Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.7 m
- Weight
- 12.5 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time30 cycles · ~7,905 steps
Growth rateslow then very fast
Base EXP71
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
95
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
50
Speed
75
Total
355
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Anorith
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Lv. 40
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Anorith can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
15 of 15
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Mud Sport Halves all Electric-type damage. | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 4 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 8 | Smack Down Removes any immunity to Ground damage. | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 16 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 20 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Brine Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Crush Claw Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 36 | Rock Blast Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 41 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 44 | X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Anorith can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Anorith.
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Cite this page
“Anorith”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/anorith.
Species data from PokéAPI.