Lombre in Emerald.
Lombre appears in 2 places in Pokemon Emerald. The best odds are Route 114 (walking in grass or caves, 15% at level 16).
Where to find Lombre
odds are the game's slot tablesEvolution
3 stages
Lotad
Lombre
LudicoloEvolves into Ludicolo with a Water Stone.
Evolve now or wait
from the game's learnsets and the relearner ruleLombre evolves whenever you use the Water Stone; the comparison below assumes you do it at level 16, the level you first meet it. Evolving then forfeits 6 moves that Lombre would still learn: Fake Out at 19, Fury Swipes at 25, Water Sport at 31, Thief at 37, Uproar at 43, Hydro Pump at 49.
| Move you would forfeit | Level | Can you get it back? |
|---|---|---|
| Fake Out | 19 | No. The Move Relearner only teaches moves from the current form's own level-up list, so once it is Ludicolo this move is gone. |
| Fury Swipes | 25 | No. The Move Relearner only teaches moves from the current form's own level-up list, so once it is Ludicolo this move is gone. |
| Water Sport | 31 | No. The Move Relearner only teaches moves from the current form's own level-up list, so once it is Ludicolo this move is gone. |
| Thief | 37 | Yes: TM46 Thief teaches Ludicolo. |
| Uproar | 43 | No. The Move Relearner only teaches moves from the current form's own level-up list, so once it is Ludicolo this move is gone. |
| Hydro Pump | 49 | No. The Move Relearner only teaches moves from the current form's own level-up list, so once it is Ludicolo this move is gone. |
Rule the game applies: the Move Relearner in Fallarbor Town (he takes a Heart Scale) teaches only the level-up moves of the form you hand him, at or below its current level. Delaying an evolution costs the evolved form's higher base stats for every level you wait; a move you barely use is not worth that.
Lombre learnset in Emerald
10 level-up moves · 27 machinesBy level
Ludicolo by level
TMs and HMs it can learn (27)
HM03 Surf, HM04 Strength, HM05 Flash, HM06 Rock Smash, HM07 Waterfall, HM08 Dive, TM03 Water Pulse, TM06 Toxic, TM07 Hail, TM09 Bullet Seed, TM10 Hidden Power, TM11 Sunny Day, TM13 Ice Beam, TM14 Blizzard, TM17 Protect, TM18 Rain Dance, TM19 Giga Drain, TM21 Frustration, TM22 Solar Beam, TM27 Return, TM31 Brick Break, TM32 Double Team, TM42 Facade, TM43 Secret Power, TM44 Rest, TM45 Attract, TM46 Thief