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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#138 Omanyte

RockWater

  • SpeciesSpiral Pokémon
  • Japanese nameOmnite
  • PronunciationAHM-UH-NITE
  • Height1′ 4″ 0.41 m
  • Weight17.0 lb 7.65 kg
  • Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
Omanyte official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Variation of Ammonite, a fossil animal similar to Omanite.

Evolution

  1. OmanyteLevel 40Omastar
Omanyte in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Omanyte as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue Although long extinct, in rare cases, it can be genetically resurrected from fossils.
Yellow An ancient POKEMON that was recovered from a fossil. It swims by cleverly twisting its 10 tentacles about.
Stadium A prehistoric and long-extinct Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil. Swims by twisting its 10 tentacles about.
GoldStadium 2 Revived from an ancient fossil, this POKEMON uses air stored in its shell to sink and rise in water.
Silver This POKEMON from ancient times is said to have navigated the sea by adeptly twisting its 10 tentacles.
Crystal In prehistoric times, it swam on the sea floor, eating plankton. Its fossils are sometimes found.

Where to find Omanyte

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Cinnabar Island (Give the Helix Fossil to the scientist at lab) NA One
Red NA One
Yellow NA One
Gold Must trade from Red, Blue, or Yellow Never None
Silver Never None
Crystal Never None

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓
Yellow ✓
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×0.5
  • Fire×0.25
  • Water×1
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×4
  • Ice×0.5
  • Fighting×2
  • Poison×0.5
  • Ground×2
  • Flying×0.5
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 5 (80%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 4 : 5 (80%).
  • This Pokémon has the same weaknesses and resistances in GSC as RBY. So both defense ratios are the same.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st: Good 2nd: Good
  • Water1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Ice1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Ground1st: Bad 2nd: Good
  • Flying1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Bug1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 7 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 7:6 (~116.67%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 7 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 7:5 (140%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y G/S/C Move Type Kind
— Start Constrict Normal Physical
Start Start Withdraw Water Status
— 13 Bite DarkG/S/C NormalR/B/Y Special
Start 19 Water Gun Water Special
34 — Horn Attack Normal Physical
39 31 Leer Normal Status
— 37 Protect Normal Status
— 49 Ancient Power Rock Physical
46 — Spike Cannon Normal Physical
53 55 Hydro Pump Water Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Rock Smash
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM16Icy Wind
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM27Return
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM37Sandstorm
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • HM03Surf
  • HM06Whirlpool

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM11Bubblebeam
  • TM12Water Gun
  • TM13Ice Beam
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM20Rage
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM44Rest
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM03Surf
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Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Water 1 Pokémon group 8 Water 3 Pokémon group 10

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Aurora Beam Mate with a male from Remoraid, Seel, or Shellder Family.
Bubblebeam Mate with a male from Marill, Remoraid, or Tentacool Family; or Corsola, Mantine.
Haze Mate with a male Wooper/Quagsire.
Slam Mate with a male from Dratini or Wooper Family.
Supersonic Mate with a male from Shellder or Tentacool Family; or Mantine.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 35 243-273 41/4513.57% 38/4214.72%
Attack 40 148-178 41/4912.54% 39/4510.60%
Defense 100 268-298 12/5584.13% 9/4487.46%
Speed 35 138-168 41/4712.54% 38/429.68%
Special Attack G/S/C 90 248-278 12/4680.20% —
Special Defense G/S/C 55 178-208 30/4130.85% —
Special R/B/Y 90 248-278 — 11/2975.80%
Total 355 G/S/C
300 R/B/Y
1223-1403
1045-1195
46/8730.85% 39/6529.14%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library