Primarina is a Water/Fairy-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII and a final stage of its evolution line, with a base stat total of 530.
Primarina
Abilities
Ups WATER moves in a pinch.
All sound-based moves become Water-type moves.
Hidden AbilityBase Stats
Primarina's Weaknesses and Resistances
Evolution Chain
Popplio evolves into Brionne at level 17, and Brionne evolves into Primarina at level 34.
Popplio 
Brionne 
Primarina Primarina Playthrough, Competitive, and Nuzlocke Usage
Using Primarina in a Playthrough
Popplio evolves into Brionne at level 17 and Primarina at level 34. Primarina is Water/Fairy with base 126 Special Attack, 116 Special Defense, 80 HP, and only 60 Speed, making it a powerful slow special attacker and special tank. Surf or Hydro Pump, Moonblast, Sparkling Aria, Ice Beam, Psychic, Energy Ball, Calm Mind, Encore, Haze, and later Psychic Noise or Flip Turn give it excellent offensive and utility options. Torrent strengthens Water attacks at low HP, while Liquid Voice converts sound-based moves into Water-type moves, allowing Hyper Voice and later sound moves to function as Water STAB. Water/Fairy is an excellent defensive typing with a Dragon immunity and resistances to Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Dark, while Electric, Grass, and Poison are super effective. Modest is usually ideal, while Bold or Calm can emphasize Primarina's bulk and Timid is rarely necessary because base 60 Speed remains low.
Primarina in Competitive Pokémon
Primarina entered Generation VII as a strong UU wallbreaker thanks to base 126 Special Attack, Water/Fairy STAB, excellent special bulk, and the ability to punish common Dragon-, Dark-, Fire-, and Fighting-types. Choice Specs, Calm Mind, bulky RestTalk, and later Assault Vest or pivot sets all exploited the difficulty of switching safely into Moonblast plus strong Water attacks. Its main historical weakness is base 60 Speed and only base 74 Defense, forcing it to absorb physical attacks before moving. In Generation IX Primarina rose all the way to OU and became a legitimate special tank and offensive pivot, checking threats such as Walking Wake, Dragapult, Darkrai, and Iron Valiant while using tools like Psychic Noise and Flip Turn. Liquid Voice creates specialized sound-based Water sets, although Torrent is often preferred when direct Water moves provide better immediate value. Primarina's competitive trajectory is therefore unusually strong for a slow starter: its typing, special stats, and expanding utility movepool have aged extremely well.
Primarina in Nuzlockes
Primarina is one of the safest Alola starters against special attackers because base 116 Special Defense, Water/Fairy typing, and a Dragon immunity create a large margin for error. Surf and Moonblast are both accurate, dependable STAB moves, while Sparkling Aria is another strong Water option and Calm Mind can make special matchups increasingly secure. Electric, Grass, and Poison attacks remain dangerous, and strong physical neutral hits deserve respect because base 74 Defense is much lower than the special bulk. Encore and Haze can provide valuable emergency control in games where they are available. Modest usually offers the best balance of power and safety because Primarina is slow regardless of nature.
Learnsets
71 moves · Scarlet Violet
Level Up
Machine
Egg
Pokédex Entries
6 entries
It controls its water balloons with song. The melody is learned from others of its kind and is passed down from one generation to the next.
Its singing voice is its chief weapon in battle. This Pokémon’s Trainer must prioritize the daily maintenance of its throat at all costs.
To Primarina, every battle is a stage. It takes down its prey with beautiful singing and dancing.
Also known as a songstress, it has a fantastical look on moonlit nights when it leads its colony in song.
With its mouth, it makes sonic waves that sound like beautiful singing. It uses the sonic waves to control its water balloons.
For Primarina, every battle’s a stage. Its singing and the dancing of its balloons will mesmerize the audience.
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Primarina Biology and Behavior
Primarina treats battle like a stage performance, combining dance, song, and precisely controlled water balloons. Its voice is essential to its fighting style and must be carefully maintained; songs used by the species are passed down through generations. Some of its water balloons are harmless platforms that Primarina uses for movement, while others explode when touched. In moonlight the floating balloons create a glittering display, allowing Primarina to disguise dangerous attacks inside an elaborate performance.
Primarina Biological Data
- National Pokédex
- #730
- Species
- Soloist Pokémon
- Height
- 5' 11" (1.8 m)
- Weight
- 97.0 lbs (44.0 kg)
- Habitat
- Currently Unknown
- Color
- Blue
- Body Style
- Fish
- Gender
- 12.5% female / 87.5% male
Misc
Catch Rate: 45
Base Experience: 239 Exp
Hatch Counter: 15
Primarina Size Comparison: BETA
Primarina is listed at 5' 11" (1.8 m) and shown in an in-chart visual comparison.
How is visual size determined?
Pokédex height is treated as the official listed measurement, but the chart uses pose-aware visual scaling so each sprite looks reasonable in a direct comparison.
For long or coiled Pokémon, the listed height may represent total body length rather than upright height. For Pokémon with floppy ears, leaves, feathers, antennae, wings, or other flexible features, the chart usually measures to the top of the solid, substantial part of the head or body instead of the tallest decorative feature.
The goal is not to replace the official height, but to make the artwork compare naturally at the size it appears to occupy.
