#0826
Orbeetle
Seven Spot Pokémon
It emits psychic energy to observe and study what’s around it—and what’s around it can include things over six miles away.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight40.8 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP253
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
45
Defense
110
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
120
Speed
90
Total
505
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Orbeetle
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 Orbeetle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 4 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 8 | Magic Coat Reflects back the first effect move used on the user this turn. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 12 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 16 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 24 | Ally Switch User switches places with the friendly Pokémon opposite it. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 28 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Mirror Coat Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took. | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | After You Makes the target act next this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 44 | Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Psychic Terrain Protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and increases the power of their Psychic moves by 50%. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Orbeetle.
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Cite this page
“Orbeetle”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/orbeetle.
Species data from PokéAPI.