Is Feebas Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Water with AbilitySwift Swim. Evolving Feebas into Milotic requires maximizing its Beauty condition, which takes serious effort. Milotic is worth the grind if you commit.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Feebas here.
Bugsy's typing presses Feebas's defenses.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Milotic's defenses.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Milotic trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Milotic trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Milotic resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Milotic trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Milotic trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Milotic trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Milotic resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Milotic has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Hatch
Hatch Feebas from an Egg you breed on Route 34.
Recommended Moves
- LV 15NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Jasmine
- HM05WaterWhirlpoolPower 23Accuracy 70%PP 15From Lance in Team Rocket HQ
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
Evolve Feebas to Milotic
Feebas evolves into Milotic when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Whitney.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 17)
- LV 17WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 29WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 37WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Clair
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
How to Get Feebas in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Feebas has no fishing spot in these games, so the way to one is breeding a Milotic and hatching the egg. That makes Milotic the prerequisite, an unusual loop where the evolution comes before the base form.
How to Obtain Feebas in HGSS
- Step 1Feebas ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Old rod · Mt. Coronet · Random spawn (4 tiles), then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom PlatinumAvailableCatch in Platinum via Super rod · Mt. Coronet · Random spawn (4 tiles), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Old rod · Route 119 · Random spawn (6 tiles). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Old rod · Route 119 · Random spawn (6 tiles). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Super rod · Route 1. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Super rod · Route 1. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Old rod · Route 119 · North area, under bridge during the day. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Super rod · Brooklet Hill · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Milotic
How to Get Shiny Feebas in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Feebas is a needle in a haystack to fish up, so breed a shiny instead Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Feebas odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Feebas Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here 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.
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Feebas already selected.
Feebas Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Feebas for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Feebas's special bulk (base 55 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Feebas Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Feebas
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Feebas View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x250-295%KO Shock Wave 2x84-99% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Raikou Electric | B | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Feebas Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Feebas grows into Milotic through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 340 total stats over Feebas. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Feebas easily with 30 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Confuse Ray, Dragon Breath, Haze and 6 more to offspring.
HGSS Feebas Best Moveset
Stats near single digits everywhere except 80 Speed. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain, which accomplishes nothing at 15 Attack and 10 Sp. Atk. Milotic through high Beauty condition is the destination.
Best Build
Feebas best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Screens Setter Moveset
- Protect
- Waterfall
- Toxic
- Light Screen
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Feebas misses out on Confuse Ray and Dragon Breath. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Surf and Waterfall, with Normal and Ice coverage and more rounding things out.
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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is the shabbiest Pokémon of all. It forms in schools and lives at the bottom of rivers.
Feebas HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
No. Feebas only evolves into Milotic through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Prism Scale must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, you can run Feebas through the first few routes without issues. 200 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Milotic as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Feebas spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline 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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