Compared with other species it is not impressive; its strongest stat is Sp. Atk. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 88% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 2 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Watch out for the Water type — damage from it is quadrupled. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Defense.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (60) and Sp. Atk (65) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Quiet +SpA · −Spe Slow and attacking on both sides — the cheapest thing to give up is what it does not have. Under Trick Room this drop actually helps.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 6
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #101 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #106 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Unova | #204 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Paldea | #151 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Blueberry Academy | #125 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Lumiose City | #116 | Legends: Z-A |
Abilities
- Oblivious Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
- Simple Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.
- Own Tempo Prevents confusion.
Pokédex entry
NUMEL is extremely dull witted - it doesn’t notice being hit. However, it can’t stand hunger for even a second. This POKéMON’s body is a seething cauldron of boiling magma.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Numel takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Numel appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (16)
All Numel cards →Numel has 16 cards in 14 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (9)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Hoenn
Johto
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (90)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (67 via TM/TR, 17 via Egg, 18 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 5 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 8 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 12 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100% | 30 |
| 15 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 15 | Flame Wheel | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 15 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 19 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 22 | Lava Plume | Fire | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 26 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 29 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 31 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| 36 | Yawn | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100% | 10 |
| 43 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 47 | Double Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |