Is Ledian Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityEarly Bird wakes from sleep quickly. Ledian has respectable Special Defense but no way to use it offensively. If imported, there is nothing Ledian does that any Sinnoh native can't do better. One of the weakest imports available.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Ledian resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Ledian on Route 229 (walking, Lv 52, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 52)
- LV 52BugSilver WindPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 52NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 53BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Ledian in Diamond & Pearl
Ledian flies one postgame route in the morning, common at level 52 but only while the sun is up. The matching night slot on that route belongs to Ariados instead, so the clock decides which bug you meet.
1 location to catch Ledian
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Ledian in DP
- Step 1Obtain LedybaBREEDINGAvailableLeave Ledian with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Ledyba egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Ledian catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Ledian in Diamond & Pearl
Ledian flutters along Route 229 in the morning, so a PokeRadar chain there is what brings home its shiny. Compare Shiny Ledian odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Ledian 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Ledian preloaded.
Ledian Weakness
Type-wise, Ledian takes extra damage from Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Ledian's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Ledian Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Ledian
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 4x378-445%KO Avalanche 2x76-90% Fire Blast 2x35-42% Thunderbolt 2x29-34% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 4x363-428%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-87% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x142-167%KO Ancient Power 4x82-97% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 4x338-398%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-81% Ice Beam 2x37-44% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x315-371%KO Fly 2x142-167%KO Thunder Fang 2x69-81% Ice Fang 2x69-81% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Solrock builds →Stone Edge 4x289-340%KO Overheat 2x48-56% Charge Beam 2x18-21% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Probopass builds →Stone Edge 4x189-222%KO Thunderbolt 2x41-48% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x117-138%KO Stone Edge 4x208-245%KO Aerial Ace 2x63-74% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Gliscor builds →Stone Edge 4x193-227%KO Aerial Ace 2x87-103%KO Thunder Fang 2x63-74% Ice Fang 2x63-74% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Mamoswine builds →Stone Edge 4x252-297%KO Ice Fang 2x123-145%KO Peck 2x44-53% | ||
Ledian Evolutions
Evolved from Ledyba. Ledian is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. Sp.Def grew the most through evolution (+30 over Ledyba), and Ledian peaks at 390 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ledian to get Ledyba eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Bide, Bug Bite, Bug Buzz and 5 more.
DP Ledian Best Moveset
110 Sp. Def is genuinely impressive, but 35 Attack is among the lowest for any fully evolved Pokemon. The moveset can block special attacks but has no way to punish what it blocks. A defender that can't fight back.
Best Build
Ledian best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Rest
- Snore
- Silver Wind
- Air Cutter
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Bide and Bug Bite give Ledian options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Fighting coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Bug Buzz and U-turn. The egg moves push it further.
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
38 of 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger.
Ledian Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Ledian rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Bug/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Yes. Ledian is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Ledian becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Ledian plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Modest is the go-to nature for Ledian. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
In Diamond & Pearl, Ledian pairs best with Muk, Pikachu, and Lickilicky. Muk has Good synergy and covers what Ledian can't handle on its own.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Ledian spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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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