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Pumpkaboo Small

Pumpkin Pokémon

Ghost Grass

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

1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height0.3 m

Weight3.5 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP67

Abilities

Pickup

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

InsomniaHidden

Prevents sleep.

Egg groups: Amorphous

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

335

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Z-Trick-or-Treat

Moves

Item

Ghostium Z

AbilityFrisk

NatureModest+SpA/−Atk

EV spread

HP4

Def36

SpA▲164

SpD156

Spe148

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Pumpkaboo Small

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Friend Safari Route 16

Sword

Giant's Mirror Hammerlocke Hills Route 4

Shield

Giant's Mirror Hammerlocke Hills Route 4

Evolution

#0710Pumpkaboo

Trade

#0711Gourgeist

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15
1	Trick-or-Treat Adds Ghost to the target’s types.	Ghost	Status	—	100	20
4	Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
8	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
12	Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
16	Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.	Grass	Status	—	90	10
20	Bullet Seed Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Grass	Physical	25	100	30
24	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
28	Worry Seed Changes the target’s ability to Insomnia.	Grass	Status	—	100	10
32	Seed Bomb Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Grass	Physical	80	100	15
36	Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
40	Trick User and target swap items.	Psychic	Status	—	100	10
44	Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	20