Pokemon Guide
Gothita is a Psychic-type Pokemon known for its ribbonlike feelers, watchful personality and evolution into Gothorita and Gothitelle. This guide covers Gothita’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.
Normal Form
Shiny Form
Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Gothita guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.
| Description | Quick Facts |
| Stats | Best Moves |
| All Moves | Weaknesses |
| Evolution | Locations |
| Abilities | FAQ |
Gothita is a small Psychic-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 5. Its ribbonlike feelers amplify its psychic power, and Gothita is often described as silently staring at things that only it can see.
Competitive Overview
Gothita is usually more valuable as the first stage of its evolution line than as a standalone competitive Pokemon. Its Psychic typing, support moves and access to disruptive abilities can give it a role in limited formats, but its low base stats make it fragile.
Gothita’s biggest strengths are utility options such as Fake Out, Helping Hand, Trick Room support and Psychic-type attacks. Its biggest issue is that it often needs to evolve into Gothorita or Gothitelle to gain better bulk and stronger overall impact.
Here are the key facts to know about Gothita, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.
Name
Gothita
National Dex
#0574
Type
Psychic
Species
Fixation Pokemon
Height
1’04” / 0.4 m
40 cm
Weight
12.8 lbs / 5.8 kg
5.8 kg
Abilities
Frisk, Competitive, Shadow Tag
Gothita has modest base stats as a first-stage Pokemon, with Special Defense and Special Attack as its most useful areas. It is usually used for utility, support and evolution into Gothorita or Gothitelle.
Gothita can use Psychic-type attacks and several support moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Gothita’s most useful and recognizable moves.
A reliable Psychic-type attack that gives Gothita strong same-type damage.
A useful Psychic-type attack that targets the opponent’s Defense instead of Special Defense.
A Psychic-type move that becomes stronger after Gothita gains stat boosts.
A delayed Psychic-type attack that can create pressure over multiple turns.
Coverage that helps Gothita hit Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.
Coverage that helps Gothita damage Water and Flying-type Pokemon in games where it can learn the move.
Coverage that helps Gothita hit Water, Ground and Rock-type Pokemon.
A major support move that reverses move order and can help slower teammates attack first.
Gothita can learn Psychic-type attacks, utility moves and coverage moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Gothita’s move list by learn method.
Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Gothita is a Psychic-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Fighting and Psychic-type moves, but it is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type attacks.
Type
Psychic
Weaknesses
Bug, Ghost and Dark
Resistances
Fighting and Psychic
Immunity
None
Gothita’s abilities help it scout held items, punish stat drops or trap opponents depending on the game and format.
Reveals an opposing Pokemon’s held item when Gothita enters battle. This can help identify key items and plan around them.
Raises Gothita’s Special Attack sharply when one of its stats is lowered by an opposing Pokemon.
Prevents opposing Pokemon from switching out in games and formats where the ability is available. This hidden ability can give Gothita important trapping utility.
Gothita evolves into Gothorita starting at Level 32. Gothorita then evolves into Gothitelle starting at Level 41.
Stage 1
Starting form
Stage 2
Evolves from Gothita at Level 32
Stage 3
Evolves from Gothorita at Level 41
Gothita’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Gothita is found in the wild, transferred from another game or obtained by breeding Gothorita or Gothitelle.
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Red |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Blue |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Yellow |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Gold |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Silver |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Crystal |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Ruby |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Sapphire |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Emerald |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon FireRed |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon LeafGreen |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Diamond |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Pearl |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Platinum |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon HeartGold |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon SoulSilver |
Not available because Gothita had not been introduced yet. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Black |
Routes 5 and 16. |
 Pokemon White |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Black 2 |
Routes 5 and 16, and Strange House. |
 Pokemon White 2 |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon X |
Breed Gothorita or Gothitelle. |
 Pokemon Y |
Breed Gothorita or Gothitelle. |
 Pokemon Omega Ruby |
Route 102 as a hidden Pokemon. |
 Pokemon Alpha Sapphire |
Route 102 as a hidden Pokemon. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sun |
Route 6 through Island Scan. |
 Pokemon Moon |
Route 6 through Island Scan. |
 Pokemon Ultra Sun |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Ultra Moon |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sword |
Giant’s Cap, Slippery Slope and Frostpoint Field. |
 Pokemon Shield |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon Shining Pearl |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon Legends: Arceus |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Scarlet |
East Province Area Three, South Province Area Six, Coastal Biome and Torchlit Labyrinth. |
 Pokemon Violet |
East Province Area Three, South Province Area Six, Coastal Biome and Torchlit Labyrinth. |
 Pokemon Legends Z-A |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Gothita |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Winds and Waves |
Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed. |
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Here are quick answers to common questions about Gothita. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.
Gothita is a Psychic-type Pokemon.
Gothita is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves.
Gothita evolves into Gothorita at Level 32. Gothorita evolves into Gothitelle at Level 41.
Gothita’s abilities are Frisk, Competitive and Shadow Tag. Shadow Tag is its hidden ability.
Gothita’s best moves often include Psychic, Psyshock, Stored Power, Future Sight, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Energy Ball and Trick Room.
Gothita can be useful in limited formats, but it is usually more important as the first stage of the Gothitelle evolution line.
Gothita can be found in several games, including Pokemon Black, Pokemon Black 2, Pokemon Omega Ruby, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Sun, Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, depending on version and location.
No. Gothita does not have a Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form, regional form or other major alternate form.
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