Is Kecleon Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Normal from Hoenn. AbilityColor Change shifts type to match whatever hit it. Unpredictable weaknesses every turn. Entertaining without being useful. The stats can't back up the gimmick.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Kecleon resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Kecleon has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Kecleon trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Kecleon on Route 210 (Poké Radar, Lv 25-26, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Kecleon Locations
Kecleon is a Diamond-side Poke Radar catch on one route, common at level 25 to 26. Pearl players come up empty and have to trade, since the color-shift Pokemon sticks to the Diamond version.
Wild Kecleon may be holding when caught:
Persim Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when confused to cure confusion.1 location to catch Kecleon
Badge 2Best Locations to Catch Kecleon in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Kecleon in Diamond & Pearl
Kecleon fades in and out along Route 210 in Diamond, so a PokeRadar chain there lands its shiny at 1 in 200. Compare Shiny Kecleon odds across every game
Shiny Kecleon Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Kecleon Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Kecleon already selected.
Kecleon Weakness
Kecleon is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Kecleon's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Kecleon Weak Against
Good
Kecleon Evolutions
Kecleon is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a massive partner pool. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Kecleon easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Disable, Dizzy Punch, Fake Out and 3 more to offspring.
DP Kecleon Best Moveset
120 Sp. Def is unexpectedly high, and AbilityColor Change shifts typing to match the last move that hit. 90 Attack provides decent physical Normal hits, but 40 Speed and the unpredictable type changes make the moveset unreliable in practice.
Best Build
Kecleon best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Tank Moveset
- Toxic
- Sucker Punch
- Recover
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 types means almost nothing walls Kecleon cleanly, with Double-Edge and Mega Kick anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
50 of 52 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It can freely change its body’s color. The zigzag pattern on its belly doesn’t change, however.
Kecleon Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Kecleon in Diamond & Pearl can hold Persim Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Persim Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, Kecleon can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Normal typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Kecleon plays as a support. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Brave is the go-to nature for Kecleon. That's +Attack / -Speed. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Kecleon spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of 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
Winds & Waves
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