Is Exploud Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Normal-type with even stats and AbilitySoundproof. Doesn't have strong matchups against any gym leader. Outclassed by Snorlax, Staraptor, and other Normal-types.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's typing presses Loudred's defenses.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Exploud resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Loudred on Mt. Coronet (Poké Radar, Lv 39-40, common).
Your Loudred should hit Level 40 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Exploud in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Exploud doesn't appear wild. Catch Whismur instead, it shows up in the wild. Evolve it at level 40 to get Exploud. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
Exploud Weakness
Exploud's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. With 104 HP and balanced defenses, Exploud can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Exploud Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Exploud
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Urshifu can KO Exploud with Close Combat (208-245%).
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Exploud View Urshifu builds →Close Combat 2x208-245%KO Sucker Punch61-72% U Turn41-48% | ||
Exploud Evolutions
End of the line. Exploud caps a three-stage chain that started at Whismur. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Def grew the most through evolution (+50 over Whismur), and Exploud peaks at 490 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Exploud to get Whismur eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Circle Throw, Disarming Voice, Endeavor and 7 more.
BDSP Exploud Best Moveset
Held C-tier with 91/91 mixed offenses at 104 HP and hidden AbilityScrappy letting Normal TermStab hit Ghost-types directly. AbilitySoundproof blocks sound-based moves from the primary slot. The moveset runs mixed offense or special at decent HP. 63/73 across Defense and Sp. Def limit what it survives.
Best Build
Exploud best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Wallbreaker Moveset
- Boomburst
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Exploud won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 12 types means it always has an effective option. Hyper Beam and Giga Impact anchor the STAB core.
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
Its howls can be heard over six miles away. It emits all sorts of noises from the ports on its body.
Exploud Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, we rate Exploud C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. At 490 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Boomburst with Choice Specs is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Exploud. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Soundproof protects against sound-based moves. That's the one you want on Exploud. Scrappy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
At base 68 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Exploud is a special attacker with base 91 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Boomburst, Focus Blast, Ice Beam, and Fire Blast on Exploud. Boomburst is the most common pick at 0% usage. Boomburst provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Exploud spans 8 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 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 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