Is Lombre Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Lotad evolves at level 14. Water/Grass with AbilitySwift Swim. Water Stone for Ludicolo whenever ready. The breed-only sourcing is the main barrier to using this line.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Lombre resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Lombre's weaknesses hard.
Janine's team hits Lombre's weaknesses hard.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Lombre has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Lombre trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Lombre in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 47). Requires 14 Plains objects placed in Wetland.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 47WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
Evolve Lombre to Ludicolo
Lombre evolves into Ludicolo with a Water Stone. You can receive the Water Stone from an NPC in Route 42. 2 other locations are also available. Use the Water Stone in the post-game, after you beat Lance.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
How to Get Lombre in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Level a bred Lotad to 14 and Lombre appears. The Day-Care is where this really begins, because neither stage shows its face in the wild grass.
1 location to catch Lombre1 location to catch Lotad
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Lotad at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 14 — it evolves into Lombre.
Badge 8Where To Catch Lombre in HGSS
Lotad is your first catch on the way to Lombre. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 38-47 across 6 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Lombre ✓or evolve from Lotad (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Ludicolo
Not landing the catch? Calculate Lombre catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Lombre in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Lombre evolves from Lotad, so breed that base form Masuda-style and raise it once the shiny shows. Compare Shiny Lombre odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Lombre Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver with Lombre preloaded.
Lombre Weakness
Lombre's Water/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison, Flying, and Bug. Standard number of weaknesses for the Water/Grass typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ground, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Water |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Lombre Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lombre
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x125-147%KO Wing Attack 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Tentacruel WaterPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodCherrygrove City Surfing | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Parasect builds →Cross Poison 2x65-77% Aerial Ace 2x55-66% Leech Life 2x29-35% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x102-121%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-61% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Venomoth builds →Sludge Bomb 2x93-110%KO Signal Beam 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x106-126%KO U-turn 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Ninjask builds →U-turn 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-94% | ||
Lombre Evolutions
Sitting between Lotad and Ludicolo, Lombre is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Lotad). The final form adds another 140 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Lombre to get Lotad eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Flail, Leech Seed and 5 more.
HGSS Lombre Best Moveset
Water/Grass mid-stage with AbilitySwift Swim for rain Speed. 60 Sp. Atk and 70 Sp. Def give moderate special presence on both sides. The moveset functions in rain. Evolve to Ludicolo with a Water Stone.
Best Build
Lombre best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Giga Drain
- Ice Beam
- Solar Beam
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and Flail from the egg pool give Lombre something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Hydro Pump for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It is nocturnal and becomes active at nightfall. It feeds on aquatic mosses that grow in the riverbed.
Lombre HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Lombre?
See the Locations section above for where to find Lombre in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Lombre from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Lombre easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Lombre has 340 BST and evolves into Ludicolo. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Lombre appears in 15 titles across 7 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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 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
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