Elgyem #0605

The Cerebral Pokémon

Typing	Psychic
Abilities	Telepathy - Ability 1 Synchronize - Ability 2 Analytic - Hidden
Classification	The Cerebral Pokémon
National ID	#0605

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

BugGhostDark

Resists x½

FightingPsychic

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This page displays data from The Isle of Armor (Shield) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	55	115—162
Attack	55	54—117
Defense	55	54—117
Sp. Attack	85	81—150
Sp. Defense	55	54—117
Speed	30	31—90
Total	335	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 42

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Human-Like
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	0.5 m (1'8")
Weight	9.0 kg (19.8 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	67
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~43.87% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

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."
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."
X "It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent’s brain, causing unendurable headaches." Y "Rumors of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago."
Alpha Sapphire "Rumors of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago." Omega Ruby "It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent’s brain, causing unendurable headaches."
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."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Elgyem via level-up in Pokémon The Isle of Armor (Shield):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
6	Imprison	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
12	Teleport	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
18	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
24	Guard Split	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
24	Power Split	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
30	Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
36	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
43	Recover	—	—	Normal	Stat.
48	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
54	Wonder Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
60	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Elgyem as Egg Moves in Pokémon The Isle of Armor (Shield):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Astonish	30	100	Ghost	Phys.
Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Elgyem as Tutor Moves in Pokémon The Isle of Armor (Shield):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Expanding Force	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
Meteor Beam	120	90	Rock	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Elgyem via TM in Pokémon The Isle of Armor (Shield):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM008	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM011	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM012	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM014	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM016	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM017	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM018	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM019	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM020	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM022	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM023	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM025	Psyshock	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM026	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM030	Steel Wing	70	90	Steel	Phys.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM033	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM035	Uproar	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM038	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM040	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM044	Cosmic Power	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM044	Imprison	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM048	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM049	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM058	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM060	Power Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM061	Guard Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM065	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM068	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM069	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM070	Trick Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM071	Wonder Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM082	Stored Power	20	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM083	Ally Switch	—	—	Psychic	Stat.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Elgyem via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
After You	B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Barrier	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Charge Beam	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	50	90	Electric	Spec.
Confide	ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double Team	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Dream Eater	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
Echoed Voice	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Embargo	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Flash	BW B2W2 ORAS XY	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Frustration	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Gravity	B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Heal Block	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
Hidden Power	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	60	100	Normal	Spec.
Magic Coat	B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Miracle Eye	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Pain Split	B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Recycle	B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Return	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Role Play	B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Secret Power	ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Shock Wave	ORAS USUM	60	—	Electric	Spec.
Signal Beam	B2W2 ORAS USUM	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Simple Beam	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Snatch	B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Swagger	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	85	Normal	Stat.
Synchronoise	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
Telekinesis	BW B2W2 USUM	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Toxic	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	90	Poison	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Catchable

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Catchable

Generation VI

X

Transfer

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Catchable

Ultra Moon

Catchable

Generation VIII

Sword

Catchable

Shield

Catchable

The Isle of Armor (Sword)

Catchable

The Isle of Armor (Shield)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Elgyem #0605

The Cerebral Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Learnset via TM

Transfer Moves

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites