Elgyem

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Elgyem is a Psychic type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0605
Type	Psychic
Species	Cerebral Pokémon
Height	0.5 m (1′08″)
Weight	9.0 kg (19.8 lbs)
Abilities	1. Telepathy 2. Synchronize Analytic (hidden ability)
Local №	0111 (Black/White) 0188 (Black 2/White 2) 0275 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 0277 (Sword/Shield)

Training

EV yield	1 Sp. Atk
Catch rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	67
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Human-Like
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	55	220	314
Attack	55	103	229
Defense	55	103	229
Sp. Atk	85	157	295
Sp. Def	55	103	229
Speed	30	58	174
Total	335	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Elgyem.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
						½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2		2		2

Evolution chart

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Elgyem
Psychic

(Level 42)

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Beheeyem
Psychic

Elgyem changes

In Generations 5-7, Elgyem has a base Friendship value of 70.

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.
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.
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.
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.

Moves learned by Elgyem

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Elgyem learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

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

Egg moves

Elgyem learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Elgyem gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Psych Up	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Elgyem can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

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

Moves learnt by TM

Elgyem is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
17	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
18	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
30	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
60	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
61	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
70	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Elgyem is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
44	Cosmic Power	Psychic	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Elgyem learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
4	Growl	Normal	—	100
8	Heal Block	Psychic	—	100
11	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
15	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
18	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
22	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
25	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
29	Simple Beam	Normal	—	100
32	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
36	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
39	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
43	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
46	Recover	Normal	—	—
50	Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
50	Power Split	Psychic	—	—
53	Synchronoise	Psychic	120	100
56	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—

Egg moves

Elgyem learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Elgyem gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Barrier	Psychic	—	—
Cosmic Power	Psychic	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Teleport	Psychic	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Elgyem can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Gravity	Psychic	—	—
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Recycle	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Elgyem is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Elgyem can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Flash	Normal		—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal		70	100	Generation 6 — TM

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Elgyem sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal					—
Shiny				—	—

See all Elgyem sprites

Where to find Elgyem

Black White Black 2 White 2	Celestial Tower
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Route 121, Mt. Pyre
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Mount Hokulani
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Bridge Field, Motostoke Riverbank
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Elgyem questions

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Other languages

English	Elgyem
Japanese	リグレー (Ligray)
German	Pygraulon
French	Lewsor
Italian	Elgyem
Spanish	Elgyem
Korean	리그레 (rigeure)
Chinese (Simplified)	小灰怪
Chinese (Traditional)	小灰怪

English	Cerebral Pokémon
Japanese	ブレインポケモン
German	Grips-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Cerveau
Italian	Pokémon Cervello
Spanish	Pokémon Cerebro
Korean	브레인포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	脑宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	腦寶可夢

Name origin

L.G.M.: initials for ‘Little Green Man’ i.e. an alien