Is Gardevoir Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Kirlia evolves at level 30, and the line starts with the post-game Route 34 swarm Ralts. Pure Psychic in Gen 4 with AbilitySynchronize passing status to the attacker. Strong special Attack and Speed. Competes with Alakazam for the Psychic slot and holds its own.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Whitney's typing presses Ralts's defenses.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ralts here.
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Gardevoir resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Brock:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Misty:
Gardevoir trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lt. Surge:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Erika:
Gardevoir resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Janine:
Sabrina's team hits Gardevoir's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sabrina:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Blaine:
Gardevoir has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Blue:
Will's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ralts here.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Will:
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Koga:
Ralts has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bruno:
Karen's team hits Ralts's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Karen:
Ralts trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lance:
Catch Ralts
Catch Ralts on Route 34 (walking, Lv 10-11, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 10)
- LV 10PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 28PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 34PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 45PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Ralts to Gardevoir
Kirlia evolves into Gardevoir at Level 30. Your Ralts should hit Level 30 before you reach Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 33PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 65PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Ralts to Gallade
Kirlia evolves into Gallade with a Dawn Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Brock.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41PsychicPsycho CutPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 41GrassLeaf BladePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 53FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Gardevoir in HeartGold & SoulSilver
At level 30 a Kirlia becomes Gardevoir, the top of a line that began with a swarm-caught Ralts. The whole chain rests on hitting that single swarm window, since Ralts shows up only during it and neither Kirlia nor Gardevoir ever turns up wild.
Catch Ralts at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Gardevoir.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Gardevoir in HGSS
How to Get Shiny Gardevoir in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Gardevoir tops the Ralts line, so breed the base form Masuda-style and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Gardevoir odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Gardevoir 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Gardevoir already selected.
Gardevoir Weakness
Type-wise, Gardevoir takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Gardevoir's special bulk (base 115 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Gardevoir Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Gardevoir
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Absol builds →Payback 2x74-87% Shadow Claw 2x67-79% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x89-107%KO Pursuit 2x36-42% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x70-83% Sucker Punch 2x37-45% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x76-91% Payback 2x37-45% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Yanmega builds →Silver Wind 2x53-63% Shadow Ball 2x46-55% Night Slash 2x45-53% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x46-55% Shadow Ball 2x42-50% | ||
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Ariados builds →Bug Bite 2x67-79% Shadow Sneak 2x30-37% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gardevoir View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x43-51% Shadow Ball 2x37-45% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Ledian Bug | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Venonat BugPoison | D | |
Gardevoir Evolutions
Gardevoir is one of 2 ways Kirlia's chain can end. This one takes the level-up path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Ralts to get eggs. Gardevoir and Gallade share the same 518 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gardevoir to get Ralts eggs easily using 31 partners from the Amorphous and Human-Like egg groups. Notable egg moves include Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond, Disable and 6 more.
HGSS Gardevoir Best Moveset
Special Psychic attacker at 125 Sp. Atk and 115 Sp. Def with AbilityTrace copying the opponent's ability for unpredictable defensive interactions. The moveset fires special Psychic damage and absorbs special attacks. 80 Speed is solid. 68 HP and 65 Defense are the physical gaps.
Best Build
Gardevoir best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Psychic
- Wish
- Will O Wisp
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Confuse Ray and Destiny Bond aren't available any other way for Gardevoir, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Future Sight and Dream Eater for solid options.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It unleashes psychokinetic energy at full power when protecting a Trainer it has bonded closely with.
Gardevoir HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Gardevoir does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Gardevoir hits 618 BST.
Yes. Gardevoir is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Gardevoir becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Gardevoir plays as a wallbreaker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Timid is the go-to nature for Gardevoir. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Gardevoir first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 17 games across 7 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
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 6ORASMega
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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