Runerigus (Pokémon)

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Pokémon
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Runerigus
Grudge Pokémon
デスバーン
Deathbarn
#0867
Runerigus



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Ground Ghost
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Ability
Wandering Spirit Cacophony
Cacophony
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
90 (20.1%)
Breeding
Egg Groups
Mineral and Amorphous
Hatch time
25 cycles
Height
5'03" 1.6 m
Runerigus
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Weight
146.8 lbs. 66.6 kg
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Mega Stone
[[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
169
Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 2
Runerigus
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HP
0
Atk
2
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
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HP
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Atk
0
Def
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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HP
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Speed
Shape
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
Gray
Base friendship
50
External Links

Runerigus (Japanese: デスバーン Deathbarn) is a dual-type Ground/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Galarian Yamask when the player travels under the large rock arch in Dusty Bowl after Yamask takes at least 49 HP in damage from attacks without fainting.

(Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)

Biology

Serpent pattern on Runerigus

Runerigus is a Pokémon composed of an oblong, irregularly-shaped clay slab, with an outline of a stylized serpent with sharp teeth painted onto it in red. Two sections of the slab at the upper left and upper right side, along with a piece bearing the serpent's head and a small piece bearing the tip of the image's tail, have broken off and are held in place by shadowy black tendrils that form its arms, neck, and tail respectively; the "tail" fragment also resembles the piece carried by Galarian Yamask. It has five black fingers on each hand, which extend from the ends of the fragments forming its arms. It has a single purple eye located in the same spot as the painting's eye. Runerigus seems to be distantly related to Cofagrigus.

Runerigus was formed from a painting imbued with an ancient curse, which was activated by absorbing the spirit of a Yamask and brought the painting to life. Anyone that touches its shadowy body will have the memories behind its painting's creation forced onto them.

Runerigus and its pre-evolution, Galarian Yamask, are the only known Pokémon that can have Wandering Spirit as an Ability.

Evolution

Runerigus evolves from Galarian Yamask.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

0562Yamask-Galar.png
Unevolved
Yamask
Galarian Form
 Ground  Ghost 

0867Runerigus.png
First evolution
Runerigus
 Ground  Ghost 


In the anime

Runerigus in the anime

Major appearances

Runerigus debuted in Chasing to the Finish!, under the ownership of Sterling. It was used to battle Goh and Gary, alongside Lyla's Sandaconda, before being defeated by Blastoise and Cinderace.

Minor appearances

A Runerigus appeared as one of the residents of the Old Castle in HZ024. In the following episode, it helped Diana evacuate the other Pokémon from the castle in the wake of the Explorers' attack.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Runerigus (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar
#328
Sinnoh
#—
Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword A powerful curse was woven into an ancient painting. After absorbing the spirit of a Yamask, the painting began to move.
Shield Never touch its shadowlike body, or you'll be shown the horrific memories behind the picture carved into it.
Generation IX Paldea
#—
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness, Watchtower Ruins, Dusty Bowl (Max Raid Battle)
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Unobtainable
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
Unobtainable


In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation
Masters EX
Seasonal sync pair scout: Roxanne (Fall 2023) & Runerigus


Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
58
118 - 165 226 - 320
95
90 - 161 175 - 317
145
135 - 216 265 - 427
50
49 - 112 94 - 218
105
99 - 172 193 - 339
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
Total:
483
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII
Other generations:
IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100100% 15
011 Scary Face Normal Status 0000 100100% 10
011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15
011 Protect Normal Status 0000 00——% 10
011 Haze Ice Status 0000 00——% 30
011 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000 100100% 15
Evo.Evo. Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100100% 15
1212 Disable Normal Status 0000 100100% 20
1616 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100100% 20
2020 Crafty Shield Fairy Status 0000 00——% 10
2424 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100100% 10
2828 Mean Look Normal Status 0000 00——% 5
3232 Slam Normal Physical 08080 07575% 20
3838 Curse Ghost Status 0000 00——% 10
4444 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15
5050 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100100% 10
5656 Power Split Psychic Status 0000 00——% 10
5656 Guard Split Psychic Status 0000 00——% 10
6262 Destiny Bond Ghost Status 0000 00——% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Runerigus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Runerigus

