Is Ledian Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Bug/Flying with AbilitySwarm boosting Bug at low HP. Ledian has high Special Defense on a frame with no offense to speak of. Takes special hits without dealing damage back. A Bug that survives without contributing anything.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ledyba here.
Ledyba trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Ledyba's weaknesses hard.
Ledyba trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Ledyba's defenses.
Ledyba trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Ledian's weaknesses hard.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catch Ledyba
Catch Ledyba in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 33, uncommon). Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, 500-step limit.
Recommended Moves
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 50NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
Evolve Ledyba to Ledian
Ledyba evolves into Ledian at Level 18. You get it at Level 33, past Level 18, so it evolves into Ledian the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 60NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Ledian in Emerald
Ledian skips the wild entirely in Emerald. Catch a Ledyba in the Safari Zone and push it to level 18, where it becomes Ledian. That Safari plot is the only source for the line.
Catch Ledyba at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Ledian.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Ledyba
- 2Evolve Ledianat Lv.18
Badge 6How to Obtain Ledian in E
- Step 2Ledian ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Ledyba egg.
How to Get Shiny Ledian in Emerald
Ledian never appears wild, so hunt a shiny Ledyba in the Safari Zone grass, then level it to 18 and watch the shine pass into Ledian. Compare Shiny Ledian odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Ledian Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Ledian Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Ledian
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x125-147%KO Rock Tomb 4x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x182-215%KO Thunderbolt 2x32-38% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 4x221-260%KO Overheat 2x49-58% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x221-260%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-87% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x123-144%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-62% | ||
 Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Lairon builds →Rock Tomb 4x144-170%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-66% Shock Wave 2x21-25% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x106-125%KO Rock Tomb 4x96-113%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x120-142%KO Rock Slide 4x150-177%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
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 37 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Bide, Psybeam, Silver Wind.
E Ledian Best Moveset
Ledian's 110 Sp. Def absorbs special hits, but 35 Attack makes the moveset unable to fight back. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug moves that still hit for negligible damage. The defensive bulk on one side cannot compensate for zero offensive presence.
Best Build
Ledian best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Pivot Moveset
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
- Light Screen
- Reflect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Bide and Psybeam give Ledian options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Aerial Ace and Silver Wind. 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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is said that in lands with clean air, where the stars fill the sky, there live many LEDIAN. For good reason, they use the light of the stars as energy.
Ledian Emerald Guide
Honestly, in Emerald Ledian is a tough sell. It rates just E-Tier, and stronger Bug/Flying options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.
In Emerald, Ledian plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Calm is the go-to nature for Ledian. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
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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