Omanyte (Pokémon)

Omanyte オムナイト Omnite

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Rock  Water  Spiral Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Swift Swim or Shell Armor 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #138 Johto #220 Hoenn #293* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R-235 Height Weight 1'04" 16.5 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Blue 45 Gender ratio   87.5% male   12.5% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 1, Water 3 31 (7905 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 99 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Omanyte (Japanese: オムナイト Omnite) is a dual-type Rock/Water Pokémon.

It is resurrected from a Helix Fossil and then evolves into Omastar starting at level 40.

Biology

Physiology

Omanyte has a large, pale-yellow shell on its back. Its main body is sky-blue with 10 tentacles (two of them are longer than the other eight). Omanyte has saucer-like eyes. Omanyte uses the many gas filled chambers in their helix shell to remain buoyant in the water column. They regulate their height by evacuating gases from compartments.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Omanyte learns several Water-based moves and a small handful of Rock-type moves. Unlike many Rock-types, Omanyte cannot learn Earthquake.

Behavior

Habitat

Sea Pokémon

The exact habitat of Omanyte is unknown even though there have been records of Omanyte hiding deep in damp caves, but so far Helix Fossils are only found in the Kanto and Sinnoh regions.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Unlike its evolved form, Omastar, this Pokémon feeds on plankton in the wild.

In the anime

An Omanyte attacking Ash's Pikachu.

Omanyte with other fossil Pokémon

Ash first encountered Omanyte in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon along with all the other Generation I fossil Pokémon. A dynamite blast woke up the fossil Pokémon living deep beneath Grandpa Canyon. They chased Ash and Team Rocket around until an Aerodactyl showed up and scared them off.

Omanyte and its evolved form, Omastar, were discovered to be living in the Ruins of Alph and moved to a museum in Fossil Fools.

Another one appeared in Dealing With Defensive Types!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Misty had an Omanyte which she gave to Yellow in Volume 4. Later, it evolves into Omastar.

In the TCG

Main article: Omanyte (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Omanyte is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

TCG-only Moves

• Bind

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8%	Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor
Phrases
51%-100% HP	In the distant past, the seas were amazingly pure.
26%-50% HP	My HP's dipped to around half.
1%-25% HP	I might not make it. I can't muster any strength at all...
Level Up	Good! I leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Water	Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: (Tackle ×2)
"It blows bubbles from its mouth to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 40	First evolution
	Omanyte  Rock  Water		Omastar  Rock  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			File:Spr 2c 138.gif
			File:Spr 2c 138 s.gif			File:Spr b g2 138 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	File:Spr 3r 138 s.png		File:Spr 3e 138 s.gif			File:Spr b g3 138 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Omanyte images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• The prototype name for Omanyte was "Ess," the first two letters in "escargot" (the French word for snail) with an additional "s."
• Omanyte's in-game cry is the same as Machop.
• Omanyte can learn Bite despite not having a visible mouth until it evolves into Omastar.
• Omanyte's shiny sprites during Generation II depicted it being dark gray. The primary color of a shiny Omanyte changes to purple in later generations.

Origin

It is based on the ammonite.

Name origin

Omanyte's name is a phonetic anagram of ammonite, the creature on which it is based.

In other languages

• German: Amonitas - From ammonite.
• French: Amonita - From ammonite.
• Korean: 암나이트 Amnaiteu

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.