Elgyem

No. 0605 · Gen 5

Elgyem weakness and type

Psychic

Hit ELGYEM with Bug, Ghost and Dark for 2× damage.

Moves against Elgyem

2×Super effective
BugGhostDark
½×Not very effective
FightingPsychic

In Pokémon GO: Bug deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Elgyem

Abilities

  • TelepathyNo change to type matchups
  • SynchronizeNo change to type matchups
  • AnalyticNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP55
  • Attack55
  • Defense55
  • Sp. Atk85
  • Sp. Def55
  • Speed30
  • Total335

Best nature

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Elgyem gives 1 Sp. Atk EV.

Calculate Elgyem's stats

How Elgyem evolves

ElgyemPsychic
All evolutions

What Elgyem can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
PsychicSynchronoisesame typeSpecial120
RockMeteor BeamSpecial120
NormalUproarSpecial90
ElectricThunderboltSpecial90
GrassEnergy BallSpecial90
DarkDark PulseSpecial80
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
BugSignal BeamSpecial75
SteelSteel WingPhysical70

Type counters to Elgyem

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.