Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 20.6 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow then very fast
Base EXP172
Base stats
HP
75
Attack
70
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
105
Speed
80
Total
490
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Perish Trap
NUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Altaria
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
XD: Gale of Darkness
Black
White
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Evolution
Lv. 35
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Altaria can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
21 of 21
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Disarming Voice Never misses. | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 1 | Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Pluck If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 16 | Round Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn. | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Natural Gift Power and type depend on the held berry. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 26 | Refresh Cleanses the user of a burn, paralysis, or poison. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Sing Puts the target to sleep. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 30 | Dragon Dance Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage. | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 32 | Cotton Guard Raises the user’s Defense by three stages. | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 38 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 44 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Perish Song User and target both faint after three turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 56 | Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Altaria.
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Cite this page
“Altaria”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/altaria.
Species data from PokéAPI.