Is Beldum Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Available through breeding or trading. Steel/Psychic with AbilityClear Body preventing stat drops. Metagross at level 45 has 600 BST. The grind is brutal but Metagross is one of the strongest non-legendary Pokemon available.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Fantina's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Maylene's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Candice's team hits Beldum's weaknesses hard.
Beldum trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aaron's typing presses Beldum's defenses.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Metagross trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Metagross trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Metagross resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Metagross resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Metagross has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Beldum on Route 228 (walking, Lv 51-52, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 51)
- LV 51NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
Evolve Beldum to Metagross
Metang evolves into Metagross at Level 45. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- LV 53SteelMeteor MashPower 150Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 62PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 71NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Beldum in Platinum
Beldum shows up only on swarm days at Route 228, announced in Sandgem Town when active. Its catch rate of 3 matches a legendary, so even during the swarm this steel larva fights hard to stay free.
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
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Beldum in Pt
- Step 3Evolve into Metagross
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Beldum preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Beldum in Platinum
Beldum clanks through the grass on Route 228, common enough to chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Beldum odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Beldum 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Platinum 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% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x260-306%KO Earthquake 2x73-87% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x149-176%KO Fire Blast 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x149-176%KO Fire Blast 2x65-76% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x216-254%KO Earthquake 2x82-97% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
 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% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x175-206%KO Dig 2x52-61% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beldum View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x139-164%KO Fire Fang 2x61-71% | ||
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 onlyPt Beldum Best Moveset
Only knows MoveTake Down, and 55 Attack at 30 Speed means nothing takes meaningful damage. The moveset is one move with recoil. 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
It converses with others by using magnetic pulses. In a swarm, they move in perfect unison.
Beldum Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Beldum in Platinum can hold Metal Coat (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Metal Coat.
In Platinum, 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 Platinum.
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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