No stat stands out enough here to force a single team role on this species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. Defensively it can rely on 1 weakness and 1 full immunity. Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. All six values are identical — 70 each.
Attack and Defense share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (70) and Sp. Atk (70) 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.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.
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 | #142 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #147 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Unova | #163 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Alola | #181 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #220 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Pokémon Champions | #351 | Champions |
Abilities
- Forecast Changes castform's type and form to match the weather.
Pokédex entry
CASTFORM’s appearance changes with the weather. This POKéMON gained the ability to use the vast power of nature to protect its tiny body.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Castform takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Castform 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 (18)
All Castform cards →Castform has 18 cards in 6 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 114 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 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 (10)
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.
Alola
Hoenn
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (72)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (42 via TM/TR, 11 via Egg, 19 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 10 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 10 | Powder Snow | Ice | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 10 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 15 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 20 | Hail | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 20 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 25 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 35 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70% | 5 |
| 35 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85% | 5 |
| 35 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80% | 5 |
| 45 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70% | 10 |