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RunerigusRunerigus (shiny)
#0867

Runerigus

Grudge Pokémon

Never touch its shadowlike body, or you’ll be shown the horrific memories behind the picture carved into it.

Details

Height1.6 m
Weight66.6 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP169
Contents

Base stats

HP
58
Attack
95
Defense
145
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
105
Speed
30
Total
483
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ice
Dark

Resistant to

Poison¼×
Rock½×
Bug½×

Immune to

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.

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

Evolution

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Shadow Claw

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

GhostPhysical7010015
1Astonish

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

GhostPhysical3010015
1Haze

Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.

IceStatus30
1Night Shade

Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.

GhostSpecial10015
1Protect

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

NormalStatus10
1Scary Face

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

NormalStatus10010
12Disable

Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.

NormalStatus10020
16Brutal Swing

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

DarkPhysical6010020
20Crafty Shield

Protects all friendly Pokémon from non-damaging moves.

FairyStatus10
24Hex

Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.

GhostSpecial6510010
28Mean Look

Prevents the target from leaving battle.

NormalStatus5
32Slam

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical807520
38Curse

Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.

GhostStatus10
44Shadow Ball

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

GhostSpecial8010015
50Earthquake

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.

GroundPhysical10010010
56Guard Split

Averages Defense and Special Defense with the target.

PsychicStatus10
56Power Split

Averages Attack and Special Attack with the target.

PsychicStatus10
62Destiny Bond

If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

GhostStatus5

Sprites & renders

8 sprites & renders for Runerigus.

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
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Ground-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Ground-type Pokémon

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Cite this page

Runerigus”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/runerigus.

Species data from PokéAPI.