Is Altaria Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Dragon/Flying with AbilityNatural Cure healing status on switch-out. Transfer-only. If imported, handles Bertha and contributes against Lucian. Garchomp makes most Dragon imports feel redundant in Sinnoh.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Swablu resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Swablu has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Swablu has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Swablu trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Swablu's weaknesses hard.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Altaria resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Altaria resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Altaria resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Altaria has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Swablu
Catch Swablu on Route 211 (Poké Radar, Lv 27-28, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 28NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Swablu to Altaria
Swablu evolves into Altaria at Level 35. Your Swablu should hit Level 35 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- LV 54DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 70FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Altaria in Diamond & Pearl
The only Altaria comes from a Poke Radar Swablu leveled to 35, since the dragon never appears wild. You chain that Swablu on its mid-game route, then raise it the rest of the way.
Catch Swablu at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Altaria.
- 1Catch Swablu
- 2Evolve Altariaat Lv.35
Badge 6How to Obtain Altaria in DP
- Step 2Altaria ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Swablu egg.
How to Get Shiny Altaria in Diamond & Pearl
Altaria has no wild spawn, so chain a shiny Swablu on Route 211 and let it grow into the dragon. Compare Shiny Altaria odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Altaria Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Altaria preloaded.
Altaria Weakness
Type-wise, Altaria takes extra damage from Ice, Rock, and Dragon. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Altaria can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Altaria Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Altaria
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 4x131-154%KO Rock Slide 2x38-46% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x104-122%KO Avalanche 4x84-99% Dragon Pulse 2x24-28% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 4x136-160%KO Stone Edge 2x69-82% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Omastar builds →Ice Beam 4x104-122%KO Ancient Power 2x50-58% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodTurnback Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Giratina builds →Dragon Pulse 2x66-77% Stone Edge 2x55-65% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Lunatone builds →Ice Beam 4x89-105%KO Stone Edge 2x52-61% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x83-98% Stone Edge 2x69-82% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Altaria View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x93-109%KO Ice Beam 4x66-78% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Altaria Evolutions
Evolved from Swablu. Altaria is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+30 over Swablu), and Altaria peaks at 490 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Altaria to get Swablu eggs easily using 30 partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Dragon Rush, Feather Dance and 3 more.
DP Altaria Best Moveset
Dragon/Flying typing with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on every switch and 105 Sp. Def for special bulk. MoveDragon Dance boosts Attack and Speed simultaneously, letting the moveset sweep after a turn of setup. 70 Attack is modest pre-boost, but Dragon Dance fixes the numbers quickly.
Best Build
Altaria best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Tank Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Roost
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Altaria can spread damage across 10 types, with Ghost and Normal punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Sky Attack and Draco Meteor keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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
37 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It looks like a fluffy cloud when it is in flight. It hums with its soprano voice.
Altaria Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Altaria does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Altaria hits 590 BST.
In Diamond & Pearl, Altaria plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Altaria pairs best with Forretress, Donphan, and Breloom. Forretress has Good synergy and covers what Altaria can't handle on its own.
In Diamond & Pearl, Adamant is the go-to nature for Altaria. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Altaria has appeared in 16 titles over 7 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
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
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