Pokédex · VII (Alola)

Dhelmise#781

Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 96% of species. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 83% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 5 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Normal and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Shiny Dhelmise
Regular version
Ghost Grass
Height: 3.9 m (12′10″) Weight: 210.0 kg (463.0 lbs)

Base stats

HP
70
51%
Atk
131
96%
Def
100
82%
SpA
86
73%
SpD
90
77%
Spe
40
17%
TOTAL
517
78%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack; weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (131) is 45 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 4

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.

Alola #263 Sun / Moon
Alola #344 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #360 Sword / Shield
Crown Tundra #162 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra

Abilities

  • Steelworker This Pokémon's Steel moves have 1.5× power.

Pokédex entry

Swinging its massive anchor, it can KO Wailord in a single blow. What appears to be green seaweed is actually its body.

Egg Group: Mineral Gender: Genderless Catch difficulty: hard (25/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 181
Evolution line

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Dhelmise takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Flying ×2 Ghost ×2 Dark ×2
Resistant to Water ×½ Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Ground ×½
Immune to Normal ×0 Fighting ×0

How it was drawn

Sprite taken straight from the game in which Dhelmise appeared.

Gen 7 2016
Dhelmise in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

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.

Dhelmise — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Dhelmise — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Dhelmise — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Dhelmise — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (8)

All Dhelmise cards →

Dhelmise has 8 cards in 6 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

This species is genderless, so its only possible partner is Ditto.

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 (8)

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

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (56 via TM/TR, 16 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Absorb Grass Special 20 100% 25
1 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100% 40
4 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15
8 Wrap Normal Physical 15 90% 20
12 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100% 15
16 Growth Normal Status — — 20
20 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100% 5
24 Switcheroo Dark Status — 100% 10
28 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10
32 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85% 15
36 Heavy Slam Steel Physical — 100% 10
40 Slam Normal Physical 80 75% 20
44 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15
48 Metal Sound Steel Status — 85% 40
52 Anchor Shot Steel Physical 80 100% 20
56 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10
60 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100% 10
64 Power Whip Grass Physical 120 85% 10