Is Ledian Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilitySwarm boosts Bug moves at low HP. Trade-only and still one of the weakest fully evolved Pokemon in the game. RS doesn't need Bug-type imports when the native options are already underwhelming.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ledian here.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Ledian's weaknesses hard.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Ledian's defenses.
Winona's team hits Ledian's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Ledian's weaknesses hard.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ledian trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Ledian has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Ledian's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Ledian's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Ledian 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 18.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- 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
How to Get Ledian in Ruby & Sapphire
Ledian only comes from leveling a traded Ledyba to 18, never from a wild ladybug in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Ledian in RS
- Step 1Obtain LedybaCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Pattern Bush, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 37. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 36. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 37. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Ledian ✓
How to Get Shiny Ledian in Ruby & Sapphire
Ledian only enters Hoenn by trade, so raise a shiny Ledyba or Ledian in FireRed or LeafGreen and send it over. See every game where Shiny Ledian can be hunted
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
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x107-126%KO Ancient Power 4x172-202%KO Fly 2x150-177%KO Ice Beam 2x72-85% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x123-145%KO Rock Tomb 4x118-139%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 4x166-196%KO Aerial Ace 2x66-78% Fire Blast 2x44-52% Ice Beam 2x34-40% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x183-216%KO Thunderbolt 2x30-36% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x220-260%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-87% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x126-148%KO Rock Slide 4x151-178%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x192-226%KO Fire Blast 2x35-42% Ice Beam 2x29-34% Thunderbolt 2x29-34% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x157-185%KO Fire Blast 2x48-57% Ice Beam 2x39-46% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x103-121%KO Rock Slide 4x134-158%KO | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x74-88% Rock Tomb 4x86-101%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ledian View Salamence builds →Fly 2x137-162%KO Rock Tomb 4x131-155%KO Fire Blast 2x70-83% | ||
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.
RS Ledian Best Moveset
High Sp. Def from the stat split but Attack and Sp. Atk too low for any offensive output. AbilityEarly Bird halves sleep duration. Neither stat side threatens. Held ItemLeftovers sustains a Pokemon with nothing to sustain for.
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 Normal and Fighting coverage and more 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 LEDIAN in countless numbers. There is a good reason for this - the POKéMON uses the light of the stars as its energy.
Ledian Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Ledian isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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