Is Ambipom Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Gen 4 evolution from Aipom by learning MoveDouble Hit. AbilityTechnician boosts low-power moves by 50%. Fast Normal with good Attack. Handles neutral matchups through Speed and Technician-boosted coverage. Available via transfer or Trophy Garden.
Aipom trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Ambipom trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Ambipom trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Ambipom trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Ambipom resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Ambipom has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Ambipom trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Aipom
Catch Aipom on Route 205 (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 43NormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Aipom to Ambipom
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Gardenia, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 43NormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Ambipom in Diamond & Pearl
Ambipom has no wild spot of its own. Catch an Aipom from a Honey Tree, teach it Double Hit, and level it up, the move trigger being the only way to push the long tail to its second hand.
Catch Aipom at any of these 18 spots to eventually evolve into Ambipom.
- 1Catch Aipom
- 2Evolve AmbipomAfter Double Hit learned
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Badge 7How to Obtain Ambipom in DP
To get Ambipom, start by catching Aipom through headbutt encounters at Lv. 5-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch AipomEterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 6%
- Step 2Ambipom ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Aipom egg.
How to Get Shiny Ambipom in Diamond & Pearl
Ambipom springs from a bred Aipom, hatched the Masuda way, then leveled up knowing Double Hit. Compare Shiny Ambipom odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Ambipom Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Ambipom already selected.
Ambipom Weakness
Ambipom is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Ambipom leans offensive (base 100 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Ambipom Weak Against
Good
Ambipom Evolutions
Getting Ambipom requires knowing a specific move, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Aipom. Breed this form to get Aipom eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+30 over Aipom), and Ambipom peaks at 482 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ambipom to get Aipom eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Beat Up, Bounce and 8 more.
DP Ambipom Best Moveset
115 Speed with AbilityTechnician boosting moves under 60 base power by 50%. MoveFake Out becomes a 90-effective-power priority Normal hit on the first turn, and the moveset follows up with fast physical Normal and coverage attacks. 100 Attack is solid, and the speed makes it hard to revenge.
Best Build
Ambipom best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fake Out
- U Turn
- Low Kick
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Ambipom cleanly, with Giga Impact and Hyper Beam anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
42 of 44 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
To eat, it deftly shucks nuts with its two tails. It rarely uses its arms now.
They work in large colonies and make rings by linking their tails, apparently in friendship.
Ambipom Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Ambipom plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Return is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Jolly is the go-to nature for Ambipom. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Ambipom spans 6 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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 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
Winds & Waves
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