--- title: "Varoom (#0965): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/varoom" description: "Varoom (#0965): Steel/Poison-type Single-Cyl Pokémon from Paldea. Base stat total 300. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0965 · Paldea · Generation 9 # Varoom Single-Cyl Pokémon · Steel/Poison-type ![Varoom official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/965.webp) Varoom is a [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel)/[Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison)-type Pokémon, the Single-Cyl Pokémon, number 965 (#0965) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the [Paldea](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/paldea) region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 35 kg. Varoom is a living engine: the Pokédex says it was born when a mysterious Poison Pokémon moved into an engine left in a scrap-processing factory. Only the steel part is its real body. ## How to pronounce Varoom Varoom is pronounced **vuh-ROOM**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Varoom said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/965.mp3) In Japanese it is ブロロン (Buroron). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Varoom is 1 m tall and weighs 35 kg. It resembles a small single-cylinder engine, with a skull-tipped front, a yellow eye on each side, a tall striped block on top and a long exhaust pipe stained purple at the tip. Bulbapedia says it levitates and flies rather than rolling along the ground. ### Behaviour Canon says almost nothing about Varoom's temperament. Bulbapedia says it attaches itself to rocks that look like wheels. ### Habitat The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet Varoom is found in East Province (Area Three) and West Province (Area Two), including mines and mountains, and in 2-star Tera Raid Battles. ### Diet The Pokédex says it clings to rocks and turns the minerals inside them into energy. ### Powers Overcoat protects it from weather damage, while its hidden Ability, Slow Start, halves its Attack and Speed for the first five turns. It learns Sludge, Gyro Ball, Iron Head, Spin Out and Gunk Shot. With base Defense 63 and Speed 47 it is a slow, sturdy early Steel and Poison type. ### Name origin Varoom is probably 'vroom', the sound of a revving engine. The Japanese name is Buroron (ブロロン), which may combine burororo (an engine sound) and burun (another word for 'vroom'). ### Design inspiration Yusuke Kozaki designed Varoom and Revavroom. Varoom appears to be modelled on a single-cylinder engine of the kind found in small machines. An engine taken over by a spirit may echo tsukumogami, objects that come to life in Japanese folklore, and its look may borrow from 1920s and 1930s 'rubber hose' cartoons. These are fan readings. ### Evolution notes Varoom evolves into Revavroom at level 40. ### In the games Team Star's Starmobiles use Varoom as their rear wheels in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. It is not in either expansion and is not available in Legends: Z-A. ### In the anime Debuted in 'Dot and Nidothing' as a wild Pokémon that ran off with Dot's Nidothing costume as far as Levincia, until Dot's Quaxly calmed it down. ### Fun facts - Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon shares its Steel and Poison typing, and that Varoom and Revavroom are the only Poison Pokémon immune to their own type. - It and Revavroom appeared in trailers and gameplay showcases for Scarlet and Violet, but stayed unnamed until release. - With base Speed 47 it is the slowest of the Steel types introduced in Generation IX, according to poke.si's records. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Varoom (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Varoom_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Varoom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/varoom/) ## Base stats - HP: **45** - Attack: **70** - Defense: **63** - Sp. Atk: **30** - Sp. Def: **45** - Speed: **47** Varoom’s base stat total is **300**. Its highest stat is Attack. ## Type matchups ### What is Varoom weak to? Varoom takes extra damage from [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (4×), [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (2×) moves. It resists [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (¼×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (¼×), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) (¼×), [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal) (½×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (½×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (½×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (½×), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×). It is immune to [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) moves. ## Evolution ### How does Varoom evolve? Varoom evolves into [Revavroom](https://pokee.si/pokemon/revavroom) at level 40. The whole family: **Varoom**, [Revavroom](https://pokee.si/pokemon/revavroom). ## Abilities - [Overcoat](https://pokee.si/abilities/overcoat): Protects against damage from weather. - [Slow Start](https://pokee.si/abilities/slow-start) (hidden ability): Halves Attack and Speed for five turns upon entering battle. ## Moves ### Moves Varoom learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Lick](https://pokee.si/moves/lick) | Ghost | Physical | 30 | | 1 | [Poison Gas](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-gas) | Poison | Status | — | | 4 | [Smog](https://pokee.si/moves/smog) | Poison | Special | 30 | | 7 | [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt) | Dark | Status | — | | 10 | [Assurance](https://pokee.si/moves/assurance) | Dark | Physical | 60 | | 13 | [Sludge](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge) | Poison | Special | 65 | | 17 | [Gyro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/gyro-ball) | Steel | Physical | — | | 21 | [Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/headbutt) | Normal | Physical | 70 | | 25 | [Screech](https://pokee.si/moves/screech) | Normal | Status | — | | 28 | [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head) | Steel | Physical | 80 | | 32 | [Swagger](https://pokee.si/moves/swagger) | Normal | Status | — | | 36 | [Poison Jab](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-jab) | Poison | Physical | 80 | | 41 | [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar) | Normal | Special | 90 | | 46 | [Spin Out](https://pokee.si/moves/spin-out) | Steel | Physical | 100 | | 50 | [Gunk Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/gunk-shot) | Poison | Physical | 120 | ### TM moves (34) Varoom can learn 34 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Acid Spray](https://pokee.si/moves/acid-spray), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Bulldoze](https://pokee.si/moves/bulldoze), [Venoshock](https://pokee.si/moves/venoshock), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Poison Jab](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-jab), [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt), [Toxic Spikes](https://pokee.si/moves/toxic-spikes), [Flash Cannon](https://pokee.si/moves/flash-cannon), [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head), [Gunk Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/gunk-shot), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense), [Sludge Bomb](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge-bomb), [Steel Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Haze](https://pokee.si/moves/haze), [Toxic](https://pokee.si/moves/toxic), [Gyro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/gyro-ball), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Sludge Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge-wave), [Metal Sound](https://pokee.si/moves/metal-sound), [Curse](https://pokee.si/moves/curse). Egg moves (5):[Haze](https://pokee.si/moves/haze), [Parting Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/parting-shot), [Self-Destruct](https://pokee.si/moves/self-destruct), [Torment](https://pokee.si/moves/torment), [Toxic](https://pokee.si/moves/toxic). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Mineral. - Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560). - Catch rate: 190 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 Attack effort value. - Base experience yield: 60. ## Pokédex entries The steel section is Varoom's actual body. This Pokémon clings to rocks and converts the minerals within into energy to fuel its activities. *(Violet)* It is said that this Pokémon was born when an unknown poison Pokémon entered and inspirited an engine left at a scrap-processing factory. *(Scarlet)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: ブロロン - **Romaji**: Buroron - **French**: Vrombi - **German**: Knattox - **Spanish**: Varoom - **Italian**: Varoom - **Korean**: 부르롱 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 噗隆隆 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 噗隆隆 ## Trivia - Slowest Steel type in Gen 9: 47 Speed. - Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m). - Heavier than 57% of all Pokémon (35 kg). - Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025. - One of 2 Pokémon that are both Steel and Poison. - One of 107 gray Pokémon. - Number 60 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea). - Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon. - Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Varoom (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Varoom_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Varoom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/varoom/). - Pronunciation (vuh-ROOM): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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