Is Dustox Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Eterna Forest route alongside Beautifly. Bug/Poison with AbilityShield Dust blocking secondary move effects. Slightly more defensive than Beautifly. Both fall off by the fifth gym.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wurmple here.
Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Gardenia:
Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
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Byron's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
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Volkner's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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Flint's team hits Beautifly's weaknesses hard.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
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Beautifly has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
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Beautifly trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
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Catch Wurmple
Catch Wurmple on Route 204 (walking, Lv 4, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 4)
- LV 4NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- LV 5PoisonPoison StingPower 15Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 15BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 40Accuracy 100%PP 15Snowpoint City
Evolve Wurmple to Dustox
Cascoon evolves into Dustox at Level 10. Your Wurmple should hit Level 10 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 41BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Wurmple to Beautifly
Silcoon evolves into Beautifly at Level 10. Your Wurmple should hit Level 10 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 41BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Dustox in Platinum
Dustox spreads across the same four grass patches as Beautifly, with the identical early-to-late level jump from the low teens up to the high forties. The rare rate means you will spend real time hunting one in the wild.
Wild Dustox may be holding when caught:
Shed Shell (5% chance) A tough, discarded carapace to be held by a Pokemon. It enables the holder to switch with a waiting Pokemon in battle.4 locations to catch Dustox2 locations to catch Cascoon
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Cascoon at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 10 — it evolves into Dustox.
Badge 2Where To Catch Dustox in Pt
Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Dustox. You'll find headbutt and walking encounters from Lv. 4-52 across 31 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch WurmpleEterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 14%Route 204 - SouthLv.4GrassRate 10%Morning/dayRoute 204 - NorthLv.9GrassRate 10%Morning/dayEterna ForestLv.10GrassRate 10%Morning/dayRoute 205 - NorthLv.13GrassRate 10%Morning/day
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Cascoonor evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
- Step 3Dustox ✓Eterna ForestLv.14GrassRate 1%Route 205 - NorthLv.15GrassRate 1%Route 229Lv.48GrassRate 5%Route 224Lv.52GrassRate 5%or evolve from Cascoon (Step 2)
Bring the right balls: check Dustox catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Dustox in Platinum
Dustox drifts rarely over Eterna Forest and Route 229, so a Poké Radar chain held to 40 is the way to its shiny. Compare Shiny Dustox odds across every game
Shiny Dustox Evolution
Multi-Path
Platinum Shiny Dustox Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Dustox in the Platinum Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Dustox Weakness
Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Dustox for super-effective damage. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dustox Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dustox
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x204-240%KO Zen Headbutt 2x73-86% Fire Blast 2x33-39% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x134-158%KO Fire Blast 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x134-158%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x141-167%KO Fire Blast 2x41-49% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x115-136%KO Rock Slide 2x59-70% Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Gliscor builds →Aerial Ace 2x66-78% Rock Slide 2x55-65% Fire Fang 2x47-56% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x107-127%KO Rock Slide 2x88-104%KO Fire Fang 2x51-61% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x94-111%KO Dream Eater 2x53-62% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Armaldo builds →Rock Slide 2x104-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-65% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dustox View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x96-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-61% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Dustox Evolutions
You get Dustox from Wurmple at level 10. It's one of 2 possible evolutions in this branching family, each requiring its own method. Breed through Wurmple to get eggs. The evolution from Wurmple pushed Dustox to 385 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dustox to get Wurmple eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.
Pt Dustox Best Moveset
50 in both Attack stats leave the moveset without offensive presence, even with 90 Sp. Def to absorb special hits. AbilityShield Dust blocks secondary move effects. Bug/Poison typing handles Grass and Fighting, but the damage output is nonexistent.
Best Build
Dustox best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Bug Buzz
- Roost
- Light Screen
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Dustox's coverage across 7 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Bug Buzz and Sludge Bomb for same-type damage. Bug Buzz and Energy Ball are the payoff moves.
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
31 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Toxic powder is scattered with each flap. At night, it is known to strip leaves off trees lining boulevards.
Dustox Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Dustox in Platinum can hold Shed Shell (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Shed Shell.
For Platinum, it depends on your team. Dustox rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Bug/Poison coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Platinum, use Dustox as a support. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
For Platinum, run Calm on Dustox. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Dustox appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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
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