Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 23.4 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate25(7.7%)Hard
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP170
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
90
Defense
130
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
65
Speed
55
Total
485
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Relicanth
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Relicanth can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
15 of 15
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Mud Sport Halves all Electric-type damage. | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 15 | Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| 15 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Dive User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 30 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 35 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 50 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 55 | Head Smash User receives 1/2 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Rock | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Relicanth can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Relicanth.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Relicanth”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/relicanth.
Species data from PokéAPI.