Numel
Numb Pokémon
Numel stores magma of almost 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit within its body. If it gets wet, the magma cools and hardens. In that event, the Pokémon’s body grows heavy and its movements become sluggish.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Stockpile + Body Press
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Where to find Numel
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Numel can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 8 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Magnitude Power varies randomly from 10 to 150. | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Flame Burst Deals splash damage to Pokémon next to the target. | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 15 | Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Incinerate Destroys the target’s held berry. | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 19 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 22 | Lava Plume Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 26 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 29 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 31 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 36 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Numel can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Numel.






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Cite this page
“Numel”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/numel.
Species data from PokéAPI.