | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Combusken builds →Ember 2x49-58% Peck 2x30-36% | ||
 Gulpin Poison | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x67-81% Wing Attack 2x45-54% Leech Life 2x12-15% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x151-179%KO Peck 2x27-32% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x96-113%KO Wing Attack 2x65-77% Leech Life 2x16-20% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x78-93% Gust 2x37-44% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x151-179%KO Sludge Bomb 2x66-78% | ||
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb 2x89-106%KO Ice Beam 2x62-73% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Peck 2x26-32% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x97-114%KO Wing Attack 2x67-79% Leech Life 2x17-21% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x79-94% Gust 2x38-45% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Sludge Bomb 2x68-80% | ||
Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb 2x91-107%KO Ice Beam 2x62-74% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x99-117%KO Wing Attack 2x66-78% Leech Life 2x16-20% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x192-226%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-71% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Altaria builds →Fire Blast 2x77-91% Fly 2x69-82% Ice Beam 2x62-73% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x120-142%KO Fire Blast 2x72-85% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x191-226%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Altaria builds →Fire Blast 2x77-91% Fly 2x69-82% Ice Beam 2x61-72% | ||
Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x120-141%KO Fire Blast 2x73-85% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x167-197%KO Fly 2x126-149%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x191-225%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x132-156%KO Fire Blast 2x76-90% Ice Beam 2x61-71% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Salamence builds →Fly 2x116-136%KO Fire Blast 2x109-129%KO | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Gengar's Explosion hits Shroomish for 53-62%. Charizard's Fire Blast also KOs at 98-115%.
 Gengar GhostPoison | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt15-18% Explosion53-62% | ||
Salamence Dragon | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Salamence builds →Earthquake22-26% Rock Slide33-39% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Shroomish View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x98-115%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves View Scizor builds →
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Shroomish Evolutions
Shroomish evolves into Breloom. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 165 total stats over Shroomish. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Shroomish easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Charm, Fake Tears, False Swipe and 2 more to offspring.
RS Shroomish Best Moveset
MoveSpore at 100% accuracy for guaranteed sleep works even at pre-evolution stats. AbilityEffect Spore inflicts random status on contact. Grass pre-evolution heading toward Breloom's devastating Fighting/Grass combination.
Best Build
Shroomish best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Mega Drain
- Headbutt
- Poison Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Shroomish misses out on Charm and Fake Tears. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Giga Drain, with Normal and Poison coverage 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
Base Stats
SHROOMISH live in damp soil in the dark depths of forests. They are often found keeping still under fallen leaves. This POKéMON feeds on compost that is made up of fallen, rotted leaves.
If SHROOMISH senses danger, it shakes its body and scatters spores from the top of its head. This POKéMON’s spores are so toxic, they make trees and weeds wilt.
Shroomish Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Shroomish does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Breloom before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Shroomish first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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