Is Kricketune Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Kricketot evolves at level 10. Bug with AbilitySwarm boosting Bug at low HP. Falls off before it can contribute to any gym. Replace before the second badge.
Falkner's team hits Kricketot's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's typing presses Kricketot's defenses.
Kricketot trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Kricketot here.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Kricketune here.
Kricketune trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Kricketune has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Kricketune's weaknesses hard.
Kricketune trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Kricketune has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Kricketune trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Kricketune has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Kricketune trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Kricketune has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Kricketune's weaknesses hard.
Blue's team hits Kricketune's weaknesses hard.
Kricketune has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Koga's team hits Kricketune's weaknesses hard.
Kricketune trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Kricketune has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Kricketune's weaknesses hard.
Catch Kricketot
Catch Kricketot in the National Park (walking, Lv 27-30, uncommon). Post-National Dex - Thursday, Saturday.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Kricketot to Kricketune
Kricketot evolves into Kricketune at Level 10. You get it at Level 27 or higher, past Level 10, so it evolves into Kricketune the next time it levels up. A lower-level Kricketot evolves when it reaches Level 10.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 26NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- LV 42DarkNight SlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 46BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Kricketune in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Moderate rates for Kricketune across 1 location in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Wild Kricketune may be holding when caught:
Metronome (5% chance) A Pokemon held item that boosts a move used consecutively. Its effect is reset if another move is used.1 location to catch Kricketune2 locations to catch Kricketot
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Catch Kricketot at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 10 — it evolves into Kricketune.
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Badge 8Where To Catch Kricketune in HGSS
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.
- Step 2Kricketune ✓or evolve from Kricketot (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Kricketune catch odds in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Kricketune in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Kricketune saws through the National Park, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker route to a shiny. Compare Shiny Kricketune odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Kricketune 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Kricketune in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Kricketune Weakness
Type-wise, Kricketune takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Kricketune Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Kricketune
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Kricketune View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Slugma Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodViolet City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketune View Slugma builds →Fire Blast 2x116-137%KO Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kricketune View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x112-133%KO Rock Tomb 2x31-37% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter | ||
Kricketune Evolutions
Kricketune is the evolved form of Kricketot. Breeding produces Kricketot eggs, and they are quick to hatch. Evolving from Kricketot gave Kricketune the biggest boost in Attack (+60), bringing the total to 384 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Kricketune to get Kricketot eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.
HGSS Kricketune Best Moveset
85 Attack for physical Bug damage, but 51 in both defenses and 65 Speed can't keep the moveset alive long enough. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug at low HP, which arrives quickly.
Best Build
Kricketune best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Perish Song
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Aerial Ace
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Kricketune develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Bug Buzz and Hyper Beam show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
By allowing its cry to resonate in the hollow of its belly, it produces a captivating sound.
Kricketune HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Kricketune in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Metronome (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Metronome.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Kricketune can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Bug typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Kricketune plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Careful is the go-to nature for Kricketune. That's +Sp. Def / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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