Is Wynaut Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Psychic with AbilityShadow Tag. Wild early. Wobbuffet at 15. AbilityShadow Tag traps opponents but the Counter/Mirror Coat guessing game is unreliable for gym fights.
Viola's team hits Wynaut's weaknesses hard.
Grant's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Wobbuffet trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Wobbuffet trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Clemont's typing presses Wobbuffet's defenses.
Valerie's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wobbuffet here.
Olympia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wobbuffet here.
Wulfric's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Malva's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Wikstrom's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wobbuffet here.
Drasna's typing presses Wobbuffet's defenses.
Siebold's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wobbuffet here.
Diantha's team hits Wobbuffet's weaknesses hard.
Your Wynaut should hit Level 15 before you reach Grant, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Wynaut in X & Y
Grab Wobbuffet from the locations below, it shows up in the wild. Drop it at the nursery to hatch Wynaut. From there, level the baby through the remaining stages to Wynaut.
How to Obtain Wynaut in XY
Wynaut is your first catch on the way to Wynaut. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 22+ across 8 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Wynaut ✓Breed from Wobbuffet at the Day Care.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into WobbuffetReflection Cave - 1FLv.22CaveRate 10%Reflection Cave - B1FLv.22CaveRate 10%Reflection Cave - B2FLv.22CaveRate 10%Reflection Cave - B3FLv.22CaveRate 10%or evolve from Wynaut (Step 1)
Wynaut Weakness
Wynaut is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Wynaut Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Wynaut
 Ledyba Bug | C | |
 Scatterbug Bug | C | |
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Burmy Bug | D | |
 Caterpie Bug | C | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Absol builds →Bite 2x92-109%KO Shadow Claw 2x70-84% | ||
 Inkay DarkPsychic | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x76-89% Pursuit 2x30-35% Fury Cutter 2x30-35% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Ninjask builds →Bug Bite 2x69-81% Thief 2x46-54% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x84-99% Shadow Claw 2x63-75% Infestation 2x13-16% | ||
 Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Absol builds →Bite 2x86-102%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-79% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Scolipede builds →Bug Bite 2x71-83% Payback 2x39-46% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x84-99% X-Scissor 2x72-86% Shadow Claw 2x63-75% | ||
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x109-129%KO Thief 2x55-66% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Absol builds →Bite 2x86-102%KO X-Scissor 2x76-89% Shadow Claw 2x66-79% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Scolipede builds →X-Scissor 2x91-107%KO Payback 2x39-46% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x84-99% X-Scissor 2x72-86% Shadow Claw 2x63-75% | ||
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x109-129%KO Thief 2x55-66% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Absol builds →Bite 2x86-102%KO X-Scissor 2x76-89% Shadow Claw 2x66-79% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Scolipede builds →X-Scissor 2x91-107%KO Payback 2x39-46% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x112-133%KO Astonish 2x30-35% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x85-101%KO X-Scissor 2x75-89% Shadow Claw 2x66-78% | ||
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x50-60% Night Slash 2x34-40% Fury Cutter 2x19-23% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Absol builds →Bite 2x89-105%KO X-Scissor 2x79-93% Shadow Claw 2x69-81% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x116-137%KO Astonish 2x29-35% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x86-102%KO X-Scissor 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x67-80% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Krookodile builds →Crunch 2x111-130%KO Shadow Claw 2x64-75% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Drapion builds →Night Slash 2x78-91% X-Scissor 2x59-70% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x98-115%KO X-Scissor 2x75-88% Shadow Claw 2x65-77% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x129-152%KO Shadow Claw 2x64-75% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x136-161%KO Astonish 2x30-35% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x114-134%KO X-Scissor 2x76-89% Shadow Claw 2x66-79% | ||
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x118-139%KO X-Scissor 2x79-93% Shadow Claw 2x69-81% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x122-144%KO Shadow Claw 2x71-84% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x128-151%KO Shadow Claw 2x63-74% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x136-160%KO Shadow Ball 2x66-78% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x114-135%KO U-turn 2x58-68% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x114-135%KO X-Scissor 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x67-79% | ||
In X & Y, Tyranitar can KO Wynaut with Crunch (100-118%). Scizor threatens a KO with U-turn (114-134%). Gengar deals 74-87% with Shadow Ball.
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge63-74% Pursuit 2x50-59% Crunch 2x100-118%KO Superpower25-29% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch32-38% U Turn 2x114-134%KO Superpower32-38% Knock Off 2x71-83% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Wynaut View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Sludge Bomb41-49% Focus Blast18-22% | ||
Wynaut Evolutions
Wynaut is the baby form here. It evolves into Wobbuffet at level 15, but you can't breed it directly. Hatch one by breeding the evolved forms instead. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
XY Wynaut Best Moveset
AbilityShadow Tag traps opponents, but Ghost types can't be trapped this generation. MoveCounter and MoveMirror Coat reflect from 95 HP. The moveset lost Ghost targets. Wobbuffet one evolution away faces the same reduced trapping pool.
Best Build
Wynaut best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Mirror Coat
- Counter
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Wynaut's options are limited here. You've got Mirror Coat for STAB damage, but there isn't much beyond Psychic hitting power. TMs help fill gaps, though the kit stays tight.
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
It tends to move in a pack with others. They cluster in a tight group to sleep in a cave.
It grows strong by pushing up against others en masse. It loves eating sweet fruit.
Wynaut X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Wynaut does the job early-game if you need a Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Wobbuffet before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Wynaut 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