For HeartGold & SoulSilver, we rate Cherrim C-Tier: a niche pick in HeartGold & SoulSilver's meta. At 450 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Sunnyday with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is Cherrim weak to?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Cherrim. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Cherrim?

Flower Gift increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight. That's the one you want on Cherrim. It's the only ability Cherrim has.

What role does Cherrim play in battle?

Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Cherrim is leaning toward the special side (base 87 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What counters Cherrim?

For HeartGold & SoulSilver, Cherrim has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

Cherrim - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Speed carry most of Cherrim's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack60

Defense70

Sp. Atk87

Sp. Def78

Speed85

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight9.3 kg

Base XP158

Abilities

Flower GiftTop Pick

Increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

During times of strong sunlight, its bud blooms, its petals open fully, and it becomes very active.

Cherrim Weakness

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Cherrim for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.

Cherrim Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Cherrim in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Infernape's Fire Blast hits Cherrim for 79-94%. Dragonite threatens a KO with Outrage (112-132%). Gengar deals 61-72% with Shadow Ball.

Infernape FireFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Close Combat U Turn Grass Knot Fire Blast Damage vs Cherrim Close Combat 66-77% U Turn 2x 51-61% Fire Blast 2x 79-94% View Infernape builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Extreme Speed OutrageSTAB Dragon Dance Fire Punch Damage vs Cherrim Extreme Speed 50-59% Outrage 112-132%KO View Dragonite builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Focus Blast SubstituteUtility Explosion Damage vs Cherrim Shadow Ball 61-72% Focus Blast 61-72% Explosion 57-68% View Gengar builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Cherrim Rapid Spin 13-15% Explosion 64-76% Payback 13-15% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Cherrim Ice Shard 2x 49-58% Pursuit 24-29% View Weavile builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Evolved from Cherubi. Cherrim is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Speed grew the most through evolution (+50 over Cherubi), and Cherrim peaks at 450 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#420Cherubi

Level 25

#421Cherrim

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cherubi

Grass

Cherrim

Grass

70+25

ATK

60+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

87+25

SP.DEF

78+25

SPE

85+50

BST

275D-Tier

450C-Tier+175

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Cherrim to get Cherubi eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Grass Whistle, Nature Power and 4 more.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Cherrim Best Moveset

Start with flexible EVs. Timid nature gives Cherrim the right fast special lean, Life Orb adds extra damage on every hit for a health trade, and Flowergift works in the background. Sunnyday is the main damage option.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Ability

Flower Gift

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Cherrim

Timid+SPE

Cherrim best EVs are Speed and HP

EVs

SpA

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Sunny Day
Leech SeedSTAB
Solar BeamSTAB
Giga DrainSTAB

Recommended Teammates

DrifblimDecent

MachokeDecent

RapidashDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Cherrim misses out on Aromatherapy and Grass Whistle. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, with Normal and Rock coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growth

———20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 7

Growth

———20Normal

Lv 10

Leech Seed

A—9010Grass

Lv 13

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 19

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 22

Sunny Day

S——5Fire

Lv 25

Petal Dance

—12010020Grass

Lv 30

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 35

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 43

Solar Beam

A12010010Grass

Lv 48

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

B6010010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

A12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

S——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Aromatherapy

D——5Grass

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

B——5Grass

Tutor

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

How to Get Cherrim in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Can't catch Cherrim directly. Start with Cherubi but it's a rare spawn from the locations below, then evolve at level 25. The 2-stage line from Cherubi to Cherrim is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Cherrim in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Step 1Catch Cherubi
National Park
SoulSilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.18-25 Facility
LimitedMid
Post-game
National Park
HeartGoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.18-25 Facility
LimitedMid
Post-game
Train until Level 25
Step 2Cherrim ✓

Cherrim Guide

For HeartGold & SoulSilver, we rate Cherrim C-Tier: a niche pick in HeartGold & SoulSilver's meta. At 450 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Sunnyday with Life Orb is the standard set.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Walrein (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Cherrim. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Flower Gift increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight. That's the one you want on Cherrim. It's the only ability Cherrim has.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Cherrim is leaning toward the special side (base 87 Sp. Atk). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, Cherrim has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Cherrim spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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