Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Huntail | Locations, Moves, Evolutions

Huntail

WATER

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 has a Erratic growth rate with a 1 Attack, 1 Defense EV Yield, and we recommend the Relaxed Nature, based on 485 combined Base Stats.

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

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 Items	Deep Sea Tooth
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)

Swift Swim Ability 1	Swift Swim doubles the ability-bearer's Speed during rain.
Ability 2
Water Veil Hidden Ability	Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.

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How To Evolve Huntail in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

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

Base	→	First Evo
Clamperl WATER	trade holding Deep Sea ToothDeep Sea Tooth.png">	Huntail WATER
Clamperl WATER	trade holding Deep Sea ScaleDeep Sea Scale.png">	Gorebyss WATER

Where To Find Huntail in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Huntail has no spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. However, you can find the Unevolved form, Lv. 20-30 Clamperl, within the Route 219 location using the Super Rod method.

– Walking through Grass.
– Fishing using an Old Rod.
– Fishing using an Good Rod.
– Fishing using an Super Rod.
– Surfing the Water.
– Found in Honey Trees.
– Obtained as a Gift.
– Revive from a Fossil.
– Obtained through Trade.
– Obtained through an Interaction in game. (Legendary Pokemon)
Lv. 22
Shieldon

20 - 5%

Pokemon with a Pinkish Background Color are only found in Shining Pearl Exclusive
Lv. 18
Cranidos

20 - 5%

Pokemon with a Bluish Background Color are only found in Brilliant Diamond Exclusive

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time

Location	Pokemon Spawns
Route 221	Lv. 20-30 Clamperl 100 - 20%
Route 219	Lv. 20-30 Clamperl 100 - 20%

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.

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	Shaymin Land Forme GRASS
S	Zapdos ELECTRIC FLYING
A	Electivire ELECTRIC
A	Magnezone ELECTRIC STEEL
A	Tangrowth GRASS

What pokemon is Huntail Strong Against?

Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga STEEL DRAGON
S	Palkia WATER DRAGON
S	Heatran FIRE STEEL
S	Manaphy WATER
S	Articuno ICE FLYING

Best Huntail Moves in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

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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