Pheromosa
Pheromosa is a Bug/Fighting-type Pokémon, the Lissome Pokémon, number 795 (#0795) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 1.8 m tall and weighs 25 kg.
Pheromosa is the Lissome Pokémon, a slender white Ultra Beast shaped like a cockroach. The Pokédex says it has been spotted racing across the countryside at terrific speed, and Wicke of the Aether Foundation puts it at over 200 km/h (120 mph) in an instant.
How to pronounce Pheromosa
Pheromosa is pronounced fair-oh-MOH-suh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Pheromosa said out loud:
In Japanese it is フェローチェ (Pheroache).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Pheromosa is a thin, mostly white Ultra Beast built from five drooping discs, with gold joints, long thin limbs and a yellow crown-like structure on its small head. Long white antennae rise from the crown, and two clear wing-like structures hang from the back of its head almost to the ground. It is 1.8 m (5'11") tall and weighs 25.0 kg (55.1 lbs).
Behaviour
The Pokédex says it will not touch anything, possibly because it senses uncleanness in our world. Bulbapedia adds that most creatures facing it become confused, as if struck by its beauty, and lose the will to fight, and that it may have an organ that makes a pheromone unknown to science.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it lives in the Ultra Desert. In Moon four can be found in Verdant Cavern, and in Ultra Moon it lives in the Ultra Desert. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Ability Beast Boost raises its highest stat by a stage whenever it knocks out another Pokémon. It kicks with High Jump Kick, Close Combat and Triple Kick, buzzes with Bug Buzz and powers up with Quiver Dance. With 151 base Speed, 137 Attack and 137 Special Attack it hits hard and first, but its Defense and Special Defense are only 37.
Name origin
Pheromosa may combine pheromone with hermosa or formosa, words for beautiful or shapely in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. The Japanese name is Pheroache (フェローチェ), which may blend pheromone, the Italian feroce and cockroach.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says it may draw on an American cockroach just after moulting, when it turns white, and perhaps a copepod. Its pose and slim body also resemble a fashion model or a stick insect, and its design and personality seem to contrast with how people see cockroaches. These are fan readings, not official statements.
In the games
Pheromosa is a Moon-exclusive Ultra Beast, first met in Sun and Moon. In Sword and Shield it is a Max Lair Pokémon once the 'They Came From The Ultra Beyond!' adventure is unlocked.
In the anime
Debuted in 'Beauty is Only Crystal Deep!', where it arrived through an Ultra Wormhole and began stealing Z-Crystals from Trainers. Bewear defeated it, which let the Ultra Guardians catch it and send it home.
Fun facts
- A real cockroach, Nocticola pheromosa, was named after it: Foo Maosheng and Cristian C. Lucañas described the Singapore species in 2023, saying it shares Pheromosa's long antennae, hood-like wings and slender legs.
- In Sun and Moon its catch rate is 255, and Bulbapedia works out that the Beast Ball's five times bonus means a Beast Ball can never fail to catch it.
- In Pokémon Adventures Guzma uses it among the Ultra Beasts that attack Po Town.
Base stats
- HP: 71
- Attack: 137
- Defense: 37
- Sp. Atk: 137
- Sp. Def: 37
- Speed: 151
Pheromosa’s base stat total is 570. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Pheromosa weak to?
Pheromosa takes extra damage from Flying (4×), Fire (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), Bug (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
Pheromosa does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Beast Boost: Raises this Pokémon's highest stat by one stage when it faints another Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Pheromosa learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 10 | Quick Guard | Fighting | Status | — |
| 15 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 |
| 20 | Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 25 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 |
| 30 | Triple Kick | Fighting | Physical | 10 |
| 35 | Stomp | Normal | Physical | 65 |
| 40 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 45 | Lunge | Bug | Physical | 80 |
| 50 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 |
| 55 | Speed Swap | Psychic | Status | — |
| 60 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 |
| 65 | Quiver Dance | Bug | Status | — |
| 70 | High Jump Kick | Fighting | Physical | 130 |
TM moves (34)
Pheromosa can learn 34 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Rest, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Facade, Swift, Brick Break, Bounce, U-turn, Assurance, Fling, Speed Swap, Low Sweep, Round, Electroweb, False Swipe, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Low Kick, Agility, Substitute, Outrage, Endure, Sleep Talk, Taunt, Close Combat, Poison Jab, Bug Buzz, Focus Blast, Foul Play, Drill Run, Throat Chop.
Move tutor moves (3): Coaching, Skitter Smack, Triple Axel.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 257.
Pokédex entries
Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. (Ultra Moon)
A life-form that lives in another world, its body is thin and supple, but it also possesses great power. (Ultra Sun)
One of the Ultra Beasts. It refuses to touch anything, perhaps because it senses some uncleanness in this world. (Moon)
One of the dangerous Ultra Beasts, it has been spotted running across the land at terrific speeds. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | フェローチェ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Pheroache |
| French | Cancrelove |
| German | Schabelle |
| Spanish | Pheromosa |
| Italian | Pheromosa |
| Korean | 페로코체 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 费洛美螂 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 費洛美螂 |
Trivia
- Fastest Fighting type: 151 Speed.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Fighting types: 137.
- Fastest Pokémon in Gen 7: 151 Speed.
- Fastest Fighting type in Gen 7: 151 Speed.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Fighting types in Gen 7: 137.
- Fastest Bug type in Gen 7: 151 Speed.
- Highest base stat total among Bug types in Gen 7: 570, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 82% of all Pokémon (1.8 m).
- Heavier than 47% of all Pokémon (25 kg).
- Base stat total 570, ranked #93 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #3 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Bug and Fighting.
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 74 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Can learn 48 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 4 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: Pheromosa (Pokémon), Serebii: Pheromosa (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (fair-oh-MOH-suh): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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