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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%

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Variation of Ammonite, a fossil animal similar to Omanite.
Evolution
OmanyteLevel 40
Omastar

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
- ×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
- 1st: 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
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 Pokémon group 8 Water 3 Pokémon group 10 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
- Krabby Family
- Shellder Family
- Tentacool Family
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