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Varoom
Single-Cyl Pokémon
The steel section is Varoom’s actual body. This Pokémon clings to rocks and converts the minerals within into energy to fuel its activities.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight35.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190
Base friendship50
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
70
Defense
63
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
45
Speed
47
Total
300
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive Pivot
- Item
- Eviolite
- Nature
- Sassy
- EVs
- 252 HP / 72 Def / 184 SpD
- IVs
- —
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Varoom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Varoom.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| 4 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 7 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 10 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 13 | Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 21 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 28 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 36 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 41 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Spin Out | Steel | Physical | 100 | 100 | 5 |
| 50 | Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Varoom can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
No other Pokémon can pass this move down — obtainable another way.
