Is Granbull Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Snubbull evolves at level 23. Normal-type in Gen 4 with AbilityIntimidate. Strong Attack makes Granbull a capable physical hitter through mid-Johto. Falls off against the E4 where stronger options take over, but earns its keep through the gym circuit.
Snubbull has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Granbull's weaknesses hard.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Snubbull
Catch Snubbull on Route 38 (walking, Lv 13, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 19NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 37NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
Evolve Snubbull to Granbull
Snubbull evolves into Granbull at Level 23. Your Snubbull should hit Level 23 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 23)
- LV 23NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- 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 Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 43NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
How to Get Granbull in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Catch a Snubbull on its Johto route and push it to level 23 for Granbull. No wild ones roam these games, so the swarm-window Snubbull is your starting point.
Catch Snubbull at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Granbull.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Snubbull
- 2Evolve Granbullat Lv.23
Badge 4How to Obtain Granbull in HGSS
The path to Granbull starts with Snubbull at Lv. 13-16 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Granbull ✓
How to Get Shiny Granbull in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Granbull evolves from Snubbull, so breed that base form Masuda-style and raise it into its fanged form. Compare Shiny Granbull odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Granbull 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Granbull preloaded.
Granbull Weakness
Type-wise, Granbull takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Granbull can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
Granbull Evolutions
Granbull is the evolved form of Snubbull. Breeding produces Snubbull eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Snubbull gave Granbull the biggest boost in Attack (+40), bringing the total to 450 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Granbull to get Snubbull eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy and Field egg groups. Notable egg moves include Close Combat, Crunch, Feint Attack and 9 more.
HGSS Granbull Best Moveset
120 Attack backed by AbilityIntimidate softening physical damage on every switch creates both offensive and defensive value. The moveset fires devastating physical hits while switching for Intimidate drops. 45 Speed forces taking a hit first, but 90 HP helps absorb it.
Best Build
Granbull best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Crunch
- Heal Bell
- Thunder Wave
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Granbull threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Fire and Ice standing out. Pair that with Hyper Beam and Last Resort and switchins need to think twice.
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 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is actually timid and easily spooked. If attacked, it flails about to fend off its attacker.
Because its fangs are too heavy, it always keeps its head tilted down. However, its bite is powerful.
Granbull HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Granbull plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Impish is the go-to nature for Granbull. That's +Defense / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Granbull first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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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