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No. 965 · National Pokédex

Varoom

ブロロン · Buroron · Vrombi
⚙️ Steel ☠️ Poison
Height
1.0 m
Weight
35.0 kg
Category
Single-Cyl Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Varoom
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Varoom

Types
Steel Poison
Weaknesses
×4 Ground · ×2 Fire Table
Resistances
×¼ Grass, Bug, Fairy · ×½ Normal, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel · immune: Poison
Evolution
Varoom → Revavroom (Lv. 40)
Shiny
Shiny VaroomAlternate, 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. View
Stats
Total 300 · top stat: Attack (70) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Vrombi in French · ブロロン, Buroron in Japanese · Knattox in German All Languages

📋Overview

Varoom is a Steel and Poison-type Pokémon, No. 965 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Single-Cyl Pokémon. Height: 1 m, weight: 35 kg.

Varoom evolves into Revavroom (Lv. 40).

Ability: Overcoat. Hidden Ability: Slow Start. Varoom is weak to Fire-type moves (×2 damage). Varoom is very weak to Ground-type moves (×4 damage). Varoom takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#965
National Pokédex
Category
Single-Cyl Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
45
255
Attack
70
255
Defense
63
255
Special Attack
30
255
Special Defense
45
255
Speed
47
255
Total
300
Min HP (Lv. 100)
200
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
294
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Poison). See the type chart

Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Ground
×4
Weak (×2) — 1 type
Fire
×2
Normal (×1) — 6 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Fighting
×1
Psychic
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 6 types
Normal
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Rock
×½
Dragon
×½
Steel
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 3 types
Grass
×¼
Bug
×¼
Fairy
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Poison
×0

✨Abilities

Overcoat
Ability 1
The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores.
Slow Start
For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.

🌱Varoom Evolution

Varoom
#965
Varoom
Steel Poison
Level 40 →
Revavroom
#966
Revavroom
Steel Poison

🔮Varoom Forms and Shiny

Varoom
Standard Form
Steel · Poison
Shiny Availability
Shiny Varoom
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Varoom Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Poison Gas
Poison Stat
90%
—
40
1
Lick
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
30
4
Smog
Poison Spec.
70%
30
20
7
Taunt
Dark Stat
100%
—
20
10
Assurance
Dark Phys.
100%
60
10
13
Sludge
Poison Spec.
100%
65
20
17
Gyro Ball
Steel Phys.
100%
—
5
21
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
25
Screech
Normal Stat
85%
—
40
28
Iron Head
Steel Phys.
100%
80
15
32
Swagger
Normal Stat
85%
—
15
36
Poison Jab
Poison Phys.
100%
80
20
41
Uproar
Normal Spec.
100%
90
10
46
Spin Out
Steel Phys.
100%
100
5
50
Gunk Shot
Poison Phys.
80%
120
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Mineral
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
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 Varoom

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

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.

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

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 0.3% · Position #110

📱Varoom in Pokémon GO

Varoom in Pokémon GO
  • 1,138Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 650Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 50 🍬to evolve into Revavroom
Pokémon GO entry: Varoom →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“It is said that this Pokémon was born when an unknown poison Pokémon entered and inspirited an engine left at a scrap-processing factory.”
Violet
“The steel section is Varoom’s actual body. This Pokémon clings to rocks and converts the minerals within into energy to fuel its activities.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Vrombi
🇬🇧 English
Varoom
🇯🇵 漢字
ブロロン
🇯🇵 Kana
ブロロン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Buroron
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Knattox
🇪🇸 Español
Varoom
🇮🇹 Italiano
Varoom
🇰🇷 한국어
부르롱
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
噗隆隆
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
噗隆隆
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Monocylindre
🇬🇧 EN
Single-Cyl Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
たんきとうポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Einzylinder

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Varoom

What type is Varoom?

Varoom is a Steel and Poison-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Varoom?

Varoom evolves into Revavroom (Lv. 40).

What are Varoom's weaknesses?

Varoom is weak to Fire-type moves (×2 damage). Varoom is very weak to Ground-type moves (×4 damage). Varoom takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

What is Varoom's Hidden Ability?

Varoom's Hidden Ability is Slow Start. Its regular Ability is Overcoat.