#0555 · Unova · Generation 5

Darmanitan

Blazing Pokémon · Fire-type

Darmanitan is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Blazing Pokémon, number 555 (#0555) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 92.9 kg.

Darmanitan is the Blazing Pokémon, a hot-blooded Fire type that, when wounded, goes still as stone to meditate in Zen Mode. In Galar it has an Ice form with a giant snowball on its head and a dormant flame sac.

How to pronounce Darmanitan

Darmanitan is pronounced dar-MAN-ih-tan. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Darmanitan said out loud:

In Japanese it is ヒヒダルマ (Hihidaruma).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Darmanitan is a squat, ape-like Fire type, 1.3 m and 92.9 kg, with a tan face and fiery brows. In Zen Mode its fur and skin turn blue and its limbs fuse into a round Daruma doll shape. Galarian Darmanitan is an Ice type, 1.7 m and 120 kg, with a thick white coat and a giant snowball on its head.

Behaviour

The Sword entry says its thick arms can punch a dump truck to pieces. Galarian Darmanitan is gentle and timid, and Bulbapedia says it pretends to be a snowman near people. On blizzard days it comes down to stash food in its snowball, and it freezes the snowball before a headbutt.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives Unovan Darmanitan no habitat, and in Black and White it lives in the Desert Resort. Galarian Darmanitan has adapted to Galar's cold. Neither is available in Scarlet, Violet or Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Sheer Force is its usual Ability and Zen Mode its hidden one: when its HP falls to half or below it becomes a Fire and Psychic type whose Attack of 140 and Special Attack of 30 swap places. Galarian Darmanitan has Gorilla Tactics, which boosts Attack by 50% but locks it into one move. It hits with Flare Blitz and Hammer Arm.

Name origin

Darmanitan may combine 'Dharma' (a spelling of Daruma) and 'orangutan'. The Japanese name is Hihidaruma (ヒヒダルマ), possibly from hi ('fire' or 'scarlet'), hihi ('baboon'), Daruma and hidaruma ('in flames').

Design inspiration

Darmanitan is modelled on a Daruma doll, and Bulbapedia says the dolls burned at the ceremony its designer attended happened to resemble gorillas. Galarian Darmanitan may mix a snowman with a yeti, which is a fan reading.

Evolution notes

Unovan Darumaka evolves into Darmanitan at level 35, and Galarian Darumaka does so with an Ice Stone.

In the games

Five wild Darmanitan in Black and White's Desert Resort, where the species debuted, all have Zen Mode. Galarian Darmanitan arrived in Sword and Shield, and Bulbapedia says Detective Pikachu can ride one in Detective Pikachu Returns.

In the anime

Darmanitan debuted in 'Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!', where it entered Zen Mode to hold a loose clock-tower bell in the air with Psychic. In 'Raid Battle in The Ruins!' Goh caught one guarding the Colossus Ruins.

Fun facts

• Zen Mode Galarian Darmanitan has the highest base Speed of any Fire type, 135, and no other species shares its Ice and Fire typing.
• Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan has an Attack of 160 against a Special Attack of 30, a 130-point gap that Bulbapedia says is the largest among Pokémon that have not Mega Evolved.
• Bulbapedia says Galarian Darmanitan was the first regional form to get an extra form of its own.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Darmanitan (Pokémon) · Serebii: Darmanitan (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 105
• Attack: 140
• Defense: 55
• Sp. Atk: 30
• Sp. Def: 55
• Speed: 95

Darmanitan’s base stat total is 480. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Darmanitan weak to?

Darmanitan takes extra damage from Water (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

Evolution

What does Darmanitan evolve from?

Darmanitan evolves from Darumaka (Level 35; Galarian Darumaka: Ice Stone).

Darmanitan is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Darumaka, Darmanitan.

Forms

• Galarian Darmanitan (Galarian form): Ice-type, base stat total 480 (HP 105, Attack 140, Defense 55, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 55, Speed 95). Abilities: Gorilla Tactics, Zen Mode (hidden).
• Zen Darmanitan (Battle form): Fire/Psychic-type, base stat total 540 (HP 105, Attack 30, Defense 105, Sp. Atk 140, Sp. Def 105, Speed 55). Abilities: Sheer Force, Zen Mode (hidden).
• Zen Galarian Darmanitan (Battle form): Ice/Fire-type, base stat total 540 (HP 105, Attack 160, Defense 55, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 55, Speed 135). Abilities: Gorilla Tactics, Zen Mode (hidden).

Abilities

• Sheer Force: Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
• Zen Mode (hidden ability): Changes Darmanitan's form after each turn depending on its HP: Zen Mode below 50% max HP, and Standard Mode otherwise.

Moves

Moves Darmanitan learns by level up in Sword / Shield

“Evo” means Darmanitan learns the move the moment it evolves: Hammer Arm.

TM moves (57)

Darmanitan can learn 57 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Solar Beam, Fire Spin, Dig, Rest, Rock Slide, Thief, Snore, Protect, Attract, Sunny Day, Will-O-Wisp, Facade, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, U-turn, Payback, Fling, Power Swap, Guard Swap, Fire Fang, Round, Bulldoze, Mystical Fire, Body Slam, Flamethrower, Earthquake, Psychic, Focus Energy, Fire Blast, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Encore, Future Sight, Uproar, Heat Wave, Taunt, Trick, Superpower, Overheat, Iron Defense, Bulk Up, Gyro Ball, Flare Blitz, Focus Blast, Zen Headbutt, Iron Head, Stone Edge, Grass Knot, Work Up, Body Press.

Egg moves (6), which Darumaka can hatch knowing:Extrasensory, Flame Wheel, Focus Punch, Hammer Arm, Take Down, Yawn.

Move tutor moves (3): Burning Jealousy, Expanding Force, Lash Out.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 60 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 168.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon's power level rises along with the temperature of its fire, which can reach 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. (Shield)

The thick arms of this hot-blooded Pokémon can deliver punches capable of obliterating a dump truck. (Sword)

Its internal fire burns at 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, making enough power that it can destroy a dump truck with one punch. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

When one is injured in a fierce battle, it hardens into a stone-like form. Then it meditates and sharpens its mind. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

When weakened in battle, it transforms into a stone statue. Then it sharpens its mind and fights on mentally. (White)

Its internal fire burns at 2,500° F, making enough power that it can destroy a dump truck with one punch. (Black)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Attack among Fire types: 140.
• Highest Attack among Fire types in Gen 5: 140.
• Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
• Heavier than 81% of all Pokémon (92.9 kg).
• Base stat total 480, ranked #405 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #13 of 1,025.
• One of 81 Fire-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 97 red Pokémon.
• Number 62 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 73 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 60: about 7.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 3 alternate forms.
• Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Darmanitan (Pokémon), Serebii: Darmanitan (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (dar-MAN-ih-tan): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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