Is Lombre Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Lotad evolves at level 14. Sapphire Dual Slot required for the base form. Water/Grass is interesting, but Ludicolo at Water Stone is where the chain actually pays off.
Lotad has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Lombre's weaknesses hard.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Ludicolo resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Ludicolo has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Ludicolo trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Lotad
Catch Lotad on Route 203 (walking, Lv 6, rare). Pokémon Sapphire in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- LV 25WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- LV 45GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Lotad to Lombre
Lotad evolves into Lombre at Level 14. Your Lotad should hit Level 14 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- LV 25WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 45WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Lombre to Ludicolo
Lombre evolves into Ludicolo with a Water Stone. You can pick up the Water Stone in Route 213. 2 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Lombre in Platinum
The same Sapphire game has to be loaded for wild Lombre, which turns up rarely on a couple of mid-game routes. Easier still, evolve a Lotad at level 14 and skip the cartridge dance.
2 locations to catch Lombre4 locations to catch Lotad
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Lotad at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 14 — it evolves into Lombre.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4 Badge 5Where To Catch Lombre in Pt
Lotad gets you Lombre sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 14. Wild Lombre first appears at Route 212 (after Badge 5).
- Step 2Lombre ✓or evolve from Lotad (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into LudicoloBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Lotad egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Lombre catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Lombre in Platinum
Lombre turns up rarely on Route 212 and Route 229, so chain it to 40 for a 1 in 200 shiny, or evolve a chained Lotad. Compare Shiny Lombre odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Lombre 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 Platinum 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
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x110-130%KO Cross Poison 2x63-75% Aerial Ace 2x55-65% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x118-140%KO X-Scissor 2x79-93% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x123-145%KO Wing Attack 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Tropius builds →Fly 2x95-113%KO Silver Wind 2x35-42% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 2x136-160%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-82% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Drapion builds →Poison Jab 2x103-123%KO X-Scissor 2x69-82% Aerial Ace 2x52-62% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Staraptor builds →Fly 2x148-175%KO U-turn 2x78-92% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Beedrill builds →X-Scissor 2x103-123%KO Poison Jab 2x103-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-62% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x99-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-60% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lombre View Seviper builds →Sludge Bomb 2x99-118%KO X-Scissor 2x75-88% | ||
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 Flail, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf and 4 more.
Pt Lombre Best Moveset
60 Sp. Atk and 50 Speed without rain. The moveset fires basic Water and Grass attacks, and AbilitySwift Swim fixes the Speed problem when rain is up. Evolve to Ludicolo.
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 Flail and Leech Seed 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
35 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It has a mischievous spirit. If it spots an angler, it will tug on the fishing line to interfere.
Lombre Platinum Guide
For Platinum, you can run Lombre through the first few routes without issues. 340 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ludicolo as fast as you can.
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
Winds & Waves
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