The Essentials on Spiritomb
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fairy Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Poison · immune: Normal, Fighting, Psychic
- Evolution
- Spiritomb does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 485 · top stat: Defense (108) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 302 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon Champions: playable
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Spiritomb in French · ミカルゲ, Mikaruge in Japanese · Kryppuk in German All Languages
Overview
Spiritomb is a Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon, No. 442 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Forbidden Pokémon. Height: 1 m, weight: 108 kg.
Ability: Pressure. Hidden Ability: Infiltrator. Spiritomb is weak to Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Spiritomb takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Psychic-type moves.
Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#442
National Pokédex
Category
Forbidden Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
50
255
Attack
92
255
Defense
108
255
Special Attack
92
255
Special Defense
108
255
Speed
35
255
Total
485
Min HP (Lv. 100)
210
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
304
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ghost / Dark). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 1 type
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 13 types
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Poison
×½
Immune (×0) — 3 types
Normal
×0
Fighting
×0
Psychic
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
The Pokémon's moves are unaffected by the target's barriers, substitutes, and the like.
Spiritomb Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Spiritomb Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Ghost · Dark
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Spiritomb Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Night Shade
Ghost
Spec.
100%
—
15
1
Confuse Ray
Ghost
Stat
100%
—
10
1
Pursuit
Dark
Phys.
100%
40
20
5
Shadow Sneak
Ghost
Phys.
100%
40
30
7
Feint Attack
Dark
Phys.
—
60
20
10
Spite
Ghost
Stat
100%
—
10
15
Payback
Dark
Phys.
100%
50
10
20
Nasty Plot
Dark
Stat
—
—
20
25
Hex
Ghost
Spec.
100%
65
10
25
Extrasensory
Psychic
Spec.
100%
80
20
25
Ominous Wind
Ghost
Spec.
100%
60
5
30
Memento
Dark
Stat
100%
—
10
35
Sucker Punch
Dark
Phys.
100%
70
5
40
Curse
Ghost
Stat
—
—
10
45
Shadow Ball
Ghost
Spec.
100%
80
15
50
Dark Pulse
Dark
Spec.
100%
80
15
55
Hypnosis
Psychic
Stat
60%
—
20
60
Dream Eater
Psychic
Spec.
100%
100
15
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Amorphous
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Spiritomb
Available in 12 games, 14 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby
X
Y
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IV
Diamond 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Route 209
Lv. 25 100%
Pearl 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Route 209
Lv. 25 100%
Platinum 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Route 209
Lv. 25 100%
Generation VI
Alpha Sapphire 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Sea Mauville
Lv. 50 100%
Sea Mauville
Lv. 50 100%
Omega Ruby 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Sea Mauville
Lv. 50 100%
Sea Mauville
Lv. 50 100%
X 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Y 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Hisui Region
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Diamond
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pearl
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Platinum
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Omega Ruby
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Alpha Sapphire
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Spiritomb in Pokémon GO
- 2,072Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,184Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Diamond
“A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone.”
Pearl
“It was bound to a fissure in an odd keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.”
Platinum
“Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.”
HeartGold
“It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to keep it from doing any mischief.”
SoulSilver
“It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to keep it from doing any mischief.”
Black
“Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.”
White
“Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.”
Black 2
“Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.”
White 2
“Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.”
X
“A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone.”
Y
“It was bound to a fissure in an odd keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.”
Omega Ruby
“A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It was bound to a fissure in an odd keystone as punishment for misdeeds 500 years ago.”
Sword
“Exactly 108 spirits gathered to become this Pokémon. Apparently there are some ill-natured spirits in the mix.”
Shield
“All Spiritomb’s mischief and misdeeds compelled a traveler to use a mysterious spell to bind Spiritomb to an odd keystone.”
Legends: Arceus
“It lays curses by thinking wicked thoughts. Writings tell that this Pokémon was born out of the assembly of five score and eight malevolent spirits.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Spiritomb
🇬🇧 English
Spiritomb
🇯🇵 漢字
ミカルゲ
🇯🇵 Kana
ミカルゲ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Mikaruge
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Kryppuk
🇪🇸 Español
Spiritomb
🇮🇹 Italiano
Spiritomb
🇰🇷 한국어
화강돌
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
花岩怪
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
花岩怪
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Interdit
🇬🇧 EN
Forbidden Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ふういんポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Verboten-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Spiritomb
What type is Spiritomb?
Spiritomb is a Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon.
What are Spiritomb's weaknesses?
Spiritomb is weak to Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Spiritomb takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Psychic-type moves.
What is Spiritomb's Hidden Ability?
Spiritomb's Hidden Ability is Infiltrator. Its regular Ability is Pressure.
Is Spiritomb available in Pokémon Champions?
Yes, Spiritomb is playable in Pokémon Champions.
Can you get a Shiny Spiritomb in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Spiritomb is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