By TM/TR

Generation VIII
Other generations:
IX
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM08
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TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM09
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM19
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 25
TM21
Bag TM Psychic SwSh Sprite.png
TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM22
Bag TM Rock SwSh Sprite.png
TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10
TM23
Bag TM Dark SwSh Sprite.png
TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25
TM24
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15
TM25
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM26
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 10
TM31
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TM32
Bag TM Rock SwSh Sprite.png
TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM33
Bag TM Water SwSh Sprite.png
TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM38
Bag TM Fire SwSh Sprite.png
TM38 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000 085}}85% 15
TM39
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM42
Bag TM Fighting SwSh Sprite.png
TM42 Revenge Fighting Physical 06060 100}}100% 10
TM44
Bag TM Psychic SwSh Sprite.png
TM44 Imprison Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM47
Bag TM Dark SwSh Sprite.png
TM47 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TM48
Bag TM Rock SwSh Sprite.png
TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15
TM49
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TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15
TM54
Bag TM Rock SwSh Sprite.png
TM54 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10
TM57
Bag TM Dark SwSh Sprite.png
TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
TM60
Bag TM Psychic SwSh Sprite.png
TM60 Power Swap Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM61
Bag TM Psychic SwSh Sprite.png
TM61 Guard Swap Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM65
Bag TM Ghost SwSh Sprite.png
TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15
TM70
Bag TM Psychic SwSh Sprite.png
TM70 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM71
Bag TM Psychic SwSh Sprite.png
TM71 Wonder Room Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM76
Bag TM Normal SwSh Sprite.png
TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM77
Bag TM Ghost SwSh Sprite.png
TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10
TM81
Bag TM Ground SwSh Sprite.png
TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TM86
Bag TM Ghost SwSh Sprite.png
TM86 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10
TM97
Bag TM Dark SwSh Sprite.png
TM97 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TR10
Bag TR Ground Sprite.png
TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10
TR11
Bag TR Psychic Sprite.png
TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TR17
Bag TR Psychic Sprite.png
TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TR20
Bag TR Normal Sprite.png
TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TR26
Bag TR Normal Sprite.png
TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TR27
Bag TR Normal Sprite.png
TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TR33
Bag TR Ghost Sprite.png
TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TR37
Bag TR Dark Sprite.png
TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TR38
Bag TR Psychic Sprite.png
TR38 Trick Psychic Status 0000 100}}100% 10
TR40
Bag TR Psychic Sprite.png
TR40 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TR46
Bag TR Steel Sprite.png
TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TR49
Bag TR Psychic Sprite.png
TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TR54
Bag TR Poison Sprite.png
TR54 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TR58
Bag TR Dark Sprite.png
TR58 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TR62
Bag TR Dragon Sprite.png
TR62 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10
TR65
Bag TR Grass Sprite.png
TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TR67
Bag TR Ground Sprite.png
TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TR68
Bag TR Dark Sprite.png
TR68 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TR69
Bag TR Psychic Sprite.png
TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15
TR75
Bag TR Rock Sprite.png
TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5
TR76
Bag TR Rock Sprite.png
TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TR77
Bag TR Grass Sprite.png
TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000 100}}100% 20
TR83
Bag TR Psychic Sprite.png
TR83 Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TR99
Bag TR Fighting Sprite.png
TR99 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Runerigus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Runerigus

By breeding

Generation VIII
Other generations:
IX
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Koffing
Weezing
Weezing
Shellos
Gastrodon
Spiritomb
Litwick
Lampent
Chandelure
Memento Dark Status 100% 10
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Runerigus in Generation VIII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Runerigus in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Runerigus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Runerigus

By tutoring

Generation VIII
Other generations:
IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Sw Sh EP BD SP Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110 90% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Runerigus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Runerigus

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII
Other generations:
 - IX
 Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Runerigus
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Runerigus

Side game data

Pokémon GO
GO867.png Base HP: 151 Base Attack: 163 Base Defense: 237
Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Astonish, Shadow Claw*
Charged Attacks: Rock Tomb, Sand Tomb, Shadow Ball

Evolution data

Galarian Yamask evolves into Runerigus when the player travels under the large rock arch in Dusty Bowl after Yamask takes at least 49 HP in damage without fainting. Healing does not reset the counter, and damage can be taken across multiple battles. Taking damage from certain sources, such as self-inflicted Curse damage or weather effects, does not contribute to the 49 HP damage requirement.

0562Yamask-Galar.png
Unevolved
Yamask
Galarian Form
 Ground  Ghost 
Focus Sash + Town Map Icon BDSP.png
Pass under the rock arch
in Dusty Bowl after taking at least 49 HP
in damage from attacks without fainting
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First evolution
Runerigus
 Ground  Ghost 


Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation
HOME
HOME0867.png HOME0867 s.png
867MS.png For other sprites and images, please see Runerigus images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

Origin

Runerigus may be based on runestones, large stones engraved by Vikings used to commemorate the lives of notable people and events, such as the England runestones erected in remembrance of Vikings who travelled to England and died there. Many of the discovered runestones had motifs in the shape of serpents or dragons; Runerigus's motif may specifically be based on Jörmungandr, the World Serpent of Norse mythology who was sometimes depicted on runestones, or Apep, the serpentine primordial embodiment of chaos in Egyptian mythology. Runestones were also believed to have mystical properties that conveyed powers of protection, wealth, and victory, and some runestones had curses inscribed on them, warning that anyone who damages or moves them would be doomed to death or being an outcast.

The method to evolve a Galarian Yamask may be inspired by funeral rites in different culture. The fact that Galarian Yamask evolves into Runerigus after taking at least 49 HP in damage could be a very subtle reference to the antarābhava, a Buddhist concept of Purgatory after death and before reincarnation; this process of Buddhist Purgatory is said to last 49 days. The location of evolution, namely the stone arch in Dusty Bowl, resembles a dolmen, while the arrangement of surrounding monoliths resemble that of a stone ship.

Name origin

Runerigus may be a combination of rune and egregious or Cofagrigus.

Deathbarn may be a combination of death, 板 ban (slab), and Desukarn.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
Japan Flag.png Japanese デスバーン Deathbarn From death and ban
France Flag.png French Tutétékri From Tutankhamun and a pun of tout est écrit
Spain Flag.png Spanish Runerigus Same as English name
Germany Flag.png German Oghnatoll From Ogham, Echnatoll, and a pun of Och, na toll!
Italy Flag.png Italian Runerigus Same as English name
South Korea Flag.png Korean 데스판 Despan From death and 판 (板) pan
China and Taiwan Flags.png Mandarin Chinese 死神板 Sǐshénbǎn*
迭失板 Diéshībǎn*
From 死神 sǐshén and bǎn
From the transcription of Japanese name, shī and bǎn
Hong Kong Flag.png Cantonese Chinese 死神板 Séisàhnbáan From 死神 séisàhn and báan


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