What does Finneon evolve into?

Finneon evolves into Lumineon at level 31. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.

At what level does Finneon evolve?

Finneon evolves into Lumineon at level 31. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Finneon?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Finneon does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Lumineon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Finneon?

Finneon is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Finneon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

66Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Finneon's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Speed EV, standard growth curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP49

Attack49

Defense56

Sp. Atk49

Sp. Def61

Speed66

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Erratic600,000 XP

Height0.4 m

Weight7.0 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Storm Drain

Redirects single-target water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Water moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Water VeilHA

Prevents burns.

Storm Drain grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

After long exposure to sunlight, the patterns on its tail fins shine vividly when darkness arrives.

Finneon Weakness

Finneon is weak to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Storm Drain grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Finneon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Finneon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Finneon Thunderbolt 2x 68-81% Volt Switch 2x 54-65% Shock Wave 2x 46-57% Charge Beam 2x 41-49% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Finneon Energy Ball 2x 76-89% Giga Drain 2x 59-73% Bullet Seed 2x 27-32% Absorb 2x 27-32% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Finneon Thunderbolt 2x 89-105%KO Volt Switch 2x 68-81% Shock Wave 2x 59-73% Charge Beam 2x 54-65% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Finneon Thunderbolt 2x 68-81% Volt Switch 2x 54-65% Shock Wave 2x 46-57% Charge Beam 2x 41-49% View Shinx builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Finneon evolves into Lumineon. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#456Finneon

Level 31

#457Lumineon

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Finneon

Water

Lumineon

Water

69+20

ATK

69+20

DEF

76+20

SP.ATK

69+20

SP.DEF

86+25

SPE

91+25

BST

330D-Tier

460C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Finneon easily with 19 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Aqua Tail, Aurora Beam and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Finneon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Finneon. Agility and Aqua Tail come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Surf and Aqua Tail and Normal and Flying coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 6

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 10

Attract

C—10015Normal

Lv 13

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 17

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 22

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 26

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 29

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 33

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Lv 38

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Lv 42

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Lv 45

Bounce

D85855Flying

Lv 49

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 54

Soak

D—10020Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM97

Defog

C——15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

C——10Ice

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM49

Scald

D8010015Water

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM95

Surf

C9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM99

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Egg

Aurora Beam

D6510020Ice

Egg

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Splash

D——40Normal

Egg

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Finneon can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Finneon Locations

high spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 18 locations. Finneon's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Finneon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Catching Finneon here means fishing. All 18 encounters require Good Rod at Lv. 10-25, and there aren't any overworld spawns in this game.

Canalave City

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

35%Early

Canalave City

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 City

35%Early

Fuego Ironworks

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Power-plant

35%Early

Fuego Ironworks

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Power-plant

35%Early

Iron Island - Outside

Shining PearlGood Rod Lv.10-25 Water

35%Early

Iron Island - Outside

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Water

35%Early

Route 205 - South

Brilliant DiamondGood Rod Lv.10-25 Route

35%Early

Route 205 - South