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Elgyem's Type

PSYCHIC

Elgyem's Pokédex #s

National #: 605

Galar #: 277

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Elgyem's Base Stats

HP:: 55

Attack:: 55

Defense:: 55

Sp. Atk:: 85

Sp. Def:: 55

Speed:: 30

Total:: 335

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'8" (0.5m)

Weight:: 19.8 lbs. (9 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Human-Like

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 67

Catch Rate:: 255

Base Happiness:: 70

Elgyem's Abilities

Here are what abilities Elgyem can possibly have, along with their effects.

Telepathy: Elgyem does not take damage from any of its allies moves.

Synchronize: Whenever another Pokémon inflicts a major status condition on Elgyem, that Pokémon also receives the status condition.

Analytic: If Elgyem moves last, its moves do 30% more damage.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Elgyem's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: BUG

GHOST

DARK

½: FIGHTING

PSYCHIC

Elgyem's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Elgyem evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Elgyem: starting form

Beheeyem: at level 42

Elgyem's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Elgyem can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Elgyem learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
1	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
6	Imprison Elgyem can't use any moves Elgyem knows.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
12	Teleport Teleports Elgyem away from a battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
18	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Power Split Averages Elgyem's Attack and Special Attack stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
24	Guard Split Averages Elgyem's Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
30	Headbutt Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	NORMAL	70	100%	15	One Target
36	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
43	Recover Restores half of Elgyem's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
48	Calm Mind Raises Elgyem's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
54	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
60	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Elgyem can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM14	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM18	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM19	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
TM21	Rest Elgyem restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Elgyem from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM30	Steel Wing Has a 10% chance of raising Elgyem's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	70	90%	25	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Elgyem is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Imprison Elgyem can't use any moves Elgyem knows.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM60	Power Swap Elgyem swaps any modifiers to its Attack and Special Attack with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM61	Guard Swap Elgyem swaps any modifiers to its Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM70	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Elgyem can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR12	Agility Raises Elgyem's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Elgyem's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR25	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Elgyem's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR38	Trick Switches Elgyem's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
TR40	Skill Swap Swaps Elgyem's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TR44	Cosmic Power Raises Elgyem's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Elgyem's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR65	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Elgyem's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR82	Stored Power Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Elgyem has, excluding accuracy or evasion.	PSYCHIC	20	100%	10	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Elgyem for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Elgyem can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Elgyem.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
EGG	Destiny Bond If Elgyem is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Elgyem can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Expanding Force If used during Psychic Terrain, Expanding Force does 50% more damage and additionally targets both enemy Pokémon if in a Double Battle instead.	PSYCHIC		80	100%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Meteor Beam Raises Elgyem's Sp. Atk by one stage. Charges for a turn, attacks on second turn.	ROCK		120	90%	10	One Target

Elgyem's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Elgyem's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Elgyem's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Elgyem is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	220	251	283	314	55
Attack	115	146	178	209	55
Defense	115	146	178	209	55
Sp. Atk	175	206	238	269	85
Sp. Def	115	146	178	209	55
Speed	65	96	128	159	30
Total					335

Where to Find Elgyem in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Elgyem, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Elgyem in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Elgyem in the Wild

Motostoke Riverbank

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	30%
								Lv. 26-28

Bridge Field

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
10%	10%	--	--	--	--	--	--	20%
Lv. 27-29	Lv. 27-29							Lv. 27-29
Random Encounters
Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	20%
								Lv. 26-28

Pokédex Entries for Elgyem

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

If this Pokémon stands near a TV, strange scenery will appear on the screen. That scenery is said to be from its home.

Shield

This Pokémon was discovered about 50 years ago. Its highly developed brain enables it to exert its psychic powers.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Ultra Sun

It controls tremendous psychic power. Most reports of alien sightings are actually just people mistaking Elgyem for an alien.

Ultra Moon

This Pokémon is shrouded in mystery. It's said to have appeared from a UFO that fell from the sky about 50 years ago.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent's brain, causing unendurable headaches.

Y Alpha Sapphire

Rumors of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black

It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent's brain, causing unendurable headaches.

White

This Pokémon had never been seen until it appeared from far in the desert 50 years ago.

Black 2 White 2

Rumors of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago.