Ledian in Pokemon Winds & Waves: What We Know So Far

The Five Star Pokemon. Iron Fist boosts punch moves, but Ledian's Attack is one of the lowest of any fully evolved Pokemon. A textbook case of wasted potential.

Ability 1SwarmAbility 2Early BirdHiddenIron Fist

Weak to

Immune to

Special

Balanced

UTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Ledian in Pokemon Winds & Waves

Spotted in official prerelease footage and screenshotsReviewed Oct 13, 2026

We spotted Ledian in official prerelease footage and screenshots of Pokemon Winds and Waves.

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Watch on YouTube (spotted at 1:56)

Ledian in an official Pokemon Winds and Waves screenshot, Sunset forest — Official screenshot: Sunset forest

Where it was spotted

Announcement trailerFeb 27, 2026at 1:56GameplaySunset forest
Official site screenshotFeb 27, 2026Official screenshotSunset forest

Not revealed yet for Winds and Waves: locations, moves and base stats, so this page has no builds or counters for it yet.

More on the game: Pokemon Winds and Waves hub, Winds and Waves starters.

Shiny Ledian in Winds & Waves

Shiny Ledian has not been shown for Winds & Waves yet. See every game where Shiny Ledian can be hunted.

The shiny preview and evolution chain below are from earlier games.

Normal vs Shiny

Color ShiftRed

Shiny TierC Tier Shiny

Shiny Ledian Evolution

2 Forms

Stage 1Ledyba

Lv. 18

Stage 2Ledian

Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

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 Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

What is Ledian Weak Against

Vulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

What is Ledian Strong Against

5Strong

1Resisted

0Immune

Score+4

2xStrong

Grass Fighting Psychic Bug Dark

½xResisted

Steel

0xImmune

None

Ledian Evolutions

In previous games, Ledian closed out its evolution line. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#165Ledyba

Level 18

#166Ledian

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Ledyba

BugFlying

Ledian

BugFlying

55+15

ATK

35+15

DEF

50+20

SP.ATK

55+15

SP.DEF

110+30

SPE

85+30

BST

265D-Tier

390C-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Unconfirmed

In earlier games, Ledian could be paired through the Bug egg group to produce Ledyba eggs.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Base Stats

In previous games, Sp. Def and Speed carried most of Ledian's stat budget.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack35

Defense50

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def110

Speed85

Total390

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.4 m

Weight35.6 kg

Base XP137

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Iron FistHidden Ability

Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entry

It uses starlight as energy. When more stars appear at night, the patterns on its back grow larger.

Pokedex entry from Pokemon Legends: Z-A

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

Explore

Where to go next after Ledian.

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