Omanyte
Omanyte is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon, the Spiral Pokémon, number 138 (#0138) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 7.5 kg.
Omanyte is the Spiral Pokémon, a Rock and Water type that went extinct long ago and was brought back from a Helix Fossil. The Pokédex says some revived Omanyte have escaped or been released into the wild, and the species is now becoming a problem.
How to pronounce Omanyte
Omanyte is pronounced OM-uh-nite. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Omanyte said out loud:
In Japanese it is オムナイト (Omnite).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Omanyte is a small shelled sea creature, 0.4 m tall and 7.5 kg, with a sky-blue body, a pale yellow spiral shell and ten tentacles. Bulbapedia likens it to an ammonite or a nautilus. The Pokédex says it paddles by twisting its tentacles and kept air in its shell to change its depth.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Omanyte looks as though it is simply drifting along, and when threatened it pulls back inside its tough shell. It was prey rather than a hunter: the Pokédex says its fossils carry bite marks from Archeops, and Bulbapedia adds that Carracosta hunted it too.
Habitat
The Pokédex says Helix Fossils are dug up in places that used to be ocean floor, and its habitat category is Sea.
Diet
The Crystal Pokédex says plankton was its meal as it swam along the sea floor.
Powers
Omanyte can have Swift Swim or Shell Armor, with Weak Armor hidden. It learns Water Gun, Ancient Power, Surf, Shell Smash and Hydro Pump by levelling up. With base Defense 100 and Special Attack 90 but only 35 Speed, it is a slow, sturdy Water attacker.
Name origin
Omanyte may come from 'ammonite', the extinct shelled animal it resembles. The Japanese name is Omnite (オムナイト), which Bulbapedia suggests blends 鸚鵡貝 ōmugai ('nautilus') with ammonite.
Design inspiration
Omanyte is based on the ammonite, an extinct group of shelled sea animals related to squid and octopuses. It may also borrow from the nautilus, a coiled-shell relative that has changed so little it is sometimes called a living fossil.
Evolution notes
Omanyte evolves into Omastar at level 40.
In the games
Omanyte is a fossil Pokémon: players revive it from a Helix Fossil, first at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island in Red and Blue. It appears in the wild in Sword's Expansion Pass areas, such as the Roaring-Sea Caves, but is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
In 'Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon', a dynamite blast wakes a group of Omanyte and other fossil Pokémon beneath Grampa Canyon, and they chase Ash until an Aerodactyl scares them off. More live in the Ruins of Alph in 'Fossil Fools'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia suggests its Pokédex number, 0138, may nod to the golden spiral or the Fibonacci sequence because the golden angle is about 138 degrees.
- In the Red and Green beta its English name was Ess, which Bulbapedia says comes from the French escargot ('snail'), and Omastar was Kargo.
- In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Misty gives her Omanyte to Yellow, and it is nicknamed Omny.
Base stats
- HP: 35
- Attack: 40
- Defense: 100
- Sp. Atk: 90
- Sp. Def: 55
- Speed: 35
Omanyte’s base stat total is 355. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Omanyte weak to?
Omanyte takes extra damage from Grass (4×), Electric (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (¼×), Normal (½×), Ice (½×), Poison (½×), Flying (½×).
Evolution
How does Omanyte evolve?
Omanyte evolves into Omastar at level 40.
The whole family: Omanyte, Omastar.
Abilities
- Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
- Shell Armor: Protects against critical hits.
- Weak Armor (hidden ability): Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.
Moves
Moves Omanyte learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 1 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — |
| 5 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 |
| 10 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — |
| 15 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 20 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 25 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 |
| 30 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 |
| 35 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 |
| 41 | Protect | Normal | Status | — |
| 45 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 |
| 50 | Surf | Water | Special | 90 |
| 55 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — |
| 60 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 |
TM moves (35)
Omanyte can learn 35 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Rest, Rock Slide, Thief, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Sandstorm, Rain Dance, Hail, Whirlpool, Facade, Dive, Rock Tomb, Mud Shot, Rock Blast, Brine, Round, Body Slam, Hydro Pump, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Waterfall, Substitute, Spikes, Endure, Sleep Talk, Muddy Water, Iron Defense, Gyro Ball, Toxic Spikes, Earth Power, Stealth Rock, Scald.
Egg moves (10):Aurora Beam, Bite, Bubble Beam, Haze, Knock Off, Reflect Type, Slam, Supersonic, Tickle, Water Pulse.
Move tutor moves (1): Meteor Beam.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Water 3.
- Egg cycles: 30 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,840).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Defense effort value.
- Base experience yield: 71.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon is a member of an ancient, extinct species. Omanyte paddles through water with its 10 tentacles, looking like it's just drifting along. (Shield)
Because some Omanyte manage to escape after being restored or are released into the wild by people, this species is becoming a problem. (Sword)
An ancient Pokémon that was recovered from a fossil. It swam by cleverly twisting its 10 tentacles about. (Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)
It was restored from an ancient fossil. Those Helix Fossils are excavated from areas that were once oceans long, long ago. (Ultra Moon)
Omanyte lived in the seas of antiquity. Its fossils have been found bearing bite marks from Archeops, so apparently Archeops preyed on it. (Ultra Sun)
Omanyte is one of the ancient and longsince-extinct Pokémon that have been regenerated from fossils by people. If attacked by an enemy, it withdraws itself inside its hard shell. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
Names around the world
| Japanese | オムナイト |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Omnite |
| French | Amonita |
| German | Amonitas |
| Spanish | Omanyte |
| Italian | Omanyte |
| Korean | 암나이트 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 菊石兽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 菊石獸 |
Trivia
- Lightest Rock type in Gen 1: 7.5 kg.
- Shortest Rock type in Gen 1: 0.4 m, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 22% of all Pokémon (7.5 kg).
- Base stat total 355, ranked #691 of 1,025.
- One of 11 Pokémon that are both Rock and Water.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 138 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 54 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 15 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: Omanyte (Pokémon), Bulbapedia: Pokémon Red and Green beta.
- Pronunciation (OM-uh-nite): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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