Gothita can be obtained in: Black (Wild, Dark Grass – Unova route 5, Unova route 16), Black 2 (Dark Grass, Wild – Unova route 5, Unova route 16, Strange house 1f, Strange house b1f), Sun (Island Scan – Alola route 6 north), Moon (Island Scan – Alola route 6 north). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#574 Gothita

psychic

Height0.4 m(1'04")

Weight5.8 kg(12.8 lbs)

Gender♂ 25%♀ 75%

Gen 5

Gothita Evolution

GothitaLevel 1

GothoritaLevel 32

GothitelleLevel 41

Gothita's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	45		231
Attack	30		96
Defense	50		136
Sp. Atk	55		146
Sp. Def	65		166
Speed	45		126
		0/508	901

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

bug ghost dark

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice poison ground flying rock dragon steel fairy

0.5xdamage

fighting psychic

Gothita Abilities

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Competitive

Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Shadow TagHidden

Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out.

View Gothita Competitive StrategySets, counters, usage stats, tier placement, and team building guides

Gothita Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Pound	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.
Confusion	psychic	special	50	100	Level 1	The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target.
Play Nice	normal	status	–	–	Level 4	The user and the target become friends, and the target loses its will to fight. This lowers the target's Attack stat.
Tickle	normal	status	–	100	Level 8	The user tickles the target into laughing, lowering its Attack and Defense stats.
Psybeam	psychic	special	65	100	Level 12	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	Level 16	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	Level 20	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Hypnosis	psychic	status	–	60	Level 24	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.
Fake Tears	dark	status	–	100	Level 28	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	Level 33	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	Level 36	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Flatter	dark	status	–	100	Level 40	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also boosts the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Future Sight	psychic	special	120	100	Level 44	Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target.
Magic Room	psychic	status	–	–	Level 48	The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon's held items lose their effects for five turns.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100	TM	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Energy Ball	grass	special	90	100	TM	The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Expanding Force	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Foul Play	dark	physical	95	100	TM	The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Gravity	psychic	status	–	–	TM	Enables Flying types or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Imprison	psychic	status	–	–	TM	If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	TM	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic Noise	psychic	special	75	100	TM	The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.
Psychic Terrain	psychic	status	–	–	TM	This protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves for five turns.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Skill Swap	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Stored Power	psychic	special	20	100	TM	The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	TM	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Trick	psychic	status	–	100	TM	The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.
Trick Room	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Egg	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Heal Pulse	psychic	status	–	–	Egg	The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP.
Mean Look	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
Mirror Coat	psychic	special	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any special move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Torment	dark	status	–	100	Egg	The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.

Gothita Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Black

Their ribbonlike feelers increase their psychic power. They are always staring at something.

White

They intently observe both Trainers and Pokémon. Apparently, they are looking at something that only Gothita can see.

Black 2

It stares intently at everything. It can become so obsessed with watching that it doesn’t notice attacks.

Sword

Though they’re still only babies, there’s psychic power stored in their ribbonlike feelers, and sometimes they use that power to fight.

Shield

Even when nobody seems to be around, Gothita can still be heard making a muted cry. Many believe it’s speaking to something only it can see.

In Other Languages

Gothita's Japanese name is Gothimu (ゴチム). Here are all the official names for Gothita across different languages:

JapaneseゴチムGothimu

Korean고디탱

Chinese (Traditional)哥德寶寶

FrenchScrutella

GermanMollimorba

SpanishGothita

ItalianGothita

Chinese (Simplified)哥德宝宝

Gothita Breeding

Species

Fixation Pokémon

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate200

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience58

How to Get Gothita

Gothita is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Gothita in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers