#0351
Castform
Weather Pokémon
Its form changes depending on the weather. The rougher conditions get, the rougher Castform’s disposition!
Details
Height0.3 m
Weight0.8 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP147
Abilities
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
70
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
70
Speed
70
Total
420
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Castform
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Black 2
White 2
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Castform can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 10 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Powder Snow Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Hail Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 20 | Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 25 | Weather Ball If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather’s type. | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| 35 | Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| 35 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 45 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Castform can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
18 sprites & renders for Castform.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Castform”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/castform.
Species data from PokéAPI.