#0271 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Lombre

Jolly Pokémon · Water/Grass-type

Lombre is a Water/Grass-type Pokémon, the Jolly Pokémon, number 271 (#0271) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 32.5 kg.

Lombre is the Jolly Pokémon, a sombrero-hatted Water and Grass type that people sometimes take for a human child. Old folklore in Kitakami says it was once a naughty child reborn as a Pokémon.

How to pronounce Lombre

Lombre is pronounced LOM-bray. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Lombre said out loud:

In Japanese it is ハスブレロ (Hasubrero).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Lombre is a mostly green, bipedal plant Pokémon with a light blue face, ears, arms and back, a red bill and a notched lily pad on its head that looks like a sombrero. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 32.5 kg. A thin, slimy film covers its body, and the Pokédex calls the touch of its hands horribly unpleasant.

Behaviour

Lombre is nocturnal, sleeping in a nest of water grass by day. It is a mischief-maker: it tugs on anglers' lines from under the water and pops out of rivers in the evening to startle people. The Pokédex says it became nocturnal to avoid competing for food with bird Pokémon.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is Water's Edge, and it prefers waterfronts with plentiful food.

Diet

It eats the mosses growing on rocks in riverbeds.

Powers

In Scarlet and Violet Lombre learns Knock Off, Fake Out, Fury Swipes, Bubble Beam, Giga Drain, Zen Headbutt and Energy Ball. Its Abilities are Swift Swim and Rain Dish, with Own Tempo hidden. A 340 base total makes it a modest all-rounder before Ludicolo.

Name origin

Lombre may combine 'lotus', 'hombre' (Spanish for 'man') and 'sombrero'. The Japanese name is Hasubrero (ハスブレロ), possibly from hasu ('lotus') and 'sombrero'.

Design inspiration

Lombre looks like a lily pad crossed with a kappa, and may be a shibaten ('lawn tengu'), a child-like kappa shown in vintage figures with a straw hat and overalls. Its sombrero-shaped head, jacket-like markings and moustache-like red bill also recall a Mexican mariachi performer. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Lombre evolves from Lotad at level 14 and into Ludicolo with a Water Stone.

In the games

In Scarlet and Violet Lombre is wild around Kitakami in The Teal Mask and appears in 3 star Tera Raid Battles. It debuted in Ruby and Sapphire, and Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Lombre debuted in 'Take the Lombre Home', when Brock's Lotad evolved into one which the villagers of a village the group was visiting said would bring water back. In 'Goodbye, Friend!', a wild Lombre leads a pair of Zigzagoon.

Fun facts

• A Lombre in Pokémon Square decides against evolving into Ludicolo in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, which Bulbapedia reads as liking its own personality.
• In Scarlet and Violet Lombre learns moves up to Hydro Pump at level 64, while Ludicolo, reached with a Water Stone, has only three level-1 moves.
• Its German name, Lombrero, seems to keep the sombrero joke too.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Lombre (Pokémon) · Serebii: Lombre (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 60
• Attack: 50
• Defense: 50
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 50

Lombre’s base stat total is 340. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Lombre weak to?

Lombre takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.

It resists Water (¼×), Ground (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

What does Lombre evolve from?

Lombre evolves from Lotad at level 14.

How does Lombre evolve?

Lombre evolves into Ludicolo (Water Stone).

The whole family: Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo.

Abilities

• Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
• Rain Dish: Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.
• Own Tempo (hidden ability): Prevents confusion.

Moves

Moves Lombre learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (49)

Lombre can learn 49 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Water Pulse, Thief, Disarming Voice, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Magical Leaf, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Bullet Seed, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Drain Punch, Waterfall, Metronome, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Giga Drain, Hyper Voice, Energy Ball, Encore, Surf, Ice Beam, Grassy Terrain, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Knock Off, Uproar, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Double-Edge, Whirlpool, Muddy Water.

Egg moves (6):Counter, Razor Leaf, Sweet Scent, Synthesis, Teeter Dance, Tickle.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1, Grass.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 120 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 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 119.

Pokédex entries

It lives at the water's edge where it is sunny. It sleeps on a bed of water grass by day and becomes active at night. (FireRed, LeafGreen, X, Shield)

It is nocturnal and becomes active at nightfall. It feeds on aquatic mosses that grow in the riverbed. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Sword)

Lombre's entire body is covered by a slippery, slimy film. It feels horribly unpleasant to be touched by this Pokémon's hands. Lombre is often mistaken for a human child. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Lombre is nocturnal - it will get active after dusk. It is also a mischief-maker. When this Pokémon spots anglers, it tugs on their fishing lines from beneath the surface and enjoys their consternation. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

It has a mischievous spirit. If it spots an angler, it will tug on the fishing line to interfere. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y)

In the evening, it takes great delight in popping out of rivers and startling people. It feeds on aquatic moss that grows on rocks in the riverbed. (Emerald)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 55% of all Pokémon (32.5 kg).
• Base stat total 340, ranked #719 of 1,025.
• One of 3 Pokémon that are both Water and Grass.
• One of 130 green Pokémon.
• Number 20 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 66 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
• 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: Lombre (Pokémon), Serebii: Lombre (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (LOM-bray): 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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Water-type Pokémon · Grass-type Pokémon · Water/Grass weaknesses and matchups · Hoenn region guide · Swift Swim ability · Rain Dish ability · Own Tempo ability · Compare Lombre · Full Pokédex · Type chart · All moves

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