Elgyem in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Galar Pokédex #277 • Cerebral Pokémon
Elgyem in the National Pokédex
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.
Pokémon details
Type
Category
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Pokédex
Elgyem in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
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
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
| Pokédexes | Galar #277 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 1 SpA |
| Catch rate | 255 |
| Base Exp. | 67 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 cycles |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Elgyem Galar #277 | Level 42 |  Beheeyem Galar #278 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Growl The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. |  |  | - | 100 | 40 |
| Start | Confusion The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. This may also confuse the target. | |  | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 6 | Imprison If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it. | | | - | - | 10 |
| 12 | Teleport The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting, if any. If a wild Pokémon uses this move, it flees. | | | - | - | 20 |
| 18 | Psybeam The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also leave the target confused. | | | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Guard Split The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target. | | | - | - | 10 |
| 24 | Power Split The user employs its psychic power to average its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with those of the target. | | | - | - | 10 |
| 30 | Headbutt The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. | |  | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Zen Headbutt The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. | | | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 43 | Recover Restoring its own cells, the user restores its own HP by half of its max HP. | | | - | - | 10 |
| 48 | Calm Mind The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. | | | - | - | 20 |
| 54 | Wonder Room The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon’s Defense and Sp. Def stats are swapped for five turns. | | | - | - | 10 |
| 60 | Psychic The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM14 | Thunder Wave The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target. |  | | - | 90 | 20 |
| TM16 | Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. | | | - | 85 | 40 |
| TM17 | Light Screen A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special attacks for five turns. | | | - | - | 30 |
| TM18 | Reflect A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TM19 | Safeguard The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns. | | | - | - | 25 |
| TM21 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM22 | Rock Slide Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |  | | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM23 | Thief The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. The user can’t steal anything if it already holds an item. |  | | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM24 | Snore This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | | | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM30 | Steel Wing The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user’s Defense stat. |  | | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM31 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM33 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. |  | | - | - | 5 |
| TM39 | Facade This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Imprison If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM48 | Rock Tomb Boulders are hurled at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat by preventing its movement. | | | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM60 | Power Swap The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM61 | Guard Swap The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def stats with the target. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM70 | Trick Room The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns. | | | - | - | 5 |
| TM71 | Wonder Room The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon’s Defense and Sp. Def stats are swapped for five turns. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM76 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. | | | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TR08 | Thunderbolt A strong electric blast crashes down on the target. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TR11 | Psychic The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR12 | Agility The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply raises the Speed stat. | | | - | - | 30 |
| TR20 | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user’s decoy. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR25 | Psyshock The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This attack does physical damage. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TR26 | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR33 | Shadow Ball The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |  | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR35 | Uproar The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR38 | Trick The user catches the target off guard and swaps its held item with its own. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| TR40 | Skill Swap The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR44 | Cosmic Power The user absorbs a mystical power from space to raise its Defense and Sp. Def stats. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR49 | Calm Mind The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR58 | Dark Pulse The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts. This may also make the target flinch. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR65 | Energy Ball The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |  | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR68 | Nasty Plot The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk stat. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR69 | Zen Headbutt The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. | | | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| TR82 | Stored Power The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user’s stats are raised, the greater the move’s power. | | | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TR83 | Ally Switch The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expanding Force The user attacks the target with its psychic power. This move’s power goes up and damages all opposing Pokémon on Psychic Terrain. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| Meteor Beam In this two-turn attack, the user gathers space power and boosts its Sp. Atk stat, then attacks the target on the next turn. | | | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish The user attacks the target while shouting in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. | | | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| Destiny Bond After using this move, if the user faints, the Pokémon that landed the knockout hit also faints. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 5 |
| Disable For four turns, this move prevents the target from using the move it last used. | | | - | 100 | 20 |
| Psych Up The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. | | | - | - | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You The user helps the target and makes it use its move right after the user. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Charge Beam The user attacks the target with an electric charge. The user may use any remaining electricity to raise its Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Dream Eater The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| Echoed Voice The user attacks the target with an echoing voice. If this move is used every turn, its power is increased. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| Gravity This move enables Flying-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves. Moves that involve flying can’t be used. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 5 |
| Magic Coat Moves like Leech Seed and moves that inflict status conditions are blocked by a barrier and reflected back to the user of those moves. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Pain Split The user adds its HP to the target’s HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Recycle The user recycles a held item that has been used in battle so it can be used again. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 10 |
| Role Play The user mimics the target completely, copying the target’s Ability. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 10 |
| Shock Wave The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 60 | - | 20 |
| Simple Beam The user’s mysterious psychic wave changes the target’s Ability to Simple. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 85 | 15 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |  | | - | 90 | 10 |
Telepathy
Ability Slot 1
Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it.
Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
Synchronize
Ability Slot 2
The attacker will receive the same status condition if it inflicts a burn, poison, or paralysis to the Pokémon.
Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.
Analytic(Hidden Ability)
Boosts move power when the Pokémon moves last.
Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.
