Is Lopunny Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Friendship evolution from Buneary. Normal with AbilityCute Charm. Fast but not powerful enough when Staraptor and Ursaring already handle Normal roles better in HGSS.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Buneary's defenses.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Lopunny trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Buneary
Catch Buneary on Route 25 (walking, Lv 8-10, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 36NormalDizzy PunchPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Buneary to Lopunny
Buneary evolves into Lopunny with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Lt. Surge.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 54)
- LV 54NormalDizzy PunchPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
How to Get Lopunny in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild encounters for Lopunny. The 2-stage line runs through Buneary, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve with high friendship once you've got the levels.
Wild Lopunny may be holding when caught:
Chople Berry (5% chance) If held by a Pokemon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Fighting-type attack.Catch Buneary at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Lopunny.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Buneary
- 2Evolve Lopunnywith high Friendship
Badge 8How to Obtain Lopunny in HGSS
- Step 1Catch Buneary
- Step 2Lopunny ✓
How to Get Shiny Lopunny in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Lopunny evolves through friendship, so breed a Buneary Masuda-style and raise its bond to evolve it. Compare Shiny Lopunny odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Lopunny 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Lopunny already selected.
Lopunny Weakness
Lopunny is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. With 65 HP and balanced defenses, Lopunny can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Lopunny Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Lopunny
Lopunny Evolutions
Lopunny is what Buneary becomes. Breed it for Buneary eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Buneary pushed Lopunny to 480 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Lopunny to get Buneary eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Human-Like egg groups. Notable egg moves include Attract, Double Hit, Encore and 10 more.
HGSS Lopunny Best Moveset
105 Speed outrunning most threats, but 76 Attack and 54 Sp. Atk can't deliver damage worth the speed. AbilityKlutz disabling items is an added drawback. The moveset moves fast with nowhere meaningful to go.
Best Build
Lopunny best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Switcheroo
- Dizzy Punch
- Bounce
- Drain Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Jump Kick and Blizzard bring the raw damage. But Lopunny also picks up coverage across 11 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
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 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It sheds its fur twice a year. Its winter fur is soft and fluffy.
Lopunny HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Lopunny does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Lopunny hits 580 BST.
Yes. Lopunny is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Lopunny becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Lopunny plays as a pivot. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Jolly is the go-to nature for Lopunny. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Available since Diamond & Pearl, Lopunny appears in 13 games spanning 6 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
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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