Is Blastoise Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Competent Water-type but swimming in competition. Handles Roark, Flint's Rapidash, and Byron fine. The real question is whether you need another Water-type when Sinnoh already hands you plenty of strong options.
Squirtle resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Squirtle's weaknesses hard.
Squirtle has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Squirtle's defenses.
Squirtle trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Blastoise resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Blastoise resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise resists most of Flint's coverage and hits back hard.
Blastoise has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Blastoise trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Blastoise cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 36.
How to Get Blastoise in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Blastoise doesn't appear wild. Catch Squirtle instead, it shows up at moderate rates. Evolve it at level 36 to get Blastoise. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Blastoise in BDSP
To get Blastoise, start by catching Squirtle through walking encounters at Lv. 58-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Blastoise Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Blastoise for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Blastoise's overall bulk (79/100/105) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Blastoise Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Blastoise
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Raikou's Thunderbolt hits Blastoise for 72-85%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x72-85% Scald10-12% Aura Sphere21-25% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Blastoise View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 2x17-20% Mach Punch13-16% | ||
Blastoise Evolutions
Blastoise is the final form in a three-stage chain from Squirtle through Wartortle. Breeding this form produces Squirtle eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Squirtle gave Blastoise the biggest boost in Sp.Def (+41), bringing the total to 530 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Blastoise to get Squirtle eggs easily using 63 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Jet, Aqua Ring, Aura Sphere and 9 more.
BDSP Blastoise Best Moveset
Dropped from A-tier since the original Gen 4 as better hazard removal options passed it by. Hidden AbilityRain Dish adds passive rain healing the moveset didn't have before, and 100 Defense with 105 Sp. Def still absorbs hits. B-tier because the utility is real even if the era of being the premier MoveRapid Spin user ended.
Best Build
Blastoise best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Shell Smash
- Scald
- Rapid Spin
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Blastoise picks up Aqua Jet and Aqua Ring only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Water Spout and Hydro Cannon while coverage across 9 types adds range.
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 jets of water it spouts from the rocket cannons on its shell can punch through thick steel.
Blastoise Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Blastoise has a 530 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. It works best as a balanced. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but Blastoise does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Blastoise hits 630 BST.
Torrent strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Blastoise. Rain Dish is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Blastoise fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 83 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk. Base 78 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
Game Availability
Blastoise first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 21 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6 and a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
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