Is Kyogre Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Transfer-only Water legendary. AbilityDrizzle sets permanent rain on entry. If imported, Kyogre handles Flint's entire Fire E4 and outpowers everything else. The story is over by import time though.
Kyogre resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Kyogre's weaknesses hard.
Kyogre trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Kyogre resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Kyogre resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Kyogre trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Kyogre has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Kyogre cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 45WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 65NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 75WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 80WaterWater SpoutPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Kyogre in Platinum
Kyogre headlined its own Hoenn game, and that is the only place to catch it. Platinum has no encounter for the sea titan, so a Pal Park transfer is the lone route into the Sinnoh dex.
Kyogre cannot be caught in the wild in Platinum, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Platinum.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Kyogre in Platinum
Kyogre skips Platinum, so obtain a shiny one in HeartGold or SoulSilver and trade it over. See every game where Shiny Kyogre can be hunted
Shiny Kyogre Evolution
Does Not EvolveKyogre Weakness
Type-wise, Kyogre takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Kyogre's special bulk (base 140 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Kyogre Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Kyogre
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kyogre View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x63-75% Shock Wave 2x22-26% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Kyogre Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Kyogre is a Water legendary with 670 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Pt Kyogre Best Moveset
Permanent rain from AbilityDrizzle doesn't just boost Water attacks to absurd power from 150 Sp. Atk. It weakens every opposing Fire attack and activates AbilitySwift Swim on teammates. The moveset warps entire teambuilding around it. Banned from standard play.
Best Build
Kyogre best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
- Surf
- Water Spout
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Kyogre learns Water Spout and Hydro Pump naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Rock and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
36 of 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is said to have widened the seas by causing downpours. It had been asleep in a marine trench.
Kyogre Platinum Guide
No. Kyogre isn't catchable in Platinum. Find it in HeartGold, then trade it over.
In Platinum, Kyogre plays as a wallbreaker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In Platinum, Kyogre pairs best with Dialga, Giratina Origin, and Darkrai. Dialga has Good synergy and covers what Kyogre can't handle on its own.
In Platinum, Timid is the go-to nature for Kyogre. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Ruby & Sapphire, Kyogre has been featured in 16 titles across 7 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most 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 6ORASPrimal
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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