Is Exploud Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Whismur's final form at level 40. Normal-type with AbilitySoundproof. Decent Attack and special Attack but no standout gym matchups. The high evolution level keeps Exploud off most HGSS teams.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Whitney's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Morty's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Chuck's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Jasmine's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Will's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Whismur's defenses.
Bruno's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Karen's team hits Whismur's weaknesses hard.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Whismur
Catch Whismur on Route 30 (walking, Lv 2-3, uncommon). Hoenn Sound.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- LV 25NormalStompPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 45NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Whismur to Exploud
Loudred evolves into Exploud at Level 40. Your Whismur should hit Level 40 before you reach Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 63NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 71NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Exploud in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Loudred reaches Exploud at level 40, capping a line whose only true catch was a radio-tuned Whismur. The whole chain keeps riding on that Hoenn Sound channel, with nothing wild to shortcut it.
Wild Exploud may be holding when caught:
Chesto Berry (5% chance) It may be used or held by a Pokemon to recover from sleep.Catch Whismur at any of these 24 spots to eventually evolve into Exploud.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Exploud in HGSS
To get Exploud, start by catching Whismur through walking encounters at Lv. 2-42. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch WhismurRoute 30Lv.2-3GrassHeartGoldRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 30Lv.3GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 31Lv.3-4GrassHeartGoldRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 22Lv.3GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 31Lv.4GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 32Lv.4-6GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 4Lv.5GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 24Lv.8-10GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 25Lv.8-10GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 34Lv.10-11GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 35Lv.12GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 42Lv.13-15GrassHeartGoldRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 42Lv.13-14GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 6Lv.13GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 9Lv.13-15GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 43Lv.15GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 10Lv.16-17GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRuins of Alph - OutsideLv.20-22FloorRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 44Lv.22-23GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 45Lv.23GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 13Lv.23GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 21Lv.25-30GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 26Lv.28GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 27Lv.28GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 47Lv.33-34GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundRoute 28Lv.39-40GrassRate 20%Radio: Hoenn SoundMt. Silver - BaseLv.41-42CaveRate 20%Radio: Hoenn Sound
- Step 2Evolve into Loudred
- Step 3Exploud ✓
How to Get Shiny Exploud in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Exploud tops the Whismur line, so breed that base form Masuda-style and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Exploud odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Exploud 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Exploud.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Exploud Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Exploud
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
Exploud Evolutions
End of the line. Exploud caps a three-stage chain that started at Whismur. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Whismur), and Exploud peaks at 480 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 Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Endeavor, Extrasensory, Hammer Arm and 5 more.
HGSS Exploud Best Moveset
104 HP with 91 in both Attack and Sp. Atk for mixed offense. AbilitySoundproof blocks MoveRoar and other sound moves while the moveset fires from both physical and special sides. 68 Speed and 63 Defense sit below average.
Best Build
Exploud best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Hyper Voice
- Extrasensory
- Flamethrower
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 Uproar 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
All 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its roar in battle shakes the ground like a tremor--or like an earthquake has struck.
Exploud HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Exploud is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Exploud becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Exploud as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Adamant on Exploud. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Exploud spans 7 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 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
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