Is Entei Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Ramanas Park catch in Brilliant Diamond. Postgame Fire legendary. Sinnoh needed Entei's Fire power during the story more than any other region. The postgame timing is cruel.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Entei resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Entei resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Entei resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Entei in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Entei can't be caught in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring it over from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Entei is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Entei Weakness
Entei is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. With 115 HP and balanced defenses, Entei can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Entei Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Entei
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x47-55% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x63-75% Stone Edge 2x63-75% | ||
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Onix builds →Earthquake 2x42-50% Stone Edge 2x42-50% | ||
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Phanpy builds →Earthquake 2x55-65% Rock Slide 2x28-33% | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x55-66% Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x47-56% Rock Slide 2x27-31% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x67-80% Stone Edge 2x67-80% | ||
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Onix builds →Earthquake 2x47-56% Stone Edge 2x47-56% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x60-71% Stone Edge 2x40-47% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x60-71% Rock Tomb 2x30-36% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x52-61% Bulldoze 2x25-31% Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x84-99% Stone Edge 2x56-66% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x62-74% Surf 2x67-79% Stone Edge 2x42-49% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x60-71% Stone Edge 2x40-47% | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x49-58% Dig 2x24-29% Rollout 2x9-12% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x60-71% Dig 2x40-47% Rock Tomb 2x30-36% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x71-84% Earthquake 2x47-56% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x52-61% Dig 2x34-41% Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x58-69% Stone Edge 2x39-46% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x47-56% Dig 2x23-27% Rollout 2x9-12% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x58-69% Dig 2x39-46% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x75-88% Stone Edge 2x50-59% Water Pulse 2x23-27% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x57-68% Stone Edge 2x38-45% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x45-54% Dig 2x23-27% Rollout 2x9-11% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x57-68% Dig 2x38-45% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x75-88% Stone Edge 2x49-59% Water Pulse 2x23-28% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x57-67% Stone Edge 2x38-45% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x45-54% Dig 2x22-26% Rollout 2x9-11% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x57-67% Dig 2x38-45% Rock Tomb 2x28-34% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x74-88% Stone Edge 2x49-58% Water Pulse 2x23-27% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x57-67% Stone Edge 2x38-45% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x45-54% Dig 2x22-26% Rollout 2x9-11% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x57-67% Dig 2x38-45% Rock Tomb 2x28-34% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x74-88% Stone Edge 2x49-58% Water Pulse 2x23-27% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x84-99% Stone Edge 2x84-99% Surf 2x25-29% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x84-99% Stone Edge 2x56-66% Surf 2x38-44% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x56-67% Stone Edge 2x38-44% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x100-119%KO Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
 Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x84-99% Dig 2x45-53% Rock Slide 2x42-50% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Urshifu can KO Entei with Close Combat (91-107%). Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (104-123%). Rhyperior's Earthquake also KOs at 89-105%.
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Entei View Urshifu builds →Close Combat91-107%KO Sucker Punch53-63% U Turn18-21% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Entei View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x104-123%KO Rapid Spin18-21% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Entei View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake 2x89-105%KO Avalanche9-11% | ||
Entei Evolutions
Entei is strong overall with 580 total stats as a Fire legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BDSP Entei Best Moveset
Held B-tier with 115 HP and 115 Attack behind Fire TermStab at 100 Speed. AbilityPressure doubles PP cost, and hidden AbilityInner Focus blocks flinching. The moveset has physical Fire power with real bulk. Consistent across generations without ever reaching the top tier.
Best Build
Entei best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Tank Moveset
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Stomping Tantrum
- Crunch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Entei picks up Sacred Fire and Fire Blast along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 9 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Entei Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Entei is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Sacredfire with Expert Belt is the standard set.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Entei. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Inner Focus can work in specific setups.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Entei is a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Sacredfire, Extreme Speed, Stompingtantrum, and Crunch. Sacredfire leads at 0% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Gold & Silver, Entei has been featured in 17 titles across 9 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
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 7LGPE
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