Pokédex · VIII (Galar)

Runerigus#867

Its greatest asset is Defense — higher than 98% of species. Weak point: Speed — lower than 93% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 5 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 3 full immunities. Normal, Electric and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Runerigus
Shiny version
Ground Ghost
Height: 1.6 m (5′03″) Weight: 66.6 kg (146.8 lbs)

Base stats

HP
58
32%
Atk
95
70%
Def
145
98%
SpA
50
26%
SpD
105
89%
Spe
30
7%
TOTAL
483
61%

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

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, 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 (95) 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 3

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.

Galar #328 Sword / Shield
Hyperspace #061 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension
Pokémon Champions #867 Champions

Abilities

  • Wandering Spirit Swaps abilities with opponents on contact.

Pokédex entry

A powerful curse was woven into an ancient painting. After absorbing the spirit of a Yamask, the painting began to move.

Egg Group: Mineral Egg Group: Amorphous Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: medium (90/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 169

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

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

Weak to Water ×2 Grass ×2 Ice ×2 Ghost ×2 Dark ×2
Resistant to Poison ×¼ Bug ×½ Rock ×½
Immune to Normal ×0 Electric ×0 Fighting ×0

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.

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

TCG cards (3)

All Runerigus cards →

Runerigus has 3 cards in 3 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 106 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 (7)

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.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (55 via TM/TR, 1 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15
1 Haze Ice Status — — 30
1 Night Shade Ghost Special — 100% 15
1 Protect Normal Status — — 10
1 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10
12 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20
16 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100% 20
20 Crafty Shield Fairy Status — — 10
24 Hex Ghost Special 65 100% 10
28 Mean Look Normal Status — — 5
32 Slam Normal Physical 80 75% 20
38 Curse Ghost Status — — 10
44 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15
50 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
56 Guard Split Psychic Status — — 10
56 Power Split Psychic Status — — 10
62 Destiny Bond Ghost Status — — 5
— Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100% 15