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Pumpkaboo

Pumpkin Pokémon

Game version
AppearanceStandard
PumpkabooPumpkaboo (shiny)
Height
0.4 m
Weight
5.0 kg
Alternate forms (4)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP67

The light that streams out from the holes in the pumpkin can hypnotize and control the people and Pokémon that see it.

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fire2×
Ice2×
Dark2×

Resistant to

Ground½×
Water½×
Grass½×

Immune to

Where to find Pumpkaboo

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 Pumpkaboo can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Astonish

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

GhostPhysical3010015
1Trick-or-Treat

Adds Ghost to the target’s types.

GhostStatus—10020
4Shadow Sneak

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

GhostPhysical4010030
8Confuse Ray

Confuses the target.

GhostStatus—10010
12Razor Leaf

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

GrassPhysical559525
16Leech Seed

Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.

GrassStatus—9010
20Bullet Seed

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

GrassPhysical2510030
24Scary Face

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

NormalStatus—10010
28Worry Seed

Changes the target’s ability to Insomnia.

GrassStatus—10010
32Seed Bomb

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

GrassPhysical8010015
36Shadow Ball

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

GhostSpecial8010015
40Trick

User and target swap items.

PsychicStatus—10010
44Pain Split

Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.

NormalStatus——20

Breeding & egg moves

Pumpkaboo can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

BestowNormal1 compatible parent
Phantump
CurseGhost45 compatible parents
GrimerMukGastlyHaunterGengarKoffingWeezingMisdreavusSlugmaMagcargoGulpinSwalotShuppetBanette
Destiny BondGhost28 compatible parents
GastlyHaunterGengarKoffingWeezingMisdreavusWobbuffetRaltsGardevoirGulpinShuppetBanetteDuskullDrifloon
DisableNormal24 compatible parents
GrimerMukGastlyGengarRaltsGardevoirCastformShuppetBanetteDuskullDusclopsChimechoDrifloonSpiritomb

Sprites & renders

13 sprites & renders for Pumpkaboo.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Black · White
Black · White
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
ORAS
ORAS
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Ghost-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Ghost-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

“Pumpkaboo”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/pumpkaboo-average.

Species data from PokéAPI.