
Is Dunsparce Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilitySerene Grace doubles secondary effect chances, making MoveHeadbutt flinch more often. The stats are still terrible. A gimmick that doesn't work on a Pokemon this weak. Don't import this.
Roxanne's typing presses Dunsparce's defenses.
Dunsparce has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Dunsparce trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Dunsparce has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Dunsparce trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Dunsparce has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Dunsparce's defenses.
Dunsparce has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Dunsparce has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Dunsparce's defenses.
Dunsparce has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Dunsparce has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Dunsparce's defenses.
Trade
Dunsparce 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.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 34NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
How to Get Dunsparce in Ruby & Sapphire
Dunsparce skips the Hoenn map entirely, with none of the Dark Cave dust clouds it hid in back in Johto. You will have to trade one in.
Dunsparce cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Dunsparce in Ruby & Sapphire
Dunsparce sits outside the Hoenn lineup, so a shiny has to come from Three Isle Port in FireRed or LeafGreen by trade. See every game where Shiny Dunsparce can be hunted
Shiny Dunsparce Evolution
Does Not EvolveDunsparce Weakness
Type-wise, Dunsparce takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 100 HP and balanced defenses, Dunsparce can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Dunsparce Weak Against
GoodDunsparce Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Dunsparce is a standalone Pokemon with a massive partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Dunsparce easily with 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Astonish, Bide and 4 more to offspring.
RS Dunsparce Best Moveset
Paraflinch chains from doubled secondary effects: AbilitySerene Grace makes MoveHeadbutt flinch at 60% and MoveBody Slam paralyze at 60%. MoveThunder Wave stacks paralysis for lockdown. 100 HP adds bulk. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Luck-based disruption from a stat line that shouldn't compete.
Best Build
Dunsparce best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Headbutt
- Body Slam
- Rock Slide
- Ancient Power
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Dunsparce can spread damage across 11 types, with Dark and Ice punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Take Down and Strength keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
DUNSPARCE has a drill for its tail. It uses this tail to burrow into the ground backwards. This POKéMON is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.
Dunsparce Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Dunsparce isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Dunsparce appears in 17 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut

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 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
Explore
Where to go next after Dunsparce.
