Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 3.9 m
- Weight
- 210.0 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate25(7.7%)Hard
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP181
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
131
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
86
Sp. Def
90
Speed
40
Total
517
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Dhelmise
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Dhelmise can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Rapid Spin Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes. | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 4 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 8 | Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 16 | Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Gyro Ball Power raises when the user has lower Speed, up to a maximum of 150. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 24 | Switcheroo User and target swap items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | Water | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 36 | Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 44 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 52 | Anchor Shot Traps the target. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 56 | Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect. | Ghost | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 64 | Power Whip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
10 sprites & renders for Dhelmise.
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Cite this page
“Dhelmise”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/dhelmise.
Species data from PokéAPI.