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Armaldo in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: locations, stats and moves

Find Armaldo’s Ruby/Sapphire encounters, original Rock/Bug typing, Generation III stats, ability slots, evolutions, breeding and exact-version moves.

Edition covered

Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. Emerald and the Nintendo 3DS remakes have separate rules and progression.

01

Generation III identity and base stats

Armaldo is Hoenn #136 and National #348. Its original Ruby/Sapphire typing is Rock / Bug. The picture and base stats describe its original Generation III form on Game Boy Advance. Later Fairy typing, stat increases and evolutions are excluded.

Base stats describe the species; level, IVs, EVs and nature determine an individual’s actual battle stats.

Armaldo
Armaldo: original Generation III form, Hoenn #136.
Armaldo original Ruby/Sapphire base stats
StatBase value
HP75
Attack125
Defense100
Sp. Atk70
Sp. Def80
Speed45
Total495
02

Where to obtain it in Ruby and Sapphire

Match the game version, area and method before traveling. Ordinary grass, fishing, gifts, fossil revival and trades are separate acquisition routes.

No direct Ruby/Sapphire encounter is recorded for this form. Use the evolution family below, breed an eligible obtained parent or arrange a compatible external specimen as appropriate.

Encounter methods · Legendaries and event access · Gifts, fossils and trades

03

Evolution family and original requirements

Armaldo original Hoenn evolution family
FromIntoRuby / Sapphire method
AnorithArmaldoLevel 40

Friendship evolution uses the original threshold of 220. Trade evolutions require a compatible second game and system. These are original cartridge methods: Feebas uses Beauty, Wurmple uses personality and Nincada can create an extra party member.

All original Hoenn evolution methods

04

Abilities, breeding and training reference

Armaldo original ability slots
AbilitySlot
Battle ArmorRegular slot 1

Ruby/Sapphire have no Hidden Abilities. Many abilities gained additional battle or overworld effects in later games; use the original effect in the linked ability reference.

Armaldo breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio12.5% female / 87.5% male
Egg group(s)Water 3
Base hatch cycles30
Experience growthErratic
Base capture rate45 /255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedAttack +2

Use the Route 117 Day Care. Eggs hatch at Lv.5; Undiscovered-group Pokémon do not breed. Incense changes the baby result for the Marill and Wobbuffet families. Ruby/Sapphire do not have Emerald’s Everstone nature inheritance or Volt Tackle breeding, and no native Ditto catch is available.

Original breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

05

Ruby and Sapphire level-up moves

Armaldo exact Ruby/Sapphire level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveHarden
1 / starting moveMud Sport
1 / starting moveScratch
1 / starting moveWater Gun
7Harden
13Mud Sport
19Water Gun
25Metal Claw
31Protect
37AncientPower
46Fury Cutter
55Slash
64Rock Blast

Every row uses the original Ruby/Sapphire version group. Lv.1 entries include starting or reminder moves; a caught specimen need not know all listed moves. The Fallarbor Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale for an eligible level-up move.

06

Compatible TMs and HMs

Armaldo compatible original machines
MachineMoveTypeOriginal category
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM26EarthquakeGroundPhysical
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM28DigGroundPhysical
TM37SandstormRockStatus
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
HM01CutNormalPhysical
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical

Original TMs are consumed after use; HMs are reusable and require the relevant badges for field use. The Lilycove Move Deleter can remove HM moves. Generation III assigns damaging moves by type: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost and Steel use Attack; Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Dark use Sp. Atk. Status moves remain status moves.

All 50 TM and 8 HM locations

07

Egg moves and original move services

No Ruby/Sapphire Egg moves are recorded for this form.

The father passes eligible Egg moves and compatible TM/HM moves; both parents knowing an eligible level-up move can also pass it. The Fallarbor reminder does not teach arbitrary Egg moves. Emerald’s additional move tutors and Battle Frontier are absent from Ruby/Sapphire.

For this Pokémon’s types, damaging Rock moves are physical; Bug moves are physical. A move’s individual modern damage class must not replace the original type rule.

Move Reminder, Deleter and original services

08

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Armaldo in the illustrated Hoenn Pokédex.

FIELD NOTE

Use Armaldo’s exact Ruby or Sapphire location and condition. Original game rules determine evolution, breeding and move damage categories.

References