Is Beldum Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Steel/Psychic from Hoenn with AbilityClear Body blocking stat drops. Trade-only. Only knows MoveTake Down. Metagross at 45 is the postgame goal. The grind from Beldum is punishing, but the result is worth every battle.
Brock's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Erika's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Giovanni's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Lorelei's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Bruno's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Agatha's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Lance's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Terry's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beldum here.
Beldum cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5NormalTake Down9085%20
How to Get Beldum in FireRed & LeafGreen
Beldum is a gift Pokemon from Steven's house in Mossdeep City after clearing the Hoenn Elite Four. FRLG players need a trade from a post-E4 Hoenn save to receive this starter-level rarity.
How to Obtain Beldum in FRLG
Step 1Beldum ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Mossdeep City · Post-Elite Four, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Mossdeep City · Post-Elite Four, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via In-game trade · Silph Co. · Trade for (give Forretress).LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Mossdeep City · Post-Elite Four.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Mount Hokulani.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Snowslide Slope · Raining.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Beldum can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Metang
Step 3Evolve into Metagross
Beldum Weakness
Type-wise, Beldum takes extra damage from Fire and Ground. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Beldum Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Beldum
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x51-63% Dig 2x40-47% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x51-63% Dig 2x40-47% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x100-118%KO Flamethrower 2x55-65% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x132-156%KO Dig 2x59-70% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x111-131%KO Flamethrower 2x73-87% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x118-139%KO Flamethrower 2x80-96% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x114-135%KO Dig 2x35-42% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x103-122%KO Flamethrower 2x57-68% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x135-159%KO Dig 2x59-71% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x113-133%KO Flamethrower 2x75-89% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Flamethrower 2x84-99% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x119-141%KO Dig 2x35-43% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x103-122%KO Flamethrower 2x57-68% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x135-159%KO Dig 2x59-71% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x113-133%KO Flamethrower 2x75-89% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Flamethrower 2x84-99% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x119-141%KO Dig 2x35-43% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x217-256%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x98-116%KO Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x192-226%KO Dig 2x59-70% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x117-138%KO Fire Blast 2x101-119%KO | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x109-129%KO Fire Blast 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x223-263%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x102-120%KO Fire Blast 2x70-83% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x199-235%KO Dig 2x60-71% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x150-177%KO Fire Blast 2x64-77% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x225-266%KO Earthquake 2x99-117%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x164-193%KO Dig 2x54-64% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x101-118%KO Fire Blast 2x69-82% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x224-264%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
Beldum Evolutions
Beldum kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Metang all the way to Metagross. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with no compatible partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 300 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Beldum is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyFRLG Beldum Best Moveset
Steel/Psychic pre-evolution with AbilityClear Body preventing stat drops. Only knows MoveTake Down. Two evolutions from Metagross. Nothing happens in the moveset at this stage.
Best Build
Beldum best EVs are Speed and Sp. Def
Utility Moveset
- Take Down
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Steel and Psychic STAB for Beldum, with Normal coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It uses magnetic waves to converse with its kind. All the cells in its body are magnetic.
Beldum FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Beldum isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain it as a gift in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Beldum appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves