Physical
Balanced
384Low
65Moderate
CTier

Without Technician, Kricketune wouldn't see any competitive play. With it? It boosts weaker moves to surprising damage levels, turning modest base stats into a real offensive threat. Bug is solid coverage on top of that. It relies on priority moves or Scarf to keep up.

Kricketune's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
384Avg
HP77
C
Attack85
C
Defense51
D
Sp. Atk55
D
Sp. Def51
D
Speed65
C
Total384
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Kricketune yields +2 Atk
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Slow1.06M XP•1m / 3'03"•25.5kg / 56.2 lbs•134Base XP
Pokedex Entries

By allowing its cry to resonate in the hollow of its belly, it produces a captivating sound.

Heart Gold / Soul Silver

Kricketune Weakness

Avg

Type-wise, Kricketune takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireFlyingRock
½xResisti
GrassFightingGround
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (3)i
GrassPsychicDark
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Scorei-3
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
SwarmStrengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
TechnicianHAStrengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Kricketune is the evolved form of Kricketot. Breeding produces Kricketot eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Kricketot gave Kricketune the biggest boost in Attack (+60), bringing the total to 384 stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Kricketot
#401Kricketot
10
Level 10
Kricketune
#402Kricketune
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Kricketot
Bug
Kricketune
Bug
HP
37
77+40
ATK
25
85+60
DEF
41
51+10
SP.ATK
25
55+30
SP.DEF
41
51+10
SPE
25
65+40
BST
194D-Tier
384C-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Kricketune to get Kricketot eggs easily using 47 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
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12 of 47·

max Sp. Def and Speed EVs and Careful nature turn Kricketune into a wall that doesn't fold easily. Life Orb brings extra damage on every hit for a health trade for the long game, and Rest handles sustain. Swarm fills in the gaps.

Best Build

Wall
Ability
Swarm
Item
Life OrbPOWER
Nature
Careful+SPD
EVs

Best Kricketune Moveset

  • Perish Song
  • RestRecovery
  • Sleep Talk
  • Aerial Ace

Recommended Teammates

Arcanine
ArcanineExcellent
Mamoswine
MamoswineExcellent
Empoleon
EmpoleonExcellent

TMs define Kricketune's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Bug Buzz and Leech Life, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Dark coverage and more. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bide+1
——10Normal
Lv 1
Growl
—10040Normal
Lv 10
Fury Cutter
109520Bug
Lv 14
Leech Life
2010010Bug
Lv 18
Sing
—5515Normal
Lv 22
Focus Energy
——30Normal
Lv 26
Slash
7010020Normal
Lv 30
X-Scissor
8010015Bug
Lv 34
Screech
—8540Normal
Lv 38
Taunt
—10020Dark
Lv 42
Night Slash
7010015Dark
Lv 46
Bug Buzz
9010010Bug
Lv 50
Perish Song
——5Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM40
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM78
Captivate
—10020Normal
HM01
Cut
509530Normal
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM54
False Swipe
4010040Normal
TM70
Flash
—10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM83
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
HM06
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM62
Silver Wind
601005Bug
TM82
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
——30Normal
TM12
Taunt
—10020Dark
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison
TM81
X-Scissor
8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Kricketune doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Bug Bite
6010020Bug
Tutor
Endeavor
—1005Normal
Tutor
Fury Cutter
109520Bug
Tutor
Knock Off
6510020Dark
Tutor
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Tutor
Snore
4010015Normal
Tutor
String Shot
—9540Bug
Tutor
Uproar
9010010Normal

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Bug Bite
6010020Bug

decent spawn rates for Kricketune across 2 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Kricketune in HeartGold & SoulSilver

The path to Kricketune starts with Kricketot at Lv. 3-30 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Kricketot
    Step 1Catch Kricketot
    Viridian Forest
    HeartGoldGrassLv.3-5CommonEarlyForestSwarm active
    EFFORTLESS
    Viridian Forest
    SoulSilverGrassLv.3-5CommonEarlyForestSwarm active
    EFFORTLESS
    National Park - Bug Catching Contest
    HeartGoldGrassLv.27-30UncommonMidFacilityPost-game (Thu, Sat)
    EASY
    National Park - Bug Catching Contest
    SoulSilverGrassLv.27-30UncommonMidFacilityPost-game (Thu, Sat)
    EASY
  2. Kricketune
    Step 2Kricketune ✓
    National Park - Bug Catching Contest
    SoulSilverGrassLv.27-30UncommonMidFacilityPost-game (Thu, Sat)
    EASY
    National Park - Bug Catching Contest
    HeartGoldGrassLv.27-30UncommonMidFacilityPost-game (Thu, Sat)
    EASY
    or evolve from Kricketot (Step 1)

  • Don't let Kricketune's 384 base stat total fool you. Technician is what makes it tick — it punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier.

  • Kricketune's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Staraptor (Flying), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • Kricketot evolves into Kricketune at level 10. Kricketune is the fully evolved form.

  • Run Technician on Kricketune. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Kricketune also gets Swarm, but they don't compare.

  • Kricketune fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

  • Kricketune appears in 12 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.

Kricketune first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 12 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.