Is Grumpig Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Spoink evolves at level 32. Psychic with AbilityThick Fat. Decent bulk for a Psychic-type. Outclassed by faster Psychic options.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spoink here.
Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Spoink has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's typing presses Spoink's defenses.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Grumpig has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Grumpig trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Grumpig trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Grumpig has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Grumpig resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Sabrina's team hits Grumpig's weaknesses hard.
Grumpig has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Grumpig has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Will's team hits Spoink's weaknesses hard.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Spoink trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Spoink
Catch Spoink in Ilex Forest (walking, Lv 5-6, uncommon). Hoenn Sound.
Recommended Moves
- LV 14PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 26PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 41PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 46RockPower GemPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 48FlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5
Evolve Spoink to Grumpig
Spoink evolves into Grumpig at Level 32. Your Spoink should hit Level 32 before you reach Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 32PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 47PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Grumpig in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Grumpig shows up only after a radio-caught Spoink reaches level 32. The Hoenn Sound forests are where this line starts, since no wild Grumpig ever appears.
Wild Grumpig may be holding when caught:
Tanga Berry (5% chance) If held by a Pokemon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Bug-type attack.Catch Spoink at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Grumpig.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Spoink
- 2Evolve Grumpigat Lv.32
Badge 8How to Obtain Grumpig in HGSS
The path to Grumpig starts with Spoink at Lv. 3-6 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Grumpig ✓
How to Get Shiny Grumpig in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Grumpig evolves from Spoink, so breed that base form Masuda-style and raise it once it shines. Compare Shiny Grumpig odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Grumpig 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Grumpig.
Grumpig Weakness
Type-wise, Grumpig takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Grumpig's special bulk (base 110 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 Grumpig Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Grumpig
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Absol builds →Bite 2x79-93% Shadow Claw 2x61-72% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x79-93% Pursuit 2x32-38% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x63-75% Sucker Punch 2x34-40% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Ninjask builds →U-turn 2x68-81% Shadow Ball 2x23-28% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Murkrow builds →Shadow Ball 2x34-40% Assurance 2x48-57% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x68-81% Payback 2x34-40% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Volbeat builds →U-turn 2x58-69% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Yanmega builds →Silver Wind 2x48-57% Shadow Ball 2x42-50% Night Slash 2x40-48% | ||
 Misdreavus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Misdreavus builds →Shadow Ball 2x51-60% Payback 2x25-30% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x43-51% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grumpig View Vespiquen builds →U-turn 2x63-75% Pursuit 2x25-30% | ||
Grumpig Evolutions
Grumpig is what Spoink becomes. Breed it for Spoink eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Spoink pushed Grumpig to 470 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Grumpig to get Spoink eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Extrasensory, Future Sight and 4 more.
HGSS Grumpig Best Moveset
90 Sp. Atk and 110 Sp. Def backed by AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Blocks special attacks and fires Psychic damage. 80 Speed is solid for a defensive special attacker. 65 Defense is the physical-side weakness.
Best Build
Grumpig best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Signal Beam
- Focus Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Grumpig can spread damage across 12 types, with Normal and Dark punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Future Sight and Psychic keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It can perform odd dance steps to influence foes. Its style of dancing became hugely popular overseas.
Grumpig HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Grumpig is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Grumpig becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Grumpig plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Modest is the go-to nature for Grumpig. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Grumpig appears in 15 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
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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