Is Cherrim Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityFlower Gift boosts Attack and Special Defense for your team in sun. The concept is interesting. Sinnoh has no native sun setter during the story, so Flower Gift stays dormant. Without it, Cherrim is just a weak Grass-type.
Roark's typing presses Cherubi's defenses.
Gardenia's team hits Cherubi's weaknesses hard.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Cherrim has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Cherrim has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Cherrim resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Flint's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Cherubi
Catch Cherubi on Route 205 (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, rare).
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 19GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 31NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- LV 37GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Cherubi to Cherrim
Cherubi evolves into Cherrim at Level 25. Your Cherubi should hit Level 25 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25GrassPetal DancePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 25GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 35NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- LV 43GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Cherrim in Diamond & Pearl
Level a Cherubi to 25 for Cherrim, which has no wild encounter of its own. Since that Cherubi only shows rarely in honey trees, the bloom takes some patient tree hunting to reach.
Wild Cherrim may be holding when caught:
Miracle Seed (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a seed imbued with life that ups the power of Grass-type moves.Catch Cherubi at any of these 18 spots to eventually evolve into Cherrim.
- 1Catch Cherubi
- 2Evolve Cherrimat Lv.25
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Badge 7How to Obtain Cherrim in DP
The path to Cherrim starts with Cherubi at Lv. 5-15 via headbutt encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch CherubiEterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 8%
- Step 2Cherrim ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Cherubi egg.
How to Get Shiny Cherrim in Diamond & Pearl
Cherrim blooms out of a bred Cherubi, hatched the Masuda way before it opens up. Compare Shiny Cherrim odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Cherrim 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 Cherrim already selected.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Cherrim Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Cherrim
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 2x98-115%KO U-turn 2x43-51% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 2x64-76% Gust 2x36-43% Poison Sting 2x11-13% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Golbat builds →Fly 2x80-96% U-turn 2x43-51% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x100-119%KO Ice Fang 2x49-59% Fire Fang 2x49-59% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x56-66% Gust 2x38-46% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x63-75% U-turn 2x53-63% Gust 2x42-49% | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Mothim builds →U-turn 2x73-86% Gust 2x38-46% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Seviper builds →Flamethrower 2x63-75% Poison Tail 2x56-66% | ||
Cherrim Evolutions
Evolved from Cherubi. Cherrim is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. 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
Breeding
Breed with Cherrim to get Cherubi eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Grass Whistle, Nature Power and 3 more.
DP Cherrim Best Moveset
Sun activates AbilityFlower Gift, boosting the Attack and Sp. Def of all allies by 50%, making Cherrim a unique doubles support. In singles, 87 Sp. Atk and 85 Speed run decent special Grass attacks. The moveset is niche but the team support angle is genuinely powerful.
Best Build
Cherrim best EVs are Speed and HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Sunny Day
- Leech Seed
- Solar Beam
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Cherrim misses out on Aromatherapy and Grass Whistle. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, with Normal coverage rounding things out.
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
25 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It blooms during times of strong sunlight. It tries to make up for everything it endured as a bud.
It is docile as a bud, but turns cheerful when it blooms. It folds back into a bud if sunlight wanes.
Cherrim Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Cherrim as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Cherrim. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Cherrim 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
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