Omanyte
RockWater
Best attacking moveset: Water Gun and Rock Blast, worth 8.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Omanyte can learn 10 combinations. Water Gun with Rock Blast does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Water Gun | Water | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Bubble Beam | Water | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Rock Blast | Rock | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Brine Legacy | Water | 65 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb Legacy | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Omanyte has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,746 at level 50, 1,544 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 882 CP at level 20, or 1,103 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 826 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 155 attack · 153 defense · 111 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.4 m and 7.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Omanyte does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fire, Ground, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 11.8 |
| Ground | Water Gun + Brine | 11.6 |
| Rock | Water Gun + Brine | 11.6 |
| Water Gun + Rock Blast | 10.5 | |
| Bug | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 10.5 |
| Ice | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 10.5 |
| Poison | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 8.3 |
| Electric | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 8.3 |
| Steel | Mud Shot + Brine | 8.2 |
| Normal | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 8.1 |
| Ghost | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 8.1 |
| Psychic | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 8.1 |
| Dark | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 8.1 |
| Fairy | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 8.1 |
| Fighting | Water Gun + Brine | 8.0 |
| Water | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 7.2 |
| Dragon | Mud Shot + Rock Blast | 7.2 |
| Grass | Water Gun + Rock Blast | 6.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Omanyte is actually for.
Counters: what beats Omanyte
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 56.2 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Power Whip | 48.2 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 47.9 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 47.0 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 46.5 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 45.6 |
 Meowscarada | GrassDark | Leafage + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 45.4 |
 Decidueye | GrassGhost | Magical Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 44.6 |
 Tapu Bulu | GrassFairy | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 44.5 |
 Tsareena | Grass | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 43.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Omanyte's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.