omastar

Omastar is a dual-type Rock/Water Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Type: Rock/Water

Abilities:

• Swift Swim: Doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
• Shell Armor: Protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
• Weak Armor (Hidden Ability): Physical attacks lower its Defense but sharply raise its Speed.

Physical Characteristics:

• Omastar is a mollusk-like Pokémon with a spiral, rock-hard shell, which is pale blue with a distinct pattern of ridges.
• It possesses numerous sharp tentacles, assisting it in capturing prey and moving.
• Its mouth is lined with jagged teeth, resembling a beak, used for crushing hard-shelled prey.
• The prominent eyes are set on stalks, allowing it to better detect movement in its aquatic environment.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Historically, Omastar inhabited prehistoric seas and was a dominant predator due to its powerful jaws and tentacles.
• It is primarily found in underwater environments, typically in deep ocean trenches or fossil-rich waters.
• Omastar is believed to have gone extinct due to the evolution of its prey, making it harder to capture and consume them.

In Battle:

• Omastar is a versatile Pokémon with strong defensive capabilities, thanks to its solid Rock-type.
• Its notable moves include Hydro Pump, Rock Slide, and Ice Beam, which exploit its dual-type advantage.
• It excels in battles against Fire, Flying, and Bug types but is vulnerable to Electric, Fighting, and Grass types.
• Omastar can utilize its Swift Swim ability to become a formidable sweeper in rain-boosted environments.

Evolution:

• Omastar evolves from Omanyte starting at level 40.
• Omanyte is revived from a Helix Fossil, which can be found in Generation I games and their remakes.

Interesting Facts:

• Omastar is believed to be inspired by ammonites, extinct marine mollusks known for their spiral shells.
• Its hidden ability, Weak Armor, reflects a real-life trade-off some shellfish make between defense and mobility.
• Despite its extinction in the Pokémon world, Omastar can be revived from fossils, highlighting the franchise's theme of ancient life coexisting with modern creatures.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• Red: A prehistoric Pokémon that died out when itsheavy shell made it impossible to catch prey.
• Blue: A prehistoric Pokémon that died out when itsheavy shell made it impossible to catch prey.
• Yellow: Sharp beaks ring its mouth. Its shell was too bigfor it to move freely, so it became extinct.
• Gold: Apparently, it cracked SHELLDER's shell with itssharp fangs and sucked out the insides.
• Silver: Once wrapped around its prey, it never lets go.It eats the prey by tearing at it with sharp fangs.
• Crystal: Its heavy shell allowed it to reach only nearbyfood. This could be the reason it is extinct.
• Ruby: OMASTAR uses its tentacles to capture its prey. It is believed to have become extinct because its shell grew too largeand heavy, causing its movements to become too slow and ponderous.
• Sapphire: OMASTAR uses its tentacles to capture its prey. It is believed to have become extinct because its shell grew too largeand heavy, causing its movements to become too slow and ponderous.
• Emerald: An OMASTAR uses its tentacles to capture its prey. It is believed to have become extinct because its shell grew too large, making its movements slow and ponderous.
• Firered: Its tentacles are highly developed as if they are hands and feet. As soon as it ensnares prey, it bites.
• Leafgreen: Despite having strong fangs and tentacles, it went extinct when its heavy shell made it unable to catch prey.
• Diamond: It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.
• Pearl: It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.
• Platinum: It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.
• Heartgold: Apparently, it cracked SHELLDER’s shell with its sharp fangs and sucked out the insides.
• Soulsilver: Once wrapped around its prey, it never lets go. It eats the prey by tearing at it with sharp fangs.
• Black: It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.
• White: It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.
• Black-2: It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.
• White-2: It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.
• X: Its tentacles are highly developed as if they are hands and feet. As soon as it ensnares prey, it bites.
• Y: Once wrapped around its prey, it never lets go. It eats the prey by tearing at it with sharp fangs.
• Omega-Ruby: Omastar uses its tentacles to capture its prey. It is believed to have become extinct because its shell grew too large and heavy, causing its movements to become too slow and ponderous.
• Alpha-Sapphire: Omastar uses its tentacles to capture its prey. It is believed to have become extinct because its shell grew too large and heavy, causing its movements to become too slow and ponderous.
• Ultra-Sun: Its heavy shell is thought to be the reason this ancient Pokémon died out. It’s apparently a distant ancestor of Octillery.
• Ultra-Moon: It wraps its prey in its tentacles to immobilize them and then finishes them off with its sharp fangs.
• Lets-Go-Pikachu: Its sharp beak rings its mouth. Its shell was too big for it to move freely, so it became extinct.
• Lets-Go-Eevee: Its sharp beak rings its mouth. Its shell was too big for it to move freely, so it became extinct.
• Sword: Weighed down by a large and heavy shell, Omastar couldn’t move very fast. Some say it went extinct because it was unable to catch food.
• Shield: Omastar’s sharp fangs could crush rock, but the Pokémon can attack only the prey that come within reach of its tentacles.

139 National

139 Kanto

221 Original-Johto

226 Updated-Johto

228 Updated-Alola

129 Updated-Akala

139 Letsgo-Kanto

124 Crown-Tundra