Is Cherrim Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Cherubi evolves at level 25. Grass with AbilityFlower Gift boosting Attack and Sp. Def for the team in sun. Without sun, Cherrim is weak. The setup cost rarely justifies the payoff.
Cherubi trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Bugsy's team hits Cherubi's weaknesses hard.
Cherubi trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Cherubi's defenses.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Cherrim resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Cherrim resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Cherrim resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Cherrim has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Catch Cherubi
Catch Cherubi in the National Park (Headbutt (rare), Lv 18-25, limited). Requires Rock Climb (HM08 from Prof. Oak after 16 badges); secret tree on a cliff, north-east of the park.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- After Falkner
- TM09GrassBullet SeedPower 15Accuracy 100%PP 30Route 32
- LV 19GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 31NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 37GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Cherubi to Cherrim
Cherubi evolves into Cherrim at Level 25. Your Cherubi should hit Level 25 before you reach Chuck, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25GrassPetal DancePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 25GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 25NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 35NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 43GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Cherrim in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Can't catch Cherrim directly. Start with Cherubi at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 25. The 2-stage line from Cherubi to Cherrim is where the leveling time goes.
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 1 spot to eventually evolve into Cherrim.
- 1Catch Cherubi
- 2Evolve Cherrimat Lv.25
Badge 3How to Obtain Cherrim in HGSS
- Step 2Cherrim ✓
How to Get Shiny Cherrim in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Cherrim evolves from Cherubi, so breed that base form Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and let it bloom. Compare Shiny Cherrim odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x156-184%KO Overheat 2x146-172%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x133-157%KO Overheat 2x126-149%KO Ice Beam 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x145-170%KO Air Slash 2x78-92% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x122-143%KO Fire Blast 2x77-90% Ice Beam 2x61-72% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x146-172%KO Brave Bird 2x97-115%KO Poison Jab 2x65-77% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x146-172%KO Sludge Bomb 2x63-74% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x162-191%KO Air Slash 2x88-104%KO U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x155-182%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-43% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x110-130%KO Fire Blast 2x58-68% Ice Beam 2x46-54% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
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 4 more.
HGSS Cherrim Best Moveset
Unique sun support: AbilityFlower Gift boosts ally Attack and Sp. Def by 50% in sun, making Cherrim a doubles specialist. The moveset's own 87 Sp. Atk at 85 Speed is decent. The team support in sun is the real value.
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 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.
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
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
During times of strong sunlight, its bud blooms, its petals open fully, and it becomes very active.
Cherrim HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Cherrim as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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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