Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Huntail

Huntail

Deep Sea Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Huntail is a Water Type Deep Sea Pokémon, with a 7.8% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Huntail can be found with Swift Swim as an Ability and has a Erratic growth rate with a 1 Attack, 1 Defense EV Yield. We recommend the Relaxed Nature, based on 485 combined Base Stats.

National Dex Pokemon

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Huntail Stats & Abilities
Huntail Evolutions
Huntail Locations
Huntail Weakness
Huntail Best Moves
Huntail Level Up Moves
Huntail TM Moves
Pokemon Similar to Huntail

Huntail Stats and Abilities

Based on Huntail Base IVs we consider this pokemon C-Tier choice. Huntail Highest IV Stat is Defense 105 and the Lowest being Speed 52.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	55	220	314
C	Attack	104	191	337
D	Defense	105	193	339
C	Special Attack	94	173	315
E	Special Defense	75	139	273
F	Speed	52	98	223
C	Total	485


Huntail	Detail
Best Held Items	Lustrous Orb Mystic Water Sea Incense Splash Plate Wave Incense
Best Nature	Relaxed ↑ +10% Defense ↓ -10% Speed
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	5% Deep Sea Tooth
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Sour Dislikes: Sweet
EV Yield	1 Attack, 1 Defense
Growth Rate	Erratic
Catch Rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Water 1
Egg Cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)


Abilities	Description
Swift Swim Ability 1	Swift Swim doubles the ability-bearer's Speed during rain.
Water Veil Hidden Ability	Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.

How To Evolve Huntail in BDSP

Clamperl can evolve into Gorebyss (trade holding Deep Sea Scale) or Huntail (trade holding Deep Sea Tooth).


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Clamperl	trade holding Deep Sea Tooth →	Huntail
Clamperl	trade holding Deep Sea Scale →	Gorebyss

Where To Find Huntail in BDSP

Huntail has 5 spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 16-63 Clamperl, within the Fountainspring Cave location using the Walking method.

Underground Pokemon Spawns

After you reach Check Points in the game progression NEW Pokemon will begin to spawn in the Grand Underground.

Start = Default spawns in the Grand Underground

Strength = After obtaining the TM96 Strength

Defog = After obtaining the TM97 Defog

7th Badge = After obtaining the Icicle Badge from Candice

Waterfall = After obtaining the TM99 Waterfall

National = After obtaining the National Pokedex.

World Pokemon Spawns

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Route 221	100 - 20%	Clamperl Lv. 20-30
Route 219	100 - 20%	Clamperl Lv. 20-30
Still-Water Cavern	National	Clamperl Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	National	Clamperl Lv. 16-63
Fountainspring Cave	National	Clamperl Lv. 16-63

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Huntail Weakness

Huntail is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Huntail to take More Damage from Grass, Electric Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Huntail Weaknesses


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Grass Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Water Ice
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Huntail Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Celebi
S	Zapdos
S	Raikou
A	Electivire
A	Tangrowth

What pokemon is Huntail Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Ho-Oh
S	Dialga
S	Palkia
S	Kyogre
S	Metagross

Best Moves Huntail in BDSP

Best Moveset for Huntail Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
50	Hydro Pump	Special	165	80	5	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
39	Aqua Tail	Physical	135	90	10	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
34	Crunch	Physical	80	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
26	Dive	Physical	120	100	10	Dives underwater on first turn, attacks on second turn.

Best Moveset for Huntail TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	110	70	5	May freeze opponent.
TM13	Ice Beam	Special	90	100	10	May freeze opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Huntail Lv Up Moves

Huntail TM Moves

Huntail Level Up Moves

List of Moves Huntail can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Whirlpool	Power: 52.5 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Special Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
1	Bite	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical May cause flinching.
5	Screech	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 40 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Defense.
9	Scary Face	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
11	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
14	Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
16	Ice Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or freeze opponent.
19	Brine	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Power doubles if opponent's HP is less than 50%.
23	Sucker Punch	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical User attacks first, but only works if opponent is readying an attack.
26	Dive	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Dives underwater on first turn, attacks on second turn.
29	Baton Pass	Power: — Acc: — PP: 40 Status User switches out and gives stat changes to the incoming Pokémon.
34	Crunch	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
39	Aqua Tail	Power: 135 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
45	Coil	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Attack, Defense and Accuracy.
50	Hydro Pump	Power: 165 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Huntail TM Moves

List of Moves Huntail can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM03	Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
TM07	Hail	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
TM13	Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
TM14	Blizzard	Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM39	Rock Tomb	Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM49	Scald	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
TM55	Brine	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Power doubles if opponent's HP is less than 50%.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM68	Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM95	Surf	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Hits all adjacent Pokémon.
TM99	Waterfall	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.

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