Is Beldum Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Steven Stone trades his Beldum for a Forretress at Silph Co. after defeating Red. Steel/Psychic with AbilityClear Body preventing stat drops. Metagross at level 45 is 600 BST. Post-Red timing limits it to the Battle Frontier.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Whitney's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Morty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beldum here.
Chuck's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Jasmine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beldum here.
Pryce's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Clair's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beldum here.
Misty's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Erika's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Janine's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Sabrina's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Blaine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beldum here.
Blue's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Metang trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Metang has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Metang has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
In-Game Trade
Beldum can be received through an in-game trade in Silph Co.. Trade Forretress. Trade a Forretress to a man at Silph Co. in Saffron City.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 1)
- LV 1NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
Evolve Beldum to Metang
Beldum evolves into Metang at Level 20. Your Beldum should hit Level 20 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 36PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 48SteelMeteor MashPower 150Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 52PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 56NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
Evolve Metang to Metagross
Metang evolves into Metagross at Level 45. Your Metang should hit Level 45 before you reach Karen, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45FightingHammer ArmPower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 53SteelMeteor MashPower 150Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 62PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 71NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Beldum in HeartGold & SoulSilver
An in-game trade is the path to Beldum: hand the NPC a Forretress and the Steel and Psychic rookie is yours, a single swap offered in both games.
Wild Beldum may be holding when caught:
Metal Coat (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a special metallic film that ups the power of Steel-type moves.1 location to catch Beldum
Badge 8How to Obtain Beldum in HGSS
The line opens with Beldum at trade via trade encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
How to Get Shiny Beldum in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Beldum comes from a trade with Steven in Silph Co. That Beldum cannot be shiny, but a wild Safari Zone Beldum can be, and Masuda breeding is another way to hunt one. Compare Shiny Beldum odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Beldum Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here 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.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Beldum already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Beldum Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Beldum
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x101-118%KO Fire Blast 2x69-82% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x225-266%KO Earthquake 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x149-176%KO Fire Blast 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x224-264%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x167-197%KO Earthquake 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x149-176%KO Fire Blast 2x65-76% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Entei builds →Overheat 2x191-225%KO Dig 2x72-85% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x240-283%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x105-124%KO Fire Fang 2x45-54% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x232-273%KO Earthquake 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x115-136%KO Fire Fang 2x50-59% | ||
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 onlyHGSS Beldum Best Moveset
Steel/Psychic with only MoveTake Down as an attacking move. 55 Attack at 30 Speed means the moveset deals minimal damage with recoil. AbilityClear Body prevents stat drops. Evolve to Metang.
Best Build
Beldum best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Zen Headbutt
- Iron Head
- Headbutt
- Iron Defense
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Iron Head and Zen Headbutt 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
The magnetic force generated by its body repels the ground’s natural magnetism, letting it float.
Beldum HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Trade a Forretress to a man at Silph Co. in Saffron City. This is an NPC trade, so the Beldum you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Beldum has 300 BST and evolves into Metang. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Beldum is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Beldum becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Beldum appears in 16 games across 7 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 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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