Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.8 m
- Weight
- 25.0 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship0None
Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP257
Base stats
HP
71
Attack
137
Defense
37
Sp. Atk
137
Sp. Def
37
Speed
151
Total
570
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Pheromosa
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ultra Moon
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Pheromosa can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Rapid Spin Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes. | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 5 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 10 | Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Low Kick Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 23 | Silver Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Bug | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 25 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 30 | Triple Kick Hits three times, increasing power by 100% with each successful hit. | Fighting | Physical | 10 | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Jump Kick If the user misses, it takes half the damage it would have inflicted in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 95 | 10 |
| 35 | Stomp Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 45 | Lunge Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| 55 | Speed Swap Exchanges the user’s Speed with the target’s. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 59 | Me First Uses the target’s move against it before it attacks, with power increased by half. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 60 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 65 | Quiver Dance Raises the user’s Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each. | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 70 | High Jump Kick If the user misses, it takes half the damage it would have inflicted in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 130 | 90 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
10 sprites & renders for Pheromosa.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Pheromosa”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/pheromosa.
Species data from PokéAPI.