Is Cherrim Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Cherubi evolves at level 25. AbilityFlower Gift boosts Attack and Sp. Def for the whole team in sun. The sun requirement is the problem. Without it, Cherrim is a weak Grass-type. With it, the setup cost rarely justifies the payoff.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Cherubi here.
Gardenia's team hits Cherubi's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's typing presses Cherubi's defenses.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Cherrim has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aaron's Pokemon outpace and outclass Cherrim here.
Cherrim resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Flint's Pokemon outpace and outclass Cherrim here.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Cherrim trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Saturn's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Cynthia's team hits Cherrim's weaknesses hard.
Catch Cherubi
Catch Cherubi on Floaroma Meadow (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 19GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 31NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 37GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- 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 Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- LV 43GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Cherrim in Platinum
To get a Cherrim, start with a honey-tree Cherubi and level it to 25. There is no wild form, and once it evolves the bloom Pokemon opens or closes depending on the sunlight in battle.
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 8How to Obtain Cherrim in Pt
To get Cherrim, start by catching Cherubi through headbutt encounters at Lv. 5-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch CherubiEterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%
- Step 2Cherrim ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Cherubi egg.
How to Get Shiny Cherrim in Platinum
Cherrim comes by leveling, so breed a Cherubi through a foreign Ditto, then evolve it. Compare Shiny Cherrim odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x54-64% Leech Life 2x14-18% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x66-79% Ice Fang 2x49-58% Fire Fang 2x49-58% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x60-71% Gust 2x41-49% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Vespiquen builds →Gust 2x35-41% Poison Sting 2x10-13% Fury Cutter 2x13-15% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Seviper Poison | C | |
 Vulpix Fire | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cherrim View Gliscor builds →Poison Jab 2x55-65% Ice Fang 2x44-53% Fire Fang 2x44-53% Fury Cutter 2x10-13% | ||
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.
Pt Cherrim Best Moveset
Doubles ally Attack and Sp. Def by 50% through AbilityFlower Gift in sun, making Cherrim a unique team support in doubles. The moveset's own 87 Sp. Atk at 85 Speed is decent standalone. The support angle 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 6 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
25 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If it senses strong sunlight, it opens its folded petals to absorb the sun’s rays with its whole body.
Cherrim Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Cherrim as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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