Is Exploud Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilitySoundproof makes Exploud immune to sound moves including MoveRoar. Mixed offenses with MoveHyper Voice as a strong Normal attack. Handles most trainer battles through raw power. Not the flashiest pick but Exploud holds its own against the E4.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Whismur here.
Whismur trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Loudred's defenses.
Loudred trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Loudred's weaknesses hard.
Loudred has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Exploud's defenses.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Exploud has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Exploud trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Whismur
Catch Whismur on Route 116 (walking, Lv 6-7, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 25NormalStompPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- 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 45NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Whismur to Loudred
Whismur evolves into Loudred at Level 20. Your Whismur should hit Level 20 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- 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
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 57NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Loudred to Exploud
Loudred evolves into Exploud at Level 40. Your Loudred should hit Level 40 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- 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 63NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Exploud in Ruby & Sapphire
Loudred reaches Exploud at level 40, never appearing in the wild itself. The whole trio roots back to the cave-dwelling Whismur you caught underground.
Wild Exploud may be holding when caught:
Chesto Berry (5% chance) A hold item that awakens Pokemon in battle.Catch Whismur or Loudred at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Exploud.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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The path to Exploud starts with Whismur at Lv. 5-36 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 3Exploud ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Whismur egg.
How to Get Shiny Exploud in Ruby & Sapphire
Exploud comes from Loudred, so shiny-hunt one in Victory Road and evolve it into Exploud. Compare Shiny Exploud odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Exploud Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Exploud Weak Against
Good
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 102 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Extrasensory, Smelling Salts, Snore and 2 more.
RS Exploud Best Moveset
Sound immunity through AbilitySoundproof blocks MoveRoar, MovePerish Song, and forced switches. 91 Attack and 91 Sp. Atk hit from both sides with MoveReturn and MoveFire Blast. Held ItemChoice Band boosts physical output. Mixed attacker that stays in when others get roared out.
Best Build
Exploud best EVs are HP and Attack
Bulky Support Moveset
- Return
- Fire Blast
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Extrasensory and Smelling Salts from the egg pool give Exploud something extra. Pair those with Hyper Beam and Uproar for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
EXPLOUD triggers earthquakes with the tremors it creates by bellowing. If this POKéMON violently inhales from the ports on its body, it’s a sign that it is preparing to let loose a huge bellow.
EXPLOUD communicates its feelings to the others by emitting whistle-like sounds from the tubes on its body. This POKéMON only raises its voice when it is in battle.
Exploud Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Exploud is obtained in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire by evolving Loudred under specific conditions.
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
Winds & Waves
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